Affinity Rock
Affinity Rock is a six-year-old that has had to work hard for every win it can claim. Across nine races, the horse has crossed the line first just once—at Killarney on 12 May 2025—and added six places, making it a 1 in 9 winner overall. That single victory came seventeen months ago, and since then the horse has chased the winner's circle without success, though recent outings suggest it remains competitive. In its last six races, Affinity Rock has finished second twice, third once, fourth once, and outside the frame once, showing the kind of consistent mid-field form that keeps a horse in work but rarely fills the winner's slot.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Friends In Low Places Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The partnership with Danny Gilligan, Affinity Rock's most frequent rider, tells a slightly brighter story. Together they have managed one win from six races—a 17% win rate, nearly double the horse's overall record—suggesting some chemistry between jockey and horse that is worth watching. Trainer Cian Collins, based at Navan, sends out plenty of winners from his yard (twenty this season), and clearly sees enough in Affinity Rock to keep racing it. That Affinity Rock was out just a day ago shows it is still in active training and still being asked to compete, even if the winning habit remains elusive. The horse is a trier that has proven it can get its head in front, even if the long gap since that Killarney win hints at the challenge Collins faces in finding the right race to break the drought.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Sep
2nd
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
11 Sep
4th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
20 Aug
3rd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
21 May
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 5 runners
9 May
2nd
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
30 Jul
14th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
12 May
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 11 runners
24 Feb
2nd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 9 runners
16 Dec
6th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Killarney Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third |
20 Aug |
33.3% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Dec |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
21 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
24 Feb |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
30 Sep |
0% |