Mythical Rock
Mythical Rock has been a study in consistency without breakthrough success. The five-year-old has run 34 races and won just once — at Dundalk on 30 January 2026 — but that single victory sits alongside 16 places, a record that speaks to a horse who turns up and competes almost every time but rarely finishes in front. Over eight months have passed since that win, and despite steady racing this autumn, the horse has finished second or fifth in each of its last six outings. It won roughly 1 in every 34 races overall, a win rate that marks it as a genuine battler rather than a frequent winner.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
The horse runs best at distances between one mile and three furlongs and one mile and four furlongs, where it has won 1 from 6 races — a 17 per cent win rate that is notably higher than its overall record and suggests there is at least a distance sweet spot. Luke McAteer, its most frequent rider, has been aboard for 17 races without a win, which hints that the problem may lie elsewhere than in the saddle. Trainer C Byrnes, based at Ballingarry in County Limerick, has been sending out 26 winners this season, so the yard is clearly competent, and Mythical Rock's inability to win again may simply reflect the ceiling of this particular horse's ability. After racing just yesterday, it remains active and likely to line up again soon — the kind of honest, hardworking horse that forms the backbone of racing but rarely captures headlines.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 8 starts (12%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Bellewstown in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Sep
2nd
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
27 Aug
5th
Navan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
12 Aug
2nd
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
14 Jul
2nd
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 15 runners
12 Jun
10th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 17 runners
10 Jun
2nd
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 19 runners
20 May
6th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
25 Apr
7th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 16 runners
30 Jan
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 15 runners
13 Jan
2nd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
8 |
1 win, 1 second, 3 thirds, 3 other |
30 Jan |
12.5% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
6 |
2 seconds, 2 thirds, 2 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
12 Aug |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
10 Jun |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
27 Oct |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
21 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
3 Nov |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
14 Jul |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
9 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
17 Sep |
0% |