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Croke Park: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Croke Park is an 8-year-old gelding by Walk In The Park, trained by Gordon Elliott. He has won 5 of 15 starts and placed in 5 more, for £792 in prize money. His best trip is 3m 0.5f, where 2 wins from 3 is a 67% strike rate against 25% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:30 at Punchestown on 14 October, where the best price is 5/2 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 156, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 15
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 33%
  • Prize money £792
  • Best rating 156
  • Official rating 150

Where Croke Park runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:30 Punchestown Matchbook Betting Exchange Steeplechase (Grade 3) 5/2 Bet365 bet365

Croke Park form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
10 Apr 26 Aintree Randox Topham Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 5f Good To Soft 18 54.5 25/1 Danny Gilligan 150
1 Feb 26 Leopardstown O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 2m 5.5f Soft 13 39.5 12/1 Josh Williamson 152
1 Jan 26 Tramore O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey New Year's Day Chase (Grade 3) 2m 7f Soft 3 23.5 5/1 Jordan Gainford 152
1 Nov 25 Down Royal Kildress Plumbing Chase (Grade 2) 2m 3.5f Good To Yielding 3 13.25 4/1 Danny Gilligan 153
15 Oct 25 Punchestown BetVictor Chase (Grade 3) 2m 7f Good To Yielding 3 15.75 11/4 Jack Kennedy 154
3 Apr 25 Aintree EBC Group Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Good To Soft 7 29.75 7/1 Sam Ewing 154
2 Feb 25 Leopardstown Ladbrokes Novice Chase (Grade 1) 2m 5.5f Yielding 2 5 11/1 Sam Ewing –
26 Dec 24 Leopardstown Racing Post Long Distance Novice Chase (Grade 1) 3m 0.5f Good To Yielding 1 — 7/2 Sam Ewing –
1 Dec 24 Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase (Grade 1) 2m 4f Yielding 1 — 22/1 Sam Ewing –
5 Nov 24 Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 3m 0.5f Good 1 — 2/5F Jack Kennedy –
12 Apr 24 Aintree Cavani Sartorial Menswear Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Soft PU - 5/1 Jack Kennedy 143
12 Jan 24 Naas Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m 4f Soft 7 23 14/1 Sam Ewing –
19 Nov 23 Navan John Lynch Carpets & Flooring Monksfield Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m 4f Soft To Heavy 1 — 4/6F Jack Kennedy –
26 Oct 23 Clonmel Crottys Lake Maiden Hurdle 2m 0.5f Heavy 1 — 3/1 Jack Kennedy –
12 May 23 Kilbeggan Racing Again June 4th (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m Yielding 2 11 13/8J Mr H C Swan –

Last time out

Finished 18 in the Randox Topham Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) at Aintree on 10 April 2026. Handy early in mid-pack - stumbled on landing around the 12th - unbalanced again two fences later - toiling three out - dropped away tamely well held.

Croke Park by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20f 4 2 50% —
24.5f 3 2 67% —
21.5f 2 0 0% —
23f 2 0 0% —
21f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 1 100% —
16f 1 0 0% —

Croke Park by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 4 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 3 1 33% —
Yielding 3 1 33% —
Good To Soft 2 0 0% —
Good 1 1 100% —
Soft To Heavy 1 1 100% —
Heavy 1 1 100% —

Croke Park by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Aintree 3 0 0% —
Leopardstown 3 1 33% —
Fairyhouse 2 2 100% —
Tramore 1 0 0% —
Down Royal 1 0 0% —
Punchestown 1 0 0% —
Naas 1 0 0% —
Navan 1 1 100% —
Clonmel 1 1 100% —
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% —

Croke Park breeding

  • Sire Walk In The Park (IRE)
  • Dam Toledana (FR)
  • Damsire Protektor (GER)
  • Breeder A V Bloodstock
  • Foaled 20 April 2018

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