Roconga (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: E J O'Grady Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Rakti / Nafzira (Darshaan)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Good ( ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Straight Course: Good) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watering) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding | 3 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2020 | Fairyhouse | Yielding to Soft | 2m 1f | 0 | Velocity Boy | 11st 5lbs | 5 of 8 | Mark Walsh | 15/2 |
| slightly slow at 1st, soon chased leaders, slight mistake 5th, no impression from before 2 out where jumped left, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2019 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Debuchet | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 8 | Mark Walsh | 10/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 2nd entering straight, dropped to 4th after 2 out, no impression, moderate 5th last strides | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2019 | Killarney | Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Act In Time | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 12 | L P Dempsey | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd entering straight, disputing 2nd when mistake 2 out, ridden in 5th before last, no impression and kept on one pace in 4th run-in | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2019 | Roscommon | Soft | 2m 29y | 0 | Cut Em Down | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 16 | L P Dempsey | 12/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into close 3rd 3 out, no impression on leaders 2 out, kept on one pace from before last | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2019 | Tipperary | Good | 2m 1f 50y | 0 | Jan Maat | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 15 | L P Dempsey | 20/1 |
| mid-division, 8th 5 out, 6th after 3 out, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2018 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in places, watering) | 2m 1f | 0 | The Last Marju | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 7 | Mark Walsh | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, soon 3rd, mistake 5 out, pushed along 3 out, no impression from next, one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2018 | Curragh | Good to Firm | 1m 4f | 0 | Sea The Lion | 9st 8lbs | 10 of 12 | T P Madden | 40/1 |
| mid-division early, slightly impeded 2f out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 20 Jun 2018 | Wexford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Ornua | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 13 | Mark Walsh | 3/1 |
| chased leaders, moderate 2nd 4 out, no impression from before straight, one pace and dropped to 3rd run-in | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 | Curragh | Good to Firm (Straight Course: Good) | 1m 2f | 0 | Aared | 9st 5lbs | 13 of 17 | Fran Berry | 12/1 |
| slowly into stride and in rear, no impression from 3f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 16 May 2018 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Light That | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 6 | Mark Walsh | 13/2 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, some headway entering straight and ridden in 3rd after 2 out, no impression run-in | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2018 | Cork | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Ministerforsport | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 18 | D G Hogan | 33/1 |
| always towards rear, ridden and no impression 5 out, soon weakened and pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2017 | Listowel | Heavy | 2m 1f | 0 | Alto Esqua | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 11 | Mark Walsh | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, fell 3rd | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2017 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Product Of Love | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | B J Geraghty | 11/4 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden to close up behind leader 2 out, stayed on to dispute last, every chance run-in, no extra in 2nd closing stages | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2017 | Sligo | Yielding to Soft | 2m 1f 86y | 0 | Delegate | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | B J Geraghty | 8/11 |
| tracked leaders, headway into 2nd before 7th, challenged approaching last, ridden run-in and no impression on winner final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 2017 | Wexford | Good ( ) | 2m | 0 | Peregrine Run | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 10 | Mark Walsh | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, closed but not much room into straight and soon no impression, one pace | |||||||||
| 21 Jun 2017 | Wexford | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Peregrine Run | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | Mark Walsh | 7/2 |
| soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3 out, ridden entering straight, close up 2 out, pressed leader last, kept on same pace run-in, no extra in 2nd closing stages | |||||||||
| 30 May 2017 | Ballinrobe | Good | 2m 3f 110y | 0 | Modem | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 12 | Mark Walsh | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, closer and went 2nd 3 out, pushed along and no extra in 3rd after next | |||||||||
| 14 May 2017 | Killarney | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Ask Nile | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 13 | Mark Walsh | 6/1 |
| mid-division early, 7th from 6th, closed up before 4 out, travelling smoothly straight, on terms 2 out and not fluent, mistake last, soon no extra in 3rd and one pace | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2017 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Cross Country: Good to Firm) | 2m 100y | 0 | Western Boy | 11st 3lbs | 10 of 11 | Mark Walsh | 10/3 |
