Nick Rockett (2017) Horse
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Nick Rockett, a 9yo gelding trained by W P Mullins, is by the stallion Walk In The Park out of Eireann Rose. He has won eight races so far. On 5 Apr 2025 at Aintree, he claimed his most important win, earning $985000.00 in the Class 1 Handicap. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 305% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
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Down Royal • Aintree • Fairyhouse • Gowran Park • Leopardstown • Sandown • Navan • Naas • ThurlesRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Down Royal 18-Mar-26 5276m GOOD R5 Ch $1,600 (of $15,999), SP: 2.63 1st Gerri Colombe ( J Kennedy 154 ) 2nd Roi Mage ( H Sexton 164 , Cd 157 ) 5.00L 3rd Nick Rockett ( P W Mullins 161 ) 6.75L See full results | P W Mullins 73kg 6.75L | 3 (5) |
| Aintree 05-Apr-25 6910m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpChNHF $500,000 (of $985,000), SP: 34.00 1st Nick Rockett ( P W Mullins 162 ) 2nd I Am Maximus ( P Townend 166 ) 2.50L 3rd Grangeclare West ( B Hayes 162 ) 0.50L See full results | P W Mullins 73.5kg | 1 (34) |
| Fairyhouse 23-Feb-25 5180m SOFT R5 CL1 Ch $22,500 (of $37,501), SP: 1.83 Tracked leader in 2nd, close 2nd or disputed lead from 3rd, 2nd and pushed along entering straight, led and brought to stands' side 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on well run-in 1st Nick Rockett ( P Townend 154 ) 2nd Intense Raffles ( J J Slevin 157 ) 0.75L 3rd Capodanno ( M P Walsh 162 ) 6.75L See full results | P Townend 69.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Gowran Park 24-Jan-25 5030m HEAVY R4 CL1 HcpCh $60,000 (of $99,999), Winning Time: 10:44.300, SP: 5.50 Tracked leaders, dropped to mid-division at halfway, headway 4 out, went 3rd travelling well entering straight, ridden in 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on well run-in 1st Nick Rockett ( P Townend 165 ) 2nd Velvet Elvis ( C Stone-walsh 154 ) 2.25L 3rd Favori De Champdou ( J Williamson 157 ) 13.00L See full results | P Townend 74.8kg | 1 (18) |
| Leopardstown 27-Dec-24 4920m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpCh $10,000 (of $194,000), Winning Time: 06:12.100, SP: 26.00 Soon prominent, led after 5th, headed before 7th, 3rd after 10th, moderate 3rd after 12th, took closer order before 2 out, led entering straight, headed before last, one paced closing stages 1st Perceval Legallois ( M Walsh 158 ) 2nd Midnight Our Fred ( A Harvey 144 ) 7.00L 3rd Pinkerton ( R James 163 ) 2.00L 4th Nick Rockett ( S Cleary-farrell 166 , Cd 173 ) 9.30L See full results | S Cleary-farrell 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 9.30L | 4 (27) |
| Sandown 27-Apr-24 5770m GOOD R4 CL1 HcpCh $18,037 (of $167,229), Winning Time: 07:32.750, SP: 8.00 Soon off the pace towards rear, good headway, chasing leaders after 3 out, ridden and stayed on between last two, went 3rd inside final 110 yards 1st Minella Cocooner ( D Mullins 163 ) 2nd Annual Invictus ( F Gordon 155 ) 0.30L 3rd Nick Rockett ( P Townend 159 ) 2.50L See full results | P Townend 72.1kg 2.50L | 3 (20) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Apr-24 5860m HEAVY R6 HcpChNHF $7,500 (of $239,130), Winning Time: 08:39.800, SP: 4/1 Mid-division, 7th and pushed along approaching 3 out, 5th before 2 out, 6th and no impression when slow last, no extra 1st Intense Raffles ( J J Slevin 158 ) 2nd Any Second Now ( M P Walsh 158 ) 1.50L 3rd Minella Cocooner ( D E Mullins 166 ) 2.50L 7th Nick Rockett ( P Townend 164 , Cd 0 ) 30.00L See full results | P Townend 74.4kg, Cd 0 30.00L | 7 (20) |
