Following Orders (2020) Horse
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Following Orders, a 6yo bay colt trained by P J Rothwell in Wicklow, will run in the Bellewstown R2 William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle. He is by Order Of St George out of Tarentine and remains a maiden after nine starts. In his most recent race at Downpatrick on 19 September 2025, ridden by Tiernan Power Roche, he finished fifth behind the winner Sporting Glance.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick 19-Sep-25 4330m SOFT R4 NvH $436 (of $14,501), SP: 5.50 1st Sporting Glance ( E Staples 155 ) 2nd Penny Perfect ( J Kennedy 159 ) 7.00L 3rd Boston Rajj ( D Gilligan 165 ) 24.00L 5th Following Orders ( T P Roche 154 , Cd 159 ) 31.70L See full results | T P Roche 69.9kg, Cd 72.1kg 31.70L | 5 (6) |
| Ballinrobe 26-Aug-25 3680m GOOD R1 MdH $2,399 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:29.000, SP: 3.00 1st Bhean Saibhre ( P Smithers 156 ) 2nd Following Orders ( T P Roche 166 ) 16.00L 3rd Mr Eastwood ( P Kavanagh 166 ) 8.50L See full results | T P Roche 75.3kg 16.00L | 2 (9) |
| Roscommon 06-Aug-25 4080m SOFT R1 MdH $2,000 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:00.100, SP: 8.00 1st Power Of Words ( J Kennedy 162 ) 2nd Following Orders ( C Hogan 166 ) 1.25L 3rd Jazzy Rock ( A Harvey 159 ) 8.00L See full results | C Hogan 75.3kg 1.25L | 2 (15) |
| Wexford 04-Jul-25 4180m GOOD R1 MdH $500 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 05:16.800, SP: 17.00 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 4th and pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace 1st Kamikaz Du Plessis ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Noticebox ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 3.75L 3rd Dream Diamond ( D J Gilligan 166 ) 4.50L 4th Following Orders ( T P Roche 166 , Cd 171 ) 12.25L See full results | T P Roche 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 12.25L | 4 (14) |
| Kilbeggan 25-Apr-25 3120m SOFT R1 MdH $200 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 03:53.900, SP: 2.50 Close up, 3rd after 4th, lost place before 2 out where mistake, one paced before last 1st Allo Al Khawaneej ( P Byrnes 166 ) 2nd Walk On Annilog ( O R Brown 159 ) 3.25L 3rd Eyeeye ( J Gilligan 166 ) 2.50L 6th Following Orders ( T P Roche 166 , Cd 171 ) 11.00L See full results | T P Roche 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 11.00L | 6 (14) |
| Thurles 16-Mar-25 3140m GOOD R4 MdH $1,250 (of $12,501), SP: 2.25 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress into 2nd entering straight, ridden to dispute when left in lead 2 out, soon pressed, joined before last, bad mistake last and headed, no extra run-in and lost 2nd close home 1st Free Flow ( T P Harney 166 ) 2nd Game On ( N J Ryan 166 ) 7.00L 3rd Following Orders ( T P Roche 166 ) 8.25L See full results | T P Roche 75.3kg 8.25L | 3 (16) |
| Leopardstown 03-Mar-25 3220m SOFT R2 MdH $2,600 (of $13,000), Winning Time: 04:03.010, SP: 26.00 Soon prominent on outer, 5th before 4th, effort in 