El Rocko (AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

10-Nov-18

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Fastnet Rock

Dam

Butters

Prize Money

827150

Trainer

John McArdle

Owners

Redgum 2016 (Mgr: B J Clayton), Bromfield Park Pty Ltd (Mgr: W C Pearce), Red Baron Synd, M Sands, Handsome Chicks, Mrs R Perry, T Morrison, R De Silva, N Chaplin, J Azzopardi, N Jiang, Ms J Zha, Mrs X Zhang, P J Hawks, Dr O K Chan, Mrs L J Chan & C G Wheeler

About

El Rocko is a 7yo bay gelding from Australia trained by John McArdle. His sire is Fastnet Rock and his dam is Butters. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $827,150, he is regarded as a racehorse of above‑average ability. On 26 Oct 2025 at Sale, Jamie Mott rode him to his most important victory, capturing the $200,000 3yo+ Open Handicap over Cartoon Graveyard.

Raced At

Sale • Seymour • Sandown Hillside • Caulfield • Flemington • Moonee Valley • Bendigo • Randwick • Sandown Lakeside • Rosehill Gardens • Ballarat • Pakenham • Morphettville Parks • Echuca

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Sale 26-Oct-25 1600m HEAVY 9 R7 LR 3YO+ Open Hcp $120,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.710, SP: 2.90 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st	J Mott 58kg	1 (6)
Seymour 12-Oct-25 1600m GOOD 4 R8 LR 3YO+ Open Hcp $18,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:36.530, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700	J Mott 56kg 0.46L	3 (12)
Sandown Hillside 27-Sep-25 1500m GOOD 3 R7 G3 Open Quality $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.880, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.100	J Stanley 54kg 3.37L	6 (12)
Caulfield 30-Aug-25 1700m SOFT 5 R5 LR Open Hcp $36,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:44.370, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900	J Stanley 54.5kg 0.75L	2 (15)
Caulfield 16-Aug-25 1600m SOFT 6 R9 BM 100 Hcp $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.330, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700	J Stanley 55kg	1 (11)
Caulfield 26-Jul-25 1600m SOFT 5 R7 BM 100 Hcp $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:39.130, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.790	J Stanley 53kg	1 (11)
Caulfield 12-Jul-25 1400m SOFT 6 R7 BM 100 Hcp $27,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.010, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320	J Stanley 53kg 1.75L	2 (12)
Caulfield 28-Jun-25 1440m SOFT 6 R9 Open Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:27.830, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.580	J Stanley 54kg 6.28L	8 (10)
Sandown Hillside 14-Jun-25 1400m GOOD 4 R9 Open Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.120, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.010	D Moor 54kg 10.90L	10 (13)
Flemington 17-May-25 1600m SOFT 7 R8 BM 100 Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.550, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720	J Stanley 53.5kg 5.41L	9 (11)
Moonee Valley 26-Apr-25 1519m SOFT 7 R5 BM 100 Hcp $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:33.520, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040	J Stanley 53kg	1 (8)
Bendigo 12-Apr-25 1300m GOOD 3 R10 BM 84 Hcp $2,600 (of $130,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.380, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220	J Mott 56.5kg 5.15L	6 (10)
Moonee Valley 22-Mar-25 1500m SOFT 5 R4 BM 84 Hcp $23,400 (of $130,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:31.970, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.710	H Coffey 56kg 0.06L	2 (10)
Flemington 01-Mar-25 1400m GOOD 4 R6 BM 84 Hcp (of $130,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:22.300, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960	J Mott 57kg 7.61L	13 (14)
Randwick 15-Feb-25 1400m GOOD 4 R10 BM 78 Hcp $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.030, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660	N Rawiller 60 3.98L	7 (11)
Sandown Lakeside 01-Feb-25 1200m GOOD 4 R1 BM 90 Hcp $7,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.630, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.460	J Mott 56kg 2.52L	4 (6)
Sandown Hillside 28-Sep-24 1400m GOOD 4 R8 BM 84 Hcp $2,600 (of $130,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.100, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.400	J Mott 57.5kg 4.11L	6 (15)
