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Palace Rock: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Palace Rock is a 9-year-old gelding by Battle Of Marengo, trained by Francis Casey. He has won 3 of 30 starts and placed in 9 more. His best trip is 1m 4f, where 1 win from 8 is a 13% strike rate against 9% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:10 at Gowran Park on 19 October. His best performance rating is 137, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 30
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 12
  • Strike rate 10%
  • Best rating 137
  • Official rating 121

Where Palace Rock runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:10 Gowran Park Racing Again November 7th Handicap —

Palace Rock form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
26 Jan 25 Naas Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Novice Handicap Chase 2m 4f Soft PU - 28/1 Alex Harvey 121
20 Oct 24 Limerick STL Logistics Handicap Chase 2m 3f Good F - 11/1 Ben Harvey 123
9 Sep 24 Galway Galway City Beginners Chase 2m 2f Good To Yielding 6 17 66/1 Ben Harvey –
24 Aug 24 Killarney Killarney Park Hotel Beginners Chase 2m 1f Good To Yielding 5 31.5 14/1 Ben Harvey –
22 Mar 24 Dundalk (AW) Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap 1m 4f Standard 11 15.25 10/3 Jack Kearney 77
8 Mar 24 Dundalk (AW) Unitek Handicap 1m 4f Standard 3 1.25 11/4F James Ryan 77
23 Feb 24 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m 4f Standard 2 — 2/1F Jack Kearney 75
4 Feb 24 Leopardstown Timeless Sash Windows Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Listed) 2m Soft BD - 33/1 Thomas Reilly 133
12 Jan 24 Dundalk (AW) Happy New Year From All At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 1m 4f Standard 2 1.5 3/1J Hugh Horgan 73
22 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) Botanica International Handicap (47-75) 2m Standard 4 7.25 11/4F Mr C McConnell 73
11 Nov 23 Down Royal Haslem Hotel Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Listed) 2m 1f Soft 10 25.5 10/1 P J O'Hanlon 133
22 Sep 23 Dundalk (AW) Friday Night Lights Are Back At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 1m 4f Standard 4 2.25 3/1F Mr C McConnell 74
27 Dec 22 Leopardstown Paddy Power 'Je Suis Une Baguette' Handicap Hurdle 2m Soft 2 6.5 9/1 P J O'Hanlon 132
21 Dec 22 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Play Responsibly Handicap (47-75) 1m 4f Standard 2 .75 7/1 Leigh Roche 71
2 Dec 22 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m 4f Standard 6 8.25 15/2 Leigh Roche 74
31 Oct 22 Wexford Michael Moore Motors Beginners Chase 2m Heavy PU - 10/1 Conor Maxwell –
26 Sep 22 Down Royal Molson Coors Beverage Company Handicap 1m 5f Yielding To Soft 8 16.25 6/1 Conor Maxwell 77
27 Feb 22 Naas Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle 1m 7.5f Soft 1 — 7/2 Denis O'Regan 125
22 Jan 22 Navan Navan Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 2m 4f Yielding 2 1.5 4/1C P J O'Hanlon 120
27 Dec 21 Leopardstown Paddy Power 'I've Had More Vaccines Than Nights Out' Handicap Hurdle 2m Yielding To Soft 4 13.5 11/2C P J O'Hanlon 120
19 Dec 21 Thurles Happy Christmas To All Handicap Hurdle 2m Good To Yielding 3 7.25 3/1 P J O'Hanlon 120
20 Sep 21 Listowel Liam Healy Memorial Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) (Grade B) 2m Good To Yielding F - 5/1F Conor Maxwell 120
11 Aug 21 Gowran Park McEnery Cup Handicap 1m 4.5f Good 2 4 10/3 Chris Hayes 79
2 Aug 21 Naas Paragon Bloodstock Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 1m 2f Good 5 5.25 7/2J James Ryan 79
9 May 21 Killarney Kelly Farm Modernisation Ltd Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 2m 1f Yielding 5 13 4/1F Conor Maxwell 120
1 May 21 Punchestown Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m Good To Yielding PU - 66/1 Denis O'Regan –
6 Mar 21 Navan Kells Maiden Hurdle 2m Yielding To Soft 1 — 11/4 Denis O'Regan –
12 Feb 21 Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Maiden 1m 4f Standard 1 — 11/1 Gary Carroll –
4 Dec 20 Dundalk (AW) Irish Racing Fundraiser For Children's Health Foundation Crumlin In Memory Of Pat Smullen Maiden (Div 2) 1m 2.5f Standard 2 6.5 28/1 Karen Kenny –
7 Nov 20 Naas Naas Maiden 6f Heavy 8 8.75 50/1 Karen Kenny –

Last time out

Finished PU in the Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Novice Handicap Chase at Naas on 26 January 2025. Held up near the back - made no headway with four to jump - eased out of contention with two left to negotiate.

Palace Rock by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 9 1 11% —
12f 8 1 13% —
17f 3 0 0% —
20f 2 0 0% —
19f 1 0 0% —
18f 1 0 0% —
13f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 1 100% —
12.5f 1 0 0% —
10f 1 0 0% —
10.5f 1 0 0% —
6f 1 0 0% —

Palace Rock by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 10 1 10% —
Soft 5 1 20% —
Good To Yielding 5 0 0% —
Good 3 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 3 1 33% —
Heavy 2 0 0% —
Yielding 2 0 0% —

Palace Rock by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Dundalk (AW) 10 1 10% —
Naas 4 1 25% —
Leopardstown 3 0 0% —
Killarney 2 0 0% —
Down Royal 2 0 0% —
Navan 2 1 50% —
Limerick 1 0 0% —
Galway 1 0 0% —
Wexford 1 0 0% —
Thurles 1 0 0% —

Palace Rock breeding

  • Sire Battle Of Marengo (IRE)
  • Dam Fingal Rock (IRE)
  • Damsire Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)
  • Breeder Peter Casey
  • Foaled 12 March 2017

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