Rock On Thunder

The recent form is encouraging without being spectacular. In the last six outings, most recent first, the results read 8-15-6-6-2-2: two seconds, two sixths, a fifteenth, and an eighth. Those two runner-up finishes suggest Rock On Thunder is capable of getting close to winning again, though it keeps falling short when it matters. The horse raced just yesterday, so it is actively campaigned and getting regular opportunities.

Kevin Ryan's yard at Hambleton in North Yorkshire has been in excellent form this season with 45 winners, but Rock On Thunder has not flourished in the top-class races it has attempted. The horse has run four times at the highest level and has yet to win at that grade — a stark 0 from 4 record that indicates it competes most competitively at a lower level. For now, Rock On Thunder remains a horse with genuine ability but one that seems to have found its ceiling somewhere between a once-in-fourteen-months winner and a regular also-ran.