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
Owner
Mrs A Tait Jerry Stevens
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
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
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Loves
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Ok
Left-handed, tight
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
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win 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% |