Clifftop

The best version of Clifftop tends to appear when the race is run over a mile and three to a mile and four furlongs — that particular distance suits it noticeably well, winning 1 from 4 at those trips, a 25% rate that stands out sharply against its overall record. For a horse that wins roughly 1 in 13 across all its races, winning 1 in 4 at a specific distance is a real pattern worth paying attention to. Get the trip right and Clifftop becomes a different proposition.

Its last win came at Tramore in August 2024, now twenty months ago, and the recent form is patchy at best — a third place being the only real bright spot in the last six runs, with the rest well down the field. Jockey Kieren Buckley has been the regular partner, riding Clifftop in 8 of its races and winning once together, a win rate of about 1 in 8. That's modest, but the partnership clearly has enough going for it to keep the booking coming.

Trainer H Rogers operates out of Ardee in County Louth and has sent out 8 winners this season, so this is an active, functioning yard rather than a quiet operation. Clifftop raced just yesterday, which tells you the team haven't given up on finding another winning opportunity. At this stage of its career, every run is essentially a search for the right conditions — the right distance, the right day. When those align, as they did at Tramore in 2024, Clifftop has shown it can still get the job done.