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Ireland 9yo

Thunder Rock (IRE)

T: Olly Murphy · O: Mcneill Family Ian Dale

By Shirocco (GER) out of La Belle Sauvage (GB)

Form P-4447P-2110

11/29 W/R

Resting

29 runs
11 wins
placed
38% strike
166 d off

Recent form

Form figures P-4447P-2110 166 days off

0 1 1 2 P 7

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 59
Win %: 38%
Placed %: 62%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

19 venues

Career strike 62%; best at Musselburgh (100% from 2 runs).

Cheltenham 25% 0-1-4
Ayr 67% 1-1-3
Musselburgh 100% 1-1-2
Wincanton 100% 1-1-2
Ascot 50% 1-0-2
Sandown 50% 0-1-2
Aintree 0% 0-0-2
Carlisle 100% 1-0-1
Exeter 100% 1-0-1
Huntingdon 100% 1-0-1
Kelso 100% 1-0-1
Kempton 100% 1-0-1
Newcastle 100% 0-1-1
Newton Abbot 100% 0-1-1
Uttoxeter 100% 1-0-1
Wetherby 100% 1-0-1
Bangor-on-Dee 0% 0-0-1
Haydock 0% 0-0-1
Newbury 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

6 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

A P Heskin 85% 7-4-13
Sean Bowen 25% 2-0-8
Mr James King(3) NOW 75% 2-1-4
Lewis Saunders 0% 0-0-2
Aidan Coleman 100% 0-1-1
Gavin Sheehan 100% 0-1-1

Trainers

Olly Murphy NOW 62% 11-7-29

Going Record

29 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 100% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 60% 2-1-5
Good to Soft 70% 6-1-10
Soft 45% 2-3-11
Heavy 100% 1-2-3

Distance Record

29 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure staying horse — 62% in-the-money at ≥ 1m4f.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 62% 11-7-29

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

9 Apr 2026 Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Aintree Class 2 16th/24 14 Good To Soft 2m5f19y Mr James King OR 132 16/1

23 Mar 2026 Virgin Bet Open Hunters' Chase Kempton Class 5 1st/2 +0 Good 2m4f110y Mr James King OR 132 1/11F

25 Feb 2026 Pointing Pointers Dick And Sue Woodhouse Memorial Hunters' Chase (For The Dick Woodhouse Trophy) Wincanton Class 5 1st/6 +0 Good To Soft 2m4f35y Mr James King OR 132 2/5F

29 Jan 2026 It Pays To Buy Irish Stewart Tory Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Wincanton Class 5 2nd/6 .75 Heavy 3m1f30y Mr James King OR 137 4/1

28 Nov 2025 Coral 'Pipped-At-The-Post' Payouts Handicap Hurdle Newbury Class 3 PU - Soft 3m57y Sean Bowen OR 134 12/1

11 Apr 2025 Coral Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Ayr Class 2 P 7th/10 6 Good To Soft 2m5f91y Lewis Saunders OR 139 14/1

22 Mar 2025 Alfa Aggregates Products Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Bangor-on-Dee Class 2 4th/7 20 Good 2m3f123y Lewis Saunders OR 143 9/2

15 Feb 2025 WKD Rendlesham Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Haydock Class 1 4th/6 8.5 Good To Soft 3m58y Sean Bowen OR 148 9/2

1 Jan 2025 Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Cheltenham Class 1 4th/6 14 Soft 2m4f56y Sean Bowen OR 149 22/1

23 Nov 2024 Howden Ascot Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Ascot Hurdle) (GBB Race) Ascot Class 1 PU - Good 2m3f58y Sean Bowen OR 149 7/2

Connections

Trainer: Olly Murphy 24%
Owner: Mcneill Family Ian Dale
Sire: Shirocco (GER)
Dam: La Belle Sauvage (GB)
Dam sire: Old Vic
Country: Ireland
Age: 9yo

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