Boston Rover
Boston Rover is a horse doing what it was built for at exactly the right time. The 7-year-old has found a rhythm in recent months that suggests age and experience are finally clicking into place. Two wins from the last six races — most recently at Gowran Park in October 2025 — show a horse hitting form when it matters, even if the overall picture is more modest. Over a career of 13 races, Boston Rover has won 3 times and placed in 6 others, a win rate of roughly 1 win in every 4 or 5 races that speaks to a reliable, competitive animal in the mid-tier of racing rather than an elite prospect chasing headlines.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🏁 Next race
Today
Limerick
About 3 miles · Slightly soft ground · 18 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What stands out is the shape of those last six runs. After a fourth-place finish, a fifth, and then a gap, Boston Rover has won twice, suggesting the horse has learned something about getting its head in front when the moment arrives. That victory at Gowran Park a year ago remains the most recent, but the horse is actively racing — it was out just a day ago — so it is still being given opportunities by Gordon Elliott's powerful Longwood yard in County Meath, which has saddled 210 winners already this season. For a horse that took until June 2025 to break through for its first win, that kind of mid-career turnaround, combined with current racing activity, hints at a horse that trainers and the yard still believe has something left to offer. Boston Rover may never run in a top-tier race, but it is exactly the sort of consistent, honest performer that keeps racing moving every single day.
🎯 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)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Sep
4th
Perth
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
22 Aug
DNF
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
10 Jul
5th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
19 Oct
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
4 Oct
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
23 Aug
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
9 Jun
🏆 Won
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
22 May
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
15 Dec
3rd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
21 Nov
2nd
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 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 |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
22 Aug |
50% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
4 Oct |
50% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
19 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
9 Jun |
100% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jul |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Oct |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Nov |
0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
21 Nov |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
15 Dec |
0% |