Rock Armour (2021) Horse
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Rock Armour, a 5yo bay trained by D Thompson, is by Fastnet Rock out of Julienne. The horse has won one start and on 15 February 2025 at Newcastle secured its biggest victory, collecting $5,902.00 in a Class 6 handicap. The race contributes to the Newcastle R8 $250,000 prize pool in BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 10-Dec-25 2500m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:43.320, SP: 29.00 1st Mr Zippi ( J Peate 130 ) 2nd Royal Blaze ( D Nolan 138 ) 0.75L 3rd Rubellite ( C J Orr 138 ) 2.25L 10th Rock Armour ( S Kirrane 133 ) 46.95L See full results | S Kirrane 60.3kg 47kgL | 10 (14) |
| Newcastle 27-Nov-25 2050m SYNTHETIC R2 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:14.530, SP: 19.00 1st Mystical Maria ( W Fentiman 138 ) 2nd Prince Achille ( J Garritty 140 ) 0.00L 3rd Rampant ( T Kiely-marshall 122 ) 1.25L 7th Rock Armour ( R Elliott 132 , Cd 137 ) 9.35L See full results | R Elliott 59.9kg, Cd 62.1kg 9.35L | 7 (8) |
| Newcastle 07-Nov-25 2050m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:15.950, SP: 126.00 1st Without Compromise ( C Hardie 137 ) 2nd Molinari ( M Winn 140 ) 3.50L 3rd Percy Willis ( P J Mcdonald 134 ) 1.25L 7th Rock Armour ( H Shaw 130 ) 8.95L See full results | H Shaw 59kg 8.95L | 7 (10) |
| Newcastle 28-Oct-25 2050m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:14.650, SP: 41.00 1st Jez Bomb ( S Gray 140 ) 2nd Without Compromise ( C Hardie 137 ) 0.75L 3rd Falcon Nine ( M Tabti 132 ) 2.75L 13th Rock Armour ( R Elliott 130 , Cd 135 ) 14.15L See full results | R Elliott 59kg, Cd 61.2kg 14.15L | 13 (13) |
| Newcastle 28-Jun-25 2500m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp (of $21,641) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:43.120, SP: 23.00 1st L'Eagle Aid ( H Crouch 135 ) 2nd Damascus Steel ( P J Mcdonald 133 ) 0.30L 3rd Freddy Robinson ( B Robinson 130 ) 5.00L 11th Rock Armour ( C Beasley 127 ) 36.80L See full results | C Beasley 57.6kg 36.80L | 11 (11) |
| Yarmouth 01-May-25 2030m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp $883 (of $7,081) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:09.400, SP: 3.50 Held up in rear, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, no impression on winner 1st Jungle Cruise ( H Crouch 130 ) 2nd Twilight Guest ( K T O'neill 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Rock Armour ( D Egan 134 ) 2.00L See full results | D Egan 60.8kg 2.00L | 3 (6) |
| Doncaster 30-Mar-25 2050m SOFT R7 CL5 HcpNHF (of $21,641) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 02:12.760, SP: 41.00 Mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, no progress 1st Destinado ( M Paetel 136 ) 2nd Life On The Rocks ( W Fentiman 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Freddy Robinson ( S Farmer 131 ) 0.00L 10th Rock Armour ( J Callan 132 , Cd 139 ) 4.70L See full results | J Callan 59.9kg, Cd 63kg 4.70L | 10 (19) |
| Newcastle 07-Mar-25 2050m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp $184 (of $5,902) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:18.260, SP: 3.00 Held up towards rear, headway and switched right over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, well beaten from over 1f out 1st It's A Love Thing ( T Eaves 134 ) 2nd We Still Believe ( J Hart 133 ) 1.75L 3rd Susiesparkle ( M Tabti 134 ) 0.20L 5th Rock Armour ( D Egan 135 ) 4.50L See full results | D Egan 61.2kg 4.50L | 5 (7) |
| Newcastle 21-Feb-25 2050m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp $736 (of $5,902) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:16.040, SP: 2.00 A little slow away, soon racing in dispute of 2nd, outpaced over 2f out, rallied into 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on front pair, kept on 1st Susiesparkle ( O Mcsweeney 128 ) 2nd Cusack ( J Peate 135 ) 1.25L 3rd Rock Armour ( R Sexton 131 ) 2.00L See full results | R Sexton 59.4kg 2.00L | 3 (6) |
| Newcastle 15-Feb-25 2050m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp $3,140 (of $5,902) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:14.040, SP: 8.50 Mid-division, headway towards near side from 3f out, led inside final 110 yards, ran on well towards finish, readily 1st Rock Armour ( L Edmunds 127 ) 2nd Skilled Warrior ( H Shaw 130 ) 2.75L 3rd It's A Love Thing ( L Pearson 132 ) 0.50L See full results | L Edmunds 57.6kg | 1 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 02-Feb-25 2460m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:39.010, SP: 15.00 Held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, never involved 1st Sax Appeal ( C Shepherd 137 ) 2nd Green Team ( C Bishop 134 ) 2.25L 3rd Paradoxical ( G Wood 133 ) 4.25L 8th Rock Armour ( L Morris 125 ) 9.65L See full results | L Morris 56.7kg 9.65L | 8 (10) |