Flemington 14-Sep-24 1400m HEAVY 8 R6 LR Open Hcp $4,375 (of $175,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.120, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.500	H Coffey 54kg 4.02L	5 (15)
Caulfield 31-Aug-24 1400m GOOD 4 R2 BM 78 Hcp $7,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.840, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000	D Lane 60.5kg 3.00L	3 (10)
Rosehill Gardens 17-Aug-24 1400m SOFT 5 R10 BM 78 Hcp $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.700, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.390	C Schofield 61kg 1.82L	8 (11)
Caulfield 27-Jul-24 1400m HEAVY 8 R9 BM 84 Hcp $6,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:26.000, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.680	J Mott 58kg 2.51L	4 (12)
Caulfield 13-Jul-24 1400m SOFT 7 R2 BM 78 Hcp $44,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.680, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.480	J Mott 58.5kg	1 (14)
Ballarat 30-Jun-24 1400m SOFT 7 R7 BM 70 Hcp $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.900, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.540	D Stackhouse 60.5kg	1 (12)
Sandown Hillside 15-Jun-24 1400m SOFT 6 R3 BM 70 Hcp $7,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.500, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.080	C Gaudray 60.5kg 1.00L	3 (12)
Pakenham 23-May-24 1400m SOFT 6 R8 BM 70 Hcp $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:26.060, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080	J Mott 58.5kg	1 (10)
Sandown Hillside 08-May-24 1500m GOOD 4 R8 BM 70 Hcp $2,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:31.210, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.240	J Mott 58.5kg 1.85L	4 (12)
Flemington 25-Apr-24 1400m SOFT 5 R4 BM 70 Hcp $1,300 (of $65,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.250, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.020	J Mott 59.5kg 6.17L	9 (11)
Pakenham 21-Mar-24 1600m GOOD 4 R8 BM 70 Hcp $3,600 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.990, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.430	J Mott 59.5kg 2.60L	3 (11)
Pakenham 29-Feb-24 1600m GOOD 4 R5 BM 70 Hcp $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.650, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220	J Mott 60 3.10L	7 (11)
Morphettville Parks 03-Feb-24 1400m GOOD 3 R6 BM 76 Hcp $2,350 (of $65,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.740, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.610	J Holder 57.5kg 3.20L	5 (9)
Flemington 13-Jan-24 1400m GOOD 4 R7 BM 70 Hcp $4,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.870, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 6th	C Hefel 61kg, Cd 59.5kg 2.65L	4 (10)
Moonee Valley 30-Dec-23 1200m GOOD 4 R10 BM 78 Hcp $2,600 (of $130,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.960, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.480	J Mott 57.5kg 3.55L	7 (11)
Caulfield 19-Aug-23 1400m GOOD 4 R5 BM 84 Hcp (of $130,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.120, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.320	D Moor 55.5kg 6.70L	14 (15)
Sandown Lakeside 06-Aug-23 1400m SOFT 5 R8 BM78 $2,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:22.780, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.880	J Mott 58.5kg 1.00L	4 (14)
Caulfield 08-Jul-23 1400m SOFT 6 R5 BM 78 Hcp $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.300, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.920	L Lafferty 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 1.45L	6 (13)
Sandown Hillside 14-Jun-23 1500m SOFT 6 R7 BM 70 Hcp $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.600, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700	L Lafferty 63kg, Cd 60 3.00L	9 (15)
Sandown Hillside 27-May-23 1600m SOFT 6 R8 BM 84 Hcp $6,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.990, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.580	D Yendall 56kg 2.00L	4 (16)
Flemington 13-May-23 1600m SOFT 5 R4 BM 78 Hcp $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:35.820, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060	L Lafferty 60, Cd 57kg 9.25L	9 (16)
Sandown Lakeside 15-Apr-23 1400m SOFT 5 R9 BM 78 Hcp $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.590, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.240 Midfield, presented top straight, grinding finish	D Moor 60.5kg 2.60L	7 (13)
