Muskerry Rock
With two victories from 19 races, the horse wins roughly one in every ten starts — respectable enough for a horse at this level, though it shows just how hard it is to find the winner's circle regularly. What makes Muskerry Rock more interesting is how it runs: seven places alongside those two wins means the horse is competitive most times out, finishing in the frame in just over half its races overall. That's the mark of a genuine racehorse, not a struggling also-ran.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
Trained by Mickey Bowen at Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, Muskerry Rock won for the first time back in May 2026 at Wexford, then added a second victory in July at Newton Abbot. That win at Newton Abbot was the horse's last trip to the winner's enclosure, which now sits three months in the past. The recent form tells a story of a horse still searching for another winning opportunity: a fifth place, then third, a blank, first (which may have been a non-finish or disqualification), and two consistent placed efforts in the last six runs. Most significantly, Muskerry Rock raced just a day ago, meaning it is actively campaigned and clearly being aimed at finding that elusive third win. Mickey Bowen's yard has produced 52 winners this season, so there is clearly good horsemanship at work, and Muskerry Rock remains very much a horse in work and worth watching for its next chance.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Oct
5th
Chepstow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 18 runners
28 Sep
3rd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 3 runners
19 Aug
DNF
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
13 Jul
🏆 Won
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
19 Jun
2nd
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
10 Jun
2nd
1%
Fontwell Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
7 May
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
20 Apr
8th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
29 Dec
11th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
27 Feb
10th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 19 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
28 Sep |
50% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
7 May |
100% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
27 Feb |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
29 Nov |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
1 |
1 second |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
9 Nov |
0% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Dec |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Aug |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |