Rock Of Ireland
Rock Of Ireland has found the winning post just once in his career, a single victory at The Curragh back in March that remains his only taste of success across twenty races. The five-year-old is raced by trainer
Rory Anthony Devine from Bagnalstown in County Carlow, a small yard that has managed just one winner all season — making Rock Of Ireland's sole triumph a significant achievement for the stable. Ridden most often by
Luke McAteer, the pair have teamed up twelve times, though only that one victory at The Curragh has come from their partnership.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
20%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The gelding shows a clear preference for distances between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, winning one race from ten outings at that range — double his overall win rate. His recent form suggests he remains competitive without quite getting over the line; his last six races have brought a fourth place, two sixths, a second, a first, and an eighth, indicating he can run well enough to threaten but rarely manages to finish the job. That second place came just four months ago, proof he still has something left to offer at this level. With nearly a month since his most recent outing, Rock Of Ireland is still active on the track and hunting for a second career win that has eluded him for the better part of a year.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m6f – 2m distances: 10% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Jul
17th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
3 May
4th
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 19 runners
23 Apr
6th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 11 runners
9 Apr
2nd
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 9 runners
28 Mar
🏆 Won
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
14 Oct
8th
Dundalk
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 11 runners
26 Sep
7th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
11 Sep
6th
Clonmel
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 12 runners
8 Aug
6th
Tipperary
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 runners
2 Aug
6th
Galway
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 21 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
23 Apr |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
28 Mar |
33.3% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
9 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
18 May |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
9 Apr |
0% |