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Rockola Vogue

There are horses that quietly go about their business and accumulate a record that only reveals itself when you sit down and actually look at it. Rockola Vogue is one of those. This seven-year-old has won 5 of 15 career races — that's 1 in every 3 — and placed in 12 of them altogether, meaning it has finished in the money on fully four out of every five outings. For a horse that rarely makes the headlines, that is a quietly remarkable level of consistency.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Jukebox Jury
Mother
Catwalk Babe
Owner
Shaw Racing & Graeme McPherson
Official rating
126

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
15
Career races
5
Wins
33.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
80%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
178 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

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

The career has had some genuine highlights. The first win came at Worcester in August 2024, and the trajectory from there has been upward. By March 2025, Rockola Vogue was winning a Class 2 race at Musselburgh — one of the top tiers of British racing — which is a significant step up from the Class 4 level where it spends most of its time. At Class 4, it has won 2 from 5 (40%), which is an excellent conversion rate at that grade. The Musselburgh win suggests there is more quality here than the day-to-day assignments might imply.

The partnership with jockey Kielan Woods is worth noting. In nine races together, Woods has steered Rockola Vogue to 4 wins — that's nearly 1 in every 2 rides, a striking ratio. A jockey who wins almost half her races on a particular horse develops an instinct for how it thinks and travels, and that kind of familiarity is hard to replicate. The team behind the horse — David Killahena and Graeme McPherson, operating out of Stow-on-the-Wold in Gloucestershire — have had 18 winners already this season, so this is a yard in decent form rather than one scraping around for results.

The last win came at Ascot in November 2025, now five months ago, and the recent run of form reads 3-5-6-3-1-1 — two wins, then a fade, then a couple of placed efforts. That mild dip is not alarming for a horse of this profile, and with a race logged just one day ago, Rockola Vogue remains firmly active. The overall picture is of a horse punching solidly at its level, capable of stepping up when the occasion calls for it, and built around a jockey partnership that gives it every chance of finding the winner's enclosure again before long.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Strong overall win rate: wins 33% of races
✔ Effective partnership with Kielan Woods: 44% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 1 wins from 9 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Soft (muddy)
Good to soft (some give)
Ok
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Class 5 (entry-level)
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Apr
3rd
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
21 Mar
5th
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
24 Jan
6th
Doncaster
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
29 Dec
3rd
Doncaster
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
22 Nov
🏆 Won
Ascot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
27 Oct
🏆 Won
Bangor-on-Dee
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
12 Apr
4th
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
21 Mar
🏆 Won
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
26 Feb
2nd
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
27 Nov
2nd
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
44.4%
Win rate
4/9
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Nick Slatter
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
David Bass Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Worcester
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 third 11 Sep 50%
Wetherby
Galloping
2 2 seconds 26 Feb 0%
Southwell
Galloping
2 2 thirds 4 Jun 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 24 Jan 0%
Bangor-on-Dee
Sharp
1 1 win 27 Oct 100%
Musselburgh
Sharp
1 1 win 21 Mar 100%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 win 22 Nov 100%
Hexham
Undulating
1 1 win 12 Oct 100%
Ayr
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Apr 0%
Warwick
Sharp
1 1 third 23 Apr 0%
Kelso
Undulating
1 1 other 21 Mar 0%