Sydney Rock
Sydney Rock is a 3-year-old that has yet to break through for a win in ten career races, though the horse has shown enough consistency to pick up six placings. The recent form tells a familiar story for this type of runner: a string of near-misses, with finishes of second, second, and second sandwiched between a couple of efforts further down the field. It is the kind of record that suggests genuine effort and honest racing, but also a horse still waiting for the breakthrough moment that every owner and trainer hopes will eventually arrive.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Arbib Bloodstock Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Oliver Cole at Whatcombe in Oxfordshire, Sydney Rock is part of a yard that has already saddled eight winners this season. For a horse that has found the podium six times without winning, that support from an active, winning stable is meaningful — Cole's team clearly knows how to get runners into contention, even if Sydney Rock itself has not yet made it all the way to the front. The horse raced just a day ago, so it remains in regular action, which suggests patience rather than panic from the yard. Some horses need time and repetition before they find the winning formula, and at three years old there is room for improvement yet.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Sep
6th
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
28 Aug
2nd
Ffos Las
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 5 runners
13 Aug
2nd
Salisbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 7 runners
6 Aug
2nd
Chepstow
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
29 Jul
6th
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
13 Jul
7th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
11 Jun
10th
Newbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
22 Sep
2nd
Leicester
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
2 Sep
2nd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
24 Jul
2nd
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 12 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 |
|---|
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
16 Sep |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
2 Sep |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
13 Aug |
0% |