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

Thunder Rock is a 10-year-old gelding by Shirocco, trained by Olly Murphy. He has won 11 of 29 starts and placed in 7 more, for £173,236 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 4f, where 3 wins from 5 is a 60% strike rate against 33% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:30 at Perth on 15 October. His best performance rating is 155, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 29
  • Wins 11
  • Placed 18
  • Strike rate 38%
  • Prize money £173,236
  • Best rating 155
  • Official rating 132

Where Thunder Rock runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:30 Perth Follow racingtv On Instagram Handicap Chase (GBB Race) —

Thunder Rock form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
9 Apr 26 Aintree Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 2m 5f Good To Soft 16 55.75 16/1 Mr James King 132
23 Mar 26 Kempton Virgin Bet Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 2m 4.5f Good 1 — 1/11F Mr James King 132
25 Feb 26 Wincanton Pointing Pointers Dick And Sue Woodhouse Memorial Hunters' Chase (For The Dick Woodhouse Trophy) Class 5 2m 4f Good To Soft 1 — 2/5F Mr James King 132
29 Jan 26 Wincanton It Pays To Buy Irish Stewart Tory Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 3m 1f Heavy 2 .75 4/1 Mr James King 137
28 Nov 25 Newbury Coral 'Pipped-At-The-Post' Payouts Handicap Hurdle Class 3 3m 0.5f Soft PU - 12/1 Sean Bowen 134
11 Apr 25 Ayr Coral Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 5.5f Good To Soft 7 23 14/1 Lewis Saunders 139
22 Mar 25 Bangor-on-Dee Alfa Aggregates Products Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 3.5f Good 4 30 9/2 Lewis Saunders 143
15 Feb 25 Haydock WKD Rendlesham Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Good To Soft 4 22 9/2 Sean Bowen 148
1 Jan 25 Cheltenham Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4.5f Soft 4 18.75 22/1 Sean Bowen 149
23 Nov 24 Ascot Howden Ascot Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Ascot Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 3.5f Good PU - 7/2 Sean Bowen 149
11 Apr 24 Aintree William Hill Bowl Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 1f Soft PU - 22/1 Sean Bowen 156
2 Mar 24 Kelso bet365 Premier Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 7.5f Good To Soft 1 — 9/4F Sean Bowen 146
4 Feb 24 Musselburgh bet365 Scottish Champion Chase (Handicap Chase) (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4.5f Soft 2 2 10/3 Gavin Sheehan 146
16 Dec 23 Cheltenham Virgin Bet December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4.5f Soft PU - 3/1F Sean Bowen 146
5 Nov 23 Carlisle Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Soft 1 — 11/8F Sean Bowen 146
22 Apr 23 Ayr Jordan Electrics Ltd Future Champion Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4.5f Good 2 1.75 5/2 A P Heskin 147
15 Mar 23 Cheltenham Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Soft 6 22.25 22/1 A P Heskin 149
4 Feb 23 Sandown Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Good To Soft 3 5.5 11/2 A P Heskin 150
1 Jan 23 Cheltenham Paddy Power Novices' Chase (Registered As The Dipper Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4.5f Soft 3 3.5 15/8 A P Heskin 150
18 Nov 22 Ascot Racing Welfare Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 3f Good To Soft 1 — 7/4J A P Heskin 142
28 Oct 22 Uttoxeter Kalahari King Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m Good 1 — 9/2 A P Heskin 135
1 Apr 22 Ayr Quiz Clothing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 4.5f Good To Soft 1 — 2/1F A P Heskin 129
12 Mar 22 Sandown European Breeders' Fund Paddy Power 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Soft 9 15 8/1 A P Heskin 129
10 Feb 22 Huntingdon M1 Agency Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 3.5f Soft 1 — 5/6F A P Heskin 123
6 Dec 21 Musselburgh British Stallion Studs EBF Blackford Hill 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Good To Soft 1 — 1/5F A P Heskin 122
13 Nov 21 Wetherby Dransfields CIU Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 3.5f Good To Soft 1 — 13/8 A P Heskin –
21 Oct 21 Newton Abbot St Austell Brewery Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 2.5f Heavy 2 11 3/1 A P Heskin –
14 Feb 21 Exeter Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m 1f Heavy 1 — 5/2F A P Heskin –
10 Dec 20 Newcastle Sky Sports Racing On Sky Channel 415 Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m Soft 3 4 7/4F Aidan Coleman –

Last time out

Finished 16 in the Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase at Aintree on 9 April 2026. Held up in the pack early - unable to improve position through the contest - beaten a long way home.

Thunder Rock by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20.5f 7 2 29% —
20f 5 3 60% —
19.5f 4 2 50% —
24.5f 3 0 0% —
25f 2 0 0% —
16f 2 1 50% —
21f 1 0 0% —
21.5f 1 0 0% —
23.5f 1 1 100% —
19f 1 1 100% —
18.5f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 1 100% —

Thunder Rock by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 11 2 18% —
Good To Soft 10 6 60% —
Good 5 2 40% —
Heavy 3 1 33% —

Thunder Rock by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Cheltenham 4 0 0% —
Ayr 3 1 33% —
Aintree 2 0 0% —
Wincanton 2 1 50% —
Ascot 2 1 50% —
Musselburgh 2 1 50% —
Sandown 2 0 0% —
Kempton 1 1 100% —
Newbury 1 0 0% —
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% —

Thunder Rock breeding

  • Sire Shirocco (GER)
  • Dam La Belle Sauvage (GB)
  • Damsire Old Vic (GB)
  • Breeder Mrs O Hegarty
  • Foaled 7 May 2016

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