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Roach Power

Roach Power is a seven-year-old with a record of eight wins from fifty races, making him a steady but unreliable performer who has done enough to stay in training at the respectable Newmarket yard of Michael Wigham. The horse has won roughly one race in every six attempts, and has shown the ability to succeed at the highest level—a Class 2 victory at Ascot last October proved he is capable of racing competitively against the best. Yet that win came nearly a year ago, and Roach Power has since endured a long losing streak. In his last six races, he has managed only a fourth place finish as his best result, with a run of mid-field efforts that suggest the horse may be struggling to find the form that made him such an exciting prospect.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Grey
Father
Ribchester
Mother
Evening Time
Owner
Mrs A Tait Jerry Stevens
Official rating
70

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
50
Career races
8
Wins
16%
Win rate
avg ~10%
42%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
20 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

What makes Roach Power interesting is not consistency, but versatility and occasional brilliance. He has won at distances ranging across six and seven furlongs, adapting well to different race shapes. His trainer has noted that Roach Power is a quick horse equally suited to a sharp six-furlong sprint or a slightly longer test, giving him tactical flexibility. Most of his racing has come at Class 4 level, where he has won just once in fourteen attempts—a telling statistic that underlines how hard he finds it to dominate at his usual level. His most regular partner in the saddle is jockey David Allan, who has ridden him to a respectable two wins from ten races together. Currently active with a race just a day in the past, Roach Power remains a horse capable of bouncing back on the right day, though his recent form offers little evidence that day is imminent.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Doncaster in 5 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at York in 5 attempts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Soft (muddy)
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
5F – 6½F
7F – 1M
Ok
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Loves
Class 3 (mid-level)
Ok
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight turns
Ok
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Sep
5th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Soft · 8 runners
26 Sep
7th
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 12 runners
6 Sep
19th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
29 Aug
7th
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
15 Aug
18th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good · 20 runners
8 Jun
4th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
22 May
7th
Goodwood
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
7 May
DNF
Chester
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
17 Apr
10th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
8 Nov
19th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 22 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
20%
Win rate
2/10
Wins / rides
33.3%
Win rate
2/6
Wins / rides
66.7%
Win rate
2/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Paul Mulrennan Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Doncaster
Galloping
5 5 other 8 Nov 0%
York
Galloping
5 1 second, 4 other 6 Sep 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
4 1 win, 3 other 26 Sep 25%
Ripon
Sharp
3 1 win, 1 second, 1 other 15 Aug 33.3%
Chepstow
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 thirds 7 Aug 33.3%
Thirsk
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 17 Jul 33.3%
Kempton Park
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 5 May 0%
Leicester
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 thirds 2 Aug 0%
Hamilton Park
Sharp
3 1 third, 2 other 28 Sep 0%
Newbury
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 17 Apr 0%
Ffos Las
Galloping
2 2 wins 28 Sep 100%
Newmarket
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 second 31 Oct 50%
Goodwood
Undulating
2 1 third, 1 other 22 May 0%
chelmsford 2 2 other 3 Apr 0%
Chester
Tight
2 2 other 7 May 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 win 4 Oct 100%
Windsor
Sharp
1 1 other 8 Jun 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
1 1 other 29 Aug 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
1 1 other 11 Sep 0%
Redcar
Galloping
1 1 other 26 Aug 0%