| Navan 12-Feb-24 4830m HEAVY R5 CL1 NvCh $7,429 (of $37,145), Winning Time: 06:53.000, SP: 2.50 Raced in last on wide outer, 4th when slight mistake 3 out, headway into 2nd and ridden 2 out, strongly pressed winner at last, kept on same pace under pressure in 2nd run-in, not reach winner 1st American Mike ( J W Kennedy 157 ) 2nd Nick Rockett ( P Townend 157 ) 1.25L 3rd Minella Cocooner ( D E Mullins 157 ) 13.00L See full results | P Townend 71.2kg 1.25L | 2 (5) |
| Fairyhouse 01-Jan-24 4310m HEAVY R6 Ch $8,400 (of $8,995), Winning Time: 06:07.900, SP: 2/7 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 5 out, travelled well and led approaching last, kept on well run-in, easily 1st Nick Rockett ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Tactical Move ( S F O'keeffe 166 ) 7.00L 3rd My Immortal ( M J M O'sullivan 166 ) 3.25L See full results | P Townend 75.3kg | 1 (5) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Dec-23 4330m SOFT R1 Ch $650 (of $7,800), Winning Time: 05:44.900, SP: 5/2 Prominent, 3rd from 6th, pushed along in 3rd on inner 2 out, disputing 3rd when short of room on inner before last and checked, pushed along run-in, kept on same pace 1st Corbetts Cross ( M P Walsh 166 ) 2nd Three Card Brag ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 0.75L 3rd Monty's Star ( R Blackmore 166 ) 2.50L 4th Nick Rockett ( P Townend 166 , Cd 0 ) 5.00L See full results | P Townend 75.3kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 4 (13) |
| Fairyhouse 09-Apr-23 4110m SOFT R4 NvH $24,000 (of $24,000), Winning Time: 05:19.100, SP: 9/1 Chased leader, 2nd halfway, headway travelling well to lead before 2 out, pushed along and 4 lengths clear last, stayed on strongly run-in 1st Nick Rockett ( D E Mullins 157 ) 2nd Thecompanysergeant ( P T Enright 157 ) 15.00L 3rd Parmenion ( P Townend 157 ) 0.50L See full results | D E Mullins 71.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Naas 13-Mar-23 3820m SOFT R1 MdH $7,500 (of $12,500), Winning Time: 04:52.060, SP: 2.38 Tracked leaders early, jumped big 1st, mid-division from next, closer in 4th behind leaders before 2 out, ridden in 3rd before last, pressed leader and jumped slightly right last, stayed on to lead closing stages, asserted close home 1st Nick Rockett ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Lets Go Champ ( R Blackmore 166 ) 2.50L 3rd Sonny May ( S F O'keeffe 166 ) 8.00L See full results | P Townend 75.3kg | 1 (14) |
| Thurles 10-Feb-23 3140m SOFT R7 NHF $6,300 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 03:57.800, SP: 3.25 Led, ran slightly off bend before halfway, ridden and pressed under 2f out, asserted final 100 yards, kept on well, comfortably 1st Nick Rockett ( C Mullins 168 ) 2nd Littlefoot ( H C Swan 168 ) 4.50L 3rd Cato's Revenge ( P Elvin 168 ) 0.75L See full results | C Mullins 76.2kg | 1 (15) |
| Fairyhouse 03-Dec-22 3220m SOFT R8 NHF $525 (of $10,499), Winning Time: 04:01.000, SP: 3.50 Mid-division, 6th entering straight, soon ridden, 7th 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong 1st Doctor Bravo ( J L Gleeson 168 ) 2nd Attaboyarchie ( E J Sweeney 168 ) 3.25L 3rd Park Of Kings ( D G Lavery 168 ) 1.25L 4th Nick Rockett ( P W Mullins 168 ) 5.00L See full results | P W Mullins 76.2kg 5.00L | 4 (11) |
| Curraghmore 24-Oct-21 4830m SOFT Md (of $5,982), SP: 6/4 Twrds rr of mid-div, 7th 1/2way, 6th & mstk 3out, prog well bef 2out, cl 2nd & left with sl adv 2out, ko best flat 1st Nick Rockett ( P A King 165 ) 2nd Camulus ( D O'connor 165 ) 0.75L 3rd Ukantango ( T Hamilton 165 ) 0.15L | P A King 74.8kg | 1 (9) |