Flemington 25-Mar-23 1400m GOOD 4 R8 HCP $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.360, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.780 Worse than midfield, boxed on fairly in straight	D Moor 54kg 5.85L	8 (13)
Echuca 12-Mar-23 1400m HEAVY 8 R7 Open Hcp $18,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.910, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.040	D Yendall 54kg 2.75L	2 (9)
Flemington 18-Feb-23 1200m GOOD 3 R9 BM 84 Hcp $2,600 (of $130,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.480, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.860 Slow out, couldn't go when they sprinted	J Mott 57kg 7.10L	8 (14)
Cranbourne-Trn 06-Feb-23 990m SOFT 6 R2 2UP-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.030	J Mott 0 1.50L	3 (10)
Ladbrokes Park Hillside 25-Sep-22 1500m SOFT 5 R8 G3 SAND STKS (of $200,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:30.260, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.660 Drifted back from wide couldn't quicken when asked	D Moor 54kg 13.00L	11 (12)
Flemington 10-Sep-22 1400m SOFT 7 R4 LR TONTONAN $15,750 (of $175,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.380, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 Settled midfield hit the line strongly late in run	J Mott 54kg 2.50L	3 (12)
Caulfield 27-Aug-22 1400m SOFT 6 R3 BM78 $14,400 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.750, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 Just off the speed, held up until 200m, close 2nd	J Mott 57.5kg 0.40L	2 (13)
Caulfield 13-Aug-22 1400m GOOD 4 R9 BM84 $23,400 (of $130,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.220, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.940 Settled off pace loomed up on turn fought to line	D Moor 54kg 0.40L	2 (12)
Ladbrokes Park Hillside 27-Jul-22 1400m HEAVY 9 R6 3Y C,G,E BM70 $27,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:29.380, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.560 Back widest turning gave them windburn massive win	J Mott 57kg	1 (8)
Sportsbet-Ballarat 10-Jul-22 1200m HEAVY 8 R1 MDN-SW $19,250 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:14.960, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.880	J Mott 59.5kg	1 (10)
Flemington 30-Oct-21 2500m GOOD 4 R6 G1 VIC DERBY (of $2,000,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:37.320, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.240 Too keen, went forward wide no cover, tired badly	J Mott 57kg 32.80L	14 (16)
The Valley 23-Oct-21 2040m SOFT 5 R7 G2 VASE $6,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:09.080, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.680 Settled midfield, boxed on nicely in straight	J Mott 57kg 3.15L	6 (14)
Sale 06-Oct-21 1732m SOFT 6 R1 MDN-SW $6,300 (of $35,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:47.290, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.180	J Mott 57kg 1.30L	2 (9)
Flemington 22-Sep-21 1420m SOFT 5 R3 3Y BM64 $1,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:26.060, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.960 Box seat, peeled out and loomed, peaked 200m	J Mott 59kg 1.55L	5 (12)
Ladbrokes Park Lakeside 01-Sep-21 1200m GOOD 4 R1 3Y MDN-SW $1,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.310, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.170 Settled midfield, boxed on nicely in straight	J Mott 58kg 4.20L	6 (11)
Cranbourne-Trn 09-Aug-21 800m HEAVY 9 R6 3YC&G-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:47.500	J Mott 0 0.00L	5 (7)
Morphettville Parks 08-May-21 1400m SOFT 5 R2 G3 2YO Open Set Weight $2,725 (of $127,545) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.140, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 602m 00:36.040	J Mott 57.5kg 7.60L	8 (10)
Flemington 25-Apr-21 1400m SOFT 5 R4 LR Anzac Day Stks $12,600 (of $140,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.020, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650 Raced wide no cover early, huge run considering	J Mott 55.5kg 0.40L	3 (13)
Sale 07-Apr-21 1205m GOOD 4 R3 2Y MDN-SW $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.510, SP: 3.10 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.050	D Stackhouse 58kg 2.70L	7 (10)
Ladbrokes Park Hillside 23-Jan-21 1300m GOOD 4 R1 2Y HCP $22,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.900, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.710 Behind leader, fought hard but found one better	J Mott 57.5kg 4.50L	2 (10)