Rock Of Ireland - Horse Racing Tips

5yo · Trainer: Rory Anthony Devine

20 runs, 1 win, 3 placed — the runs we hold.

Pos	Date	Course	Going	OR	SP
17/19	29 Jul 26	Galway (IRE)	Yielding	81	12/1
	Held clear advantage early - lost front spot with 5f remaining - driven approaching 3f out then dropped away steadily to finish last
4/15	3 May 26	Cork	Soft	74	10/1
	Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out then matched by rival with a furlong left - couldn't find more and slipped to 4th close home
6/10	23 Apr 26	Dundalk	Standard	74	5/1
	Settled just behind pace on outside - hit front after 2f - driven and challenged with 2f to go before being overtaken - unable to find more inside final furlong
2/9	9 Apr 26	Gowran Park	Soft	74	7/4F
	Went straight to front - urged forward entering final straight before losing command approaching 2f out - unable to close on eventual winner inside final furlong - held on for second at unchanged effort
1/14	28 Mar 26	Curragh	Soft To Heavy	66	7/1
	Sat just behind the front pair early - moved up to second with 4f left - hit the front over 3f out in fine style - opened a big gap 2f out under a shake-up - margin narrowed as challenger loomed inside the last furlong - dug in gamely to prevail
8/11	20 Oct 26	Dundalk	Standard	69	9/1
	Set the pace early - lost front spot and driven approaching final 2f with nothing more to give - dropped away inside the last
7/14	2 Oct 26	Dundalk	Standard	71	18/1
	Sat close to the pace early - 3rd at halfway - driven approaching the straight - dropped to 6th under pressure a furlong out and held to the line
6/12	17 Sep 26	Clonmel	Yielding To Soft	73	9/4J
	Settled midfield early - urged on a couple of times in the opening stages - improved into 6th with three furlongs left before being niggled at again - unable to find more and finished the race at an unchanged tempo from a furlong out
6/12	14 Aug 26	Tipperary	Good	74	11/2
	Went forward early to share the front - overtaken after 4 1/2f and settled second at halfway - dropped to third with 1 1/2f left - slipped back inside the final furlong and faded home
6/18	8 Aug 26	Galway	Yielding	75	12/1
	Sat close to pace early - up to 2nd by halfway - pressed for effort with 3f remaining - stayed on but flattened out inside final furlong finishing 6th
4/6	15 Jul 26	Fairyhouse	Good	77	9/1
	Went straight to front - stretched clear past 4f - margin narrowed by halfway - overtaken with over 4f left - sat third with 3½f remaining - slipped to fourth inside final two furlongs and unable to find more
7/15	19 Jun 26	Fairyhouse	Good To Yielding	79	9/2
	Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - pushed along 2f out but couldn't quicken and held on for 7th
8/20	31 May 26	Curragh	Good	79	9/1
	Sat close up early - hit front briefly before being overtaken after 2f - settled 3rd with 4f left - down to 4th with 3f to run - slipped back with little threat a furlong out - faded through the finish
4/14	22 May 26	Leopardstown	Good	80	11/4
	Sat just off the front group early - pushed along into 5th with 2f left - edged up but held for a steady 4th at the finish
2/15	30 Apr 26	Tipperary	Yielding	78	13/2
	Tracked the pace in 2nd from halfway - niggled into the straight - driven over 1f out - stayed on inside the final furlong without troubling the front runner
4/16	25 Apr 26	Cork	Soft	78	28/1
	Sat close to pace on the outside - 3rd at halfway - dropped to 6th and asked for effort 2f out - stayed on strongly late to finish 4th
8/18	3 Jul 26	Curragh	Good	85	10/1
7/9	23 May 26	Navan	Good To Yielding		11/4
2/12	2 May 26	Navan	Good To Yielding		11/1
6/12	27 Nov 26	Dundalk	Standard		40/1

Form we hold in our own database, most recent first. Running comments are the official in-running notes.