Muskerry Rock

The first win came at Wexford in May 2026, which opened the account after what had been a frustrating run of near-misses. Then, just this week, Muskerry Rock went back out and won again at Newton Abbot — backing up that Wexford run and confirming this is not a one-off. Two wins from the last six races is a meaningful upturn for a horse that had managed the same total across its previous ten career starts. When a horse starts winning at this rate after a slow build, it tends to suggest something has changed — whether that is fitness, confidence, or simply finding the right opportunities.

Behind the scenes, Muskerry Rock is trained by Dan Skelton, one of the most productive yards in British racing. Operating out of Alcester in Warwickshire, Skelton's team has sent out 198 winners already this season — a number that puts them among the elite trainers in the country. To put that in perspective, most trainers would be delighted with 30 or 40 wins in a season. When a yard is operating at that volume, they tend to know exactly when a horse is ready to run and when to give it time. The timing of Muskerry Rock's current run of form suggests the team has got this one exactly right.

At seven years old, Muskerry Rock is in what many would consider the prime years for a jumps horse — experienced enough to know what it is doing, but not yet on the downward slope. With the momentum of two recent wins, a sequence of placed runs keeping the confidence high, and the backing of one of racing's sharpest operations, this is a horse worth keeping an eye on over the weeks ahead.