Rocky Creek (IRE)
Owner: The Johnson & Stewart Families Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Dr Massini / Kissantell (Broken Hearted)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (National Course: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 5 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar 2017 | Newbury | Soft | 3m 1f 214y | 2 | Just A Par | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 12 | Jack Sherwood | 14/1 |
| chased leader until 3rd, lost place quickly next, struggling in last pair 6th, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2017 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 6f 37y | 2 | Urgent De Gregaine | 11st 1lbs | 6 of 10 | Jack Sherwood | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place 7th, pushed along 19th, behind from next, bumped 27th, well beaten after | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2017 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 37y | 2 | Pete The Feat | 11st 11lbs | 11 of 19 | Jack Sherwood | 7/1 |
| chased leaders until not fluent and lost place 9th, towards rear and struggling 13th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2016 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 4f 166y | 2 | Rocky Creek | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 13 | Jack Sherwood | 10/1 |
| led until approaching 15th, chased leader until 20th, remained handy, 2nd again approaching 3 out, led again last, kept on gamely | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2016 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 37y | 2 | Loose Chips | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 5 | Jack Sherwood | 11/4 |
| tracked leaders, jumped slowly 14th, pushed along before 16th, one pace in 4th when slightly hampered 3 out, plugged on pressing for modest 3rd, no chance with leading duo | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2016 | Chepstow | Good (Watered) | 2m 7f 131y | 2 | Double Ross | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 8 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/4 |
| pushed along in rear, slow 7th, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 23 Apr 2016 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 164y | 1 | Menorah | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 7 | S Bowen | 25/0 |
| chased leader until 6th, chased leading pair until 15th, outpaced in 4th after 4 out, plugged on into modest 3rd run-in | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2016 | Aintree | Soft (Heavy in places) | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | Rule The World | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 40 | A Thornton | 66/0 |
| behind, blundered 11th, pulled up before next | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2016 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Theatre Guide | 11st 11lbs | 10 of 16 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 16/0 |
| held up in touch, headway approaching 12th, tracked leaders 5 out, weakened before 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Feb 2016 | Newbury | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 86y | 1 | Houblon Des Obeaux | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 2/0 |
| chased leaders, driven and headway approaching 5 out, soon under pressure, weakened after 2 out, lost remote 3rd towards finish | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2015 | Aintree | Soft | 2m 5f 19y | 2 | Bennys Mist | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Nick Scholfield | 11/0 |
| prominent, hampered and lost place 9th, behind when mistake and hampered 12th (canal turn), soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2015 | Down Royal | Yielding (Soft in places) | 3m | 0 | Don Cossack | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 4 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 7/0 |
| raced in 2nd, led from 3rd, soon 2nd again, under pressure from 14th, no impression from after 3 out, kept on same pace, just prevailed for 2nd | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2015 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 5f 110y | 1 | Just A Par | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 20 | Nick Scholfield | |
| 11 Apr 2015 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 4m 3f 110y | 1 | Many Clouds | 11st 3lbs | 17 of 40 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/1 |
| in touch on outside, lost place 21st, ridden and weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2015 | Kempton | Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake) | 3m | 1 | Rocky Creek | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 16 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/1 |
| raced wide, chased leader until before 7th, 2nd again 9th until next, led approaching 12th until next, led again 4 out, clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly, easily | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2014 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Many Clouds | 11st 11lbs | PulledUp of 19 | Sam Twiston-Davies | |
| 01 Nov 2014 | Down Royal | Yielding (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Road To Riches | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 4 out, ridden and no impression on winner after 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2014 | Aintree | Good (National Course: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 4m 3f 110y | 1 | Pineau De Re | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 40 | N D Fehily | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, led 18th to 24th (2nd canal turn), with leader, led again 3 out, headed next, ridden and no impression in 4th after last, one pace flat, lost 4th towards finish | |||||||||
| 25 Jan 2014 | Cheltenham | Heavy (Soft in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 1 | The Giant Bolster | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 7 | D A Jacob | 6/4 |
| tracked leaders, headway after 17th, challenged and every chance 2 out, kept on until ridden and no extra flat, just held on for 2nd | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2013 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Triolo D'Alene | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 21 | D A Jacob | 8/1 |
| in touch, headway to chase leaders before 16th, challenged, went 2nd and every chance 3 out, chased winner, every chance as winner hit last, upsides flat, no extra and held final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2013 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places, National: Good to Soft, Good in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | Dynaste | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 6 | Ruby Walsh | 9/4 |
| pressed leader to 9th, remained in touch, driven 4 out, ridden after next, soon no impression, went moderate 3rd last | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2013 | Ascot | Soft | 3m | 1 | Rocky Creek | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | Ruby Walsh | 8/13 |
| tracked leaders, jumped left throughout, led before 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2013 | Warwick | Soft | 3m 110y | 2 | Rocky Creek | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 5 | D A Jacob | 7/4 |
| held up in touch in rear, closed 10th, went 2nd 12th, led 2 out, ridden clear from last | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2012 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | Rocky Creek | 11st 1lbs | 1 of 5 | D A Jacob | 4/6 |
| in rear, soon tracked leaders, led 7th, ridden and clear before last, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2012 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 4 | Harry Topper | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 11 | Ruby Walsh | 1/1 |
| tracked leaders, driven and outpaced by leading pair before 4 out, rallied next, led 2 out, ridden last, headed flat, no extra | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Brindisi Breeze | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 20 | D A Jacob | 14/1 |
| soon towards rear, headway 9th, no impression after 3 out, hampered just after next, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2012 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Rocky Creek | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 6 | D A Jacob | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders, led before 3 out, soon hard pressed, driven clear last, ran on well | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2011 | Ascot | Soft | 2m 6f | 3 | Hadrian's Approach | 11st | of 14 | Ruby Walsh | |
| 01 Nov 2011 | Exeter | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 3 | Allthekingshorses | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 15 | Ruby Walsh | 8/11 |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 8th, went 2nd 3 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, edged left flat, stayed on, just held | |||||||||