| Newcastle 22-Jan-25 2050m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:16.450, SP: 6.50 Held up in rear, driven over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger 1st Joolianoss ( J Leavy 135 , Cd 132 ) 2nd Rainwater ( O J Orr 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Urban Road ( R Scott 135 ) 4.00L 6th Rock Armour ( K Fraser 127 , Cd 130 ) 5.80L See full results | K Fraser 57.6kg, Cd 59kg 5.80L | 6 (9) |
| Newcastle 29-Dec-24 2050m GOOD R2 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:17.900, SP: 6.50 Led at sedate tempo, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened quickly final 110 yards 1st Humble Spark ( P Mulrennan 133 ) 2nd Phone Tag ( J Mitchell 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Rainwater ( W Fentiman 134 , Cd 127 ) 1.75L 7th Rock Armour ( D Muscutt 130 ) 4.25L See full results | D Muscutt 59kg 4.25L | 7 (8) |
| Newcastle 12-Dec-24 2050m GOOD R5 CL6 Hcp $699 (of $5,606) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:13.560, SP: 3.25 Close 3rd, hung left and pushed along over 2f out, switched left entering final 2f, went 2nd over 1f out until final 110 yards, kept on, just missed 2nd 1st Alpine Sierra ( P Mulrennan 136 ) 2nd Powerful Response ( S H James 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Rock Armour ( O J Orr 134 ) 1.20L See full results | O J Orr 60.8kg 1.20L | 3 (9) |
| Newcastle 24-Nov-24 2050m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp $1,400 (of $5,606) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:10.930, SP: 7.50 Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, held by winner near finish 1st Prince Achille ( J Garritty 138 ) 2nd Rock Armour ( L Edmunds 130 ) 0.50L 3rd Cakewalk ( J Mitchell 133 ) 2.00L See full results | L Edmunds 59kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |
| Newcastle 12-Nov-24 2050m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp $1,744 (of $6,984) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:11.910, SP: 5.00 Towards rear, headway going okay 2f out, shaken up waiting for room over 1f out, ridden and went second final 110yds, not pace of winner 1st Sambucus ( P Mulrennan 135 ) 2nd Rock Armour ( K Fraser 125 , Cd 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Countess Candy ( D Allan 137 ) 2.25L See full results | K Fraser 56.7kg, Cd 55.3kg 1.25L | 2 (7) |
| Redcar 05-Oct-24 2010m SOFT R3 CL5 Hcp (of $6,886) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:10.780, SP: 34.00 Held up in touch, quickly lost position over 3f out, no response 1st Dandy's Angel ( T Kiely-marshall 129 , Cd 122 ) 2nd Skinny Malinka ( C Beasley 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Powerful Response ( D Allan 132 ) 2.25L 14th Rock Armour ( O J Orr 128 ) 24.60L See full results | O J Orr 58.1kg 24.60L | 14 (14) |
| Kempton 08-Aug-24 1410m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $4,187), Winning Time: 01:24.980, SP: 40/1 Always in rear 1st Heathcliff ( D Muscutt 137 ) 2nd God Bless America ( G Downing 131 ) 2.75L 3rd Ten Commitments ( S Osborne 136 ) 0.30L 10th Rock Armour ( M Cole 132 , Cd 0 ) 15.50L See full results | M Cole 59.9kg, Cd 0 15.50L | 10 (10) |
| Newmarket 20-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R3 Nv $151 (of $5,154), Winning Time: 01:40.960, SP: 80/1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place 1st Arabian Light ( W Buick 130 ) 2nd King's Coronation ( S H James 130 ) 3.00L 3rd Shimmering Spin ( H Doyle 130 ) 6.50L 6th Rock Armour ( M Cole 130 , Cd 0 ) 17.75L See full results | M Cole 59kg, Cd 0 17.75L | 6 (9) |
| Carlisle 31-May-24 1810m SOFT R5 Nv (of $3,780), Winning Time: 02:02.840, SP: 28/1 Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression final 2f, lost modest 4th close home 1st Haya ( D Probert 124 ) 2nd Aviemore ( F Norton 129 ) 0.20L 3rd Galyx ( C Bishop 136 ) 2.25L 5th Rock Armour ( D Muscutt 129 , Cd 0 ) 7.50L See full results | D Muscutt 58.5kg, Cd 0 7.50L | 5 (9) |
| Nottingham 21-Apr-24 1680m SOFT R1 CL5 NvNHF $1,014 (of $7,869) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.400, SP: 41.00 Dwelt, slow to stride, held up last of trio but in touch, closed on leaders after halfway, outpaced and pushed along before 2f out, weakened near finish 1st God's Window ( R Havlin 137 ) 2nd Washeek ( P Jamin 130 ) 8.50L 3rd Rock Armour ( D Keenan 130 ) 10.50L See full results | D Keenan 59kg 10.50L | 3 (3) |