Beggars Rock
Beggars Rock has the look of a horse that knows its way around a track but hasn't quite found the winning formula on a regular basis. At seven years old and with 28 races under its belt, the horse has four wins and a habit of finishing in the places — 11 times it has picked up prize money without winning — which puts it at around 1 win for every 7 races, a respectable if unspectacular win rate for a horse at this level.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Beggars Cant Be Choosers Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
39.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What's genuinely interesting about Beggars Rock is what happened this week. The horse raced just a day ago and won at Downpatrick on 31 August, its fourth career victory. That win caps a spell of real form — two wins in the last six races — and follows a first career success at Limerick on Boxing Day 2024, suggesting the horse has finally clicked into gear. The secret seems to be normal ground conditions. On the kind of track neither wet nor bone-hard, Beggars Rock has won 3 of 10 races, a 30% win rate that towers above its overall record. Put it elsewhere and the horse struggles to find the winner's enclosure.
Kevin Sexton has partnered Beggars Rock for the bulk of its racing, riding it in 14 races and sharing two wins. It races for trainer Ian Patrick Donoghue's yard at Clonalvy in County Meath, a stable that has sent out 29 winners this season. For a horse that wins roughly once every seven outings, Beggars Rock is the kind that stays useful and competitive — always a threat to place, occasionally good enough to win, but only when everything lines up just right.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%)
✔ Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Aug
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
8 Aug
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
2 Aug
10th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
16 May
6th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
12 Apr
3rd
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
4 Apr
6th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 17 runners
14 Jan
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
3 Jan
3rd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 13 runners
30 Jul
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
9 Jun
7th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
4 |
2 thirds, 2 other |
3 Jan |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
28 Dec |
33.3% |
| Tramore Sharp |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
14 Apr |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
3 |
3 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
8 Aug |
50% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
3 Dec |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
4 Apr |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 win |
16 May |
100% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
31 Aug |
100% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
6 Mar |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jan |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Mar |
0% |