China Rock (IRE)
Owner: Michael O'Flynn Trainer: M F Morris Sex: Gelding Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Cross Country: Good to Firm, Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Hurdle Course: Heavy, Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 2012 | Leopardstown | Soft | 3m | 1 | Tidal Bay | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 9 | B J Geraghty | 33/1 |
| settled in 7th, headway after halfway and 3rd 3 out, progress to lead next, headed entering straight and no extra in 5th before last, weakened | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2012 | Gowran Park | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 10lbs | of 8 | B J Geraghty | |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 1f | 1 | China Rock | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 8 | B J Geraghty | 20/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd from before 6 out, closed travelling well from before 2 out, challenged approaching last, soon led, stayed on well to draw clear closing stages | |||||||||
| 24 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Sizing Europe | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 6 | Ruby Walsh | 18/1 |
| led, joined from 3rd, headed 4 out and soon weakened quickly, moderate 4th from 2 out | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Synchronised | 11st 10lbs | 8 of 15 | A E Lynch | 100/1 |
| mid-division on outside, tracked leaders 9th, hit 12th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2012 | Leopardstown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Quel Esprit | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 7 | A E Lynch | 5/1 |
| prominent and disputed until headed 4th, took keen hold, 3rd halfway, close 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden entering straight and dropped to 4th at last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2012 | Punchestown | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Ipsos Du Berlais | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 6 | A E Lynch | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, dropped to 4th after 3 out, no impression in straight, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Long Run | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 14 | B J Geraghty | |
| 12 Feb 2011 | Leopardstown | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3m | 1 | Kempes | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 9 | Paul Carberry | 4/1 |
| prominent, 2nd from 8th, disputed lead from 6 out, led before 3 out, clear 2 out, soon ridden, headed early straight, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2010 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Diamond Harry | 10st 4lbs | of 19 | Non Runner | |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Down Royal | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 3m | 1 | Kauto Star | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 7 | B J Geraghty | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to dispute 9th, led before 4 out, ridden and headed 3 out, under pressure in 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace, just held for 2nd | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2010 | Punchestown | Good | 2m 7f | 1 | China Rock | 11st 8lbs | 1 of 4 | Ruby Walsh | 6/4 |
| made all, mistake 4th, edged clear 4 out, ridden from 2 out, stayed on well under pressure from last, comfortably | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 2010 | Gowran Park | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | China Rock | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | 13/8 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, mistake 8th, improved into 2nd approaching 3 out, led before 2 out where mistake, kept on well under pressure from last | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2010 | Punchestown | Good (Cross Country: Good to Firm, Good in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Kempes | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 8 | N P Madden | 5/1 |
| prominent, jumped right and led 5 out, closely tracked by 2nd and clear of remainder before straight, headed 2 out, no impression and kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2010 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Copper Bleu | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 20 | N P Madden | 9/1 |
| in touch on outside, left 2nd 13th, ridden and lost place after 3 out, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2010 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 2m 5f | 0 | Roberto Goldback | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 5 | N P Madden | 10/3 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led 5 out, joined from 3 out, headed and ridden next, no extra before straight | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2009 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 3m | 0 | Pandorama | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 9 | J M Maguire | 10/1 |
| held up, headway in 4th 5 out, improved to 2nd 2 out, challenged entering straight, ridden and no extra approaching last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 15 Nov 2009 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Sizing Europe | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 6 | N P Madden | 6/1 |
| soon chased leaders, closer in 3rd and pushed along from 4 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from before 2 out where slight mistake | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2009 | Galway | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 6f | 0 | China Rock | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 18 | N P Madden | 5/2 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, mistake 5 out, headway in 5th approaching 4 out, improved to challenge 2 out, soon led, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, all out | |||||||||
| 03 Oct 2009 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Narquois | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 12 | D J Casey | 8/13 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in moderate 3rd before straight, soon no impression and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 01 May 2009 | Punchestown | Heavy (Hurdle Course: Heavy, Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Mikael D'haguenet | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 8 | N P Madden | 12/1 |
| led, slight mistake 4th, ridden and headed before last, no extra in 4th last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Mikael D'haguenet | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 14 | N P Madden | 25/1 |
| mid-division, headway on outside approaching 6th, challenging 2 out, soon ridden, outpaced before last, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2009 | Cork | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | China Rock | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | N P Madden | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, mainly 3rd, improved to close 2nd 6 out, led after 4 out, ridden and challenged 2 out, narrowly headed before last, upsides when left in lead and well clear last | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2008 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Go Native | 11st 9lbs | 2 of 8 | N P Madden | 14/1 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to challenge 2 out and soon led, ridden and challenged last, soon narrowly headed, no extra and kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2008 | Limerick | Soft | 2m 5f | 0 | Alpha Ridge | 11st 6lbs | 10 of 12 | P W Flood | 4/1 |
| 19 Sep 2008 | Listowel | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | China Rock | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 17 | P W Flood | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, closer in 2nd 3 out, on terms approaching next, soon led and stayed on well to go clear run-in | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2008 | Cork | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Themoonandsixpence | 12st | 6 of 13 | T G M Ryan | 9/2 |
| 06 Jan 2008 | Naas | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Prince Geeno | 11st 12lbs | of 17 | Mr K E Power | |
| 26 Dec 2007 | Leopardstown | Good | 2m | 0 | I'm Still Standing | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 24 | Mr P A King | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, 7th before straight, soon no impression under pressure | |||||||||