| soon mid-division, 7th after 1st, mistake 3rd, 8th before straight, pushed along and soon no impression, one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2017 | Cork | Good to Yielding | 1m 2f | 0 | Roconga | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 12 | J A Heffernan | 8/1 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along and progress between horses under 2f out, challenged inside final furlong and led 100 yards out, kept on well | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2016 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 1m 7f | 0 | Golden Spear | 9st | 12 of 25 | W J Lee | 11/1 |
| held up, soon towards rear, headway and switched left under 2f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2016 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 1m 4f | 0 | Roconga | 9st | 1 of 13 | W J Lee | 11/2 |
| soon raced in 5th, travelling smoothly straight, switched left 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2016 | Killarney | Good | 2m 1f | 0 | Roconga | 10st 1lbs | 1 of 13 | A E Lynch | 9/2 |
| mid-division and 5th halfway, 4th before 3 out and improved to lead between horses before next, went a few lengths clear before last, kept on well run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2016 | Galway | Good | 2m 179y | 0 | Swamp Fox | 11st | 12 of 23 | Mr D G Lavery | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, dropped to mid-division approaching straight, one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2016 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Ebasani | 10st | 3 of 13 | K J Leonard | 9/2 |
| stall opened and broke for false start, towards rear, impeded from early straight, switched right under 2f out and chased leaders, kept on without threatening inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2016 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Elusive Ivy | 11st 5lbs | 10 of 28 | A E Lynch | 8/0 |
| mid-division, 17th early, ridden and progress to chase leaders straight, one pace from before last | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Roconga | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 12 | Wayne Lordan | 13/0 |
| prominent in 3rd, 4th halfway, pushed along to 2nd 1 1/2f out, ridden to lead final 150 yards, kept on well | |||||||||
| 23 Mar 2016 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Sir Raston | 9st 10lbs | 3 of 11 | Wayne Lordan | 11/0 |
| dwelt, soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, progress on rail when badly hampered over 1 1/2f out, ran on final furlong and just held for 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 2015 | Ballinrobe | Soft | 2m 110y | 0 | Morga | 11st 5lbs | 7 of 12 | A E Lynch | 11/0 |
| mid-division, progress into 5th after 2 out, ridden and no impression before straight, kept on one pace, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2015 | Cork | Good | 2m | 0 | Roconga | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 18 | A E Lynch | 4/6 |
| tracked leaders, a little keen, 6th from 3rd, closer order from before 4 out, challenged from next, soon led, clear from 2 out, stayed on well run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2015 | Kilbeggan | Good | 2m | 0 | Portmore Lough | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | A E Lynch | 3/1 |
| mid-division, 4th with a circuit to race, went 3rd before 4 out and 2nd after 3 out, improved to dispute lead before 2 out and travelled best, not fluent 2 out and soon ridden, headed run-in and kept on same pace close home | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2015 | Cork | Good | 2m 3f | 0 | Mentor | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 14 | B J Geraghty | 5/4 |
| held up, 9th halfway, progress into 4th after 4 out, ridden entering straight, no impression in 3rd after 3 out, kept on one pace, mistake last, dropped to 4th run-in | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2015 | Bellewstown | Good to Firm (Watering) | 2m 1f | 0 | Tesseract | 12st | 2 of 9 | Mr D G Lavery | 2/1 |
| soon tracked leaders in 3rd, a little keen early, closer order from halfway, challenged from over 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out | |||||||||
| 21 May 2015 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 110y | 0 | Roconga | 12st | 1 of 13 | Mr D G Lavery | 3/1 |
| settled mid-division early, closer in 5th halfway, progress in 3rd 3f out, improved to challenge 2f out, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly final furlong | |||||||||
| 08 May 2015 | Downpatrick | Yielding | 2m 1f 172y | 0 | Ultimate Horseman | 12st | of 10 | Mr K E Power | |
| 28 Dec 2014 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Ryback Jack | 11st 11lbs | 8 of 13 | Mr K E Power | 9/4 |
| soon raced in 5th, 4th after 6f, dropped to moderate 8th before straight, no extra | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2014 | Navan | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Modem | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 19 | P F Mangan | 33/1 |
| mid-division, 8th 4 out, progress from next, pushed along in 6th 2 out, 4th and ridden at last, went 3rd inside final furlong, never nearer | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2014 | Cork | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Sempre Medici | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 12 | P F Mangan | 33/1 |
| mid-division, closer in 5th after 3rd, 4th approaching straight, 3rd and not fluent 3 out, no impression when not fluent next, one pace | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2014 | Killarney | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Solatentif | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 12 | Miss J M Mangan | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders and pulled hard, 3rd 4f out, soon ridden and weakened | |||||||||


