Derby Rock
Derby Rock is a seven-year-old that has yet to break through on the racetrack, completing ten races without a win or a place finish. The horse was last out just a day ago, finishing tenth, which suggests the trainer is keeping it regularly racing in search of an opening.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Recent form shows some fluctuation. In the last six outings, Derby Rock has finished tenth, tenth, sixth, seventh, and fifth — that fifth-place finish representing the best result of this recent run. There are signs of competitiveness here, even if a win remains elusive. The trainer, James Kieran King, operates from Glenbane in County Tipperary. It's a small yard by some measures, having sent out just one winner this season, so each race for Derby Rock matters to the operation. The horse continues to race frequently, which speaks to a determination to find the right opportunity or the right conditions that might unlock a breakthrough.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Aug
10th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
22 Jul
10th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
15 Jun
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
14 Aug
6th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
24 Jul
7th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
16 Jun
5th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
27 May
13th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
28 Nov
5th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
15 Nov
6th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
25 Sep
5th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 11 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 |
|---|
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
22 Jul |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
28 Nov |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Nov |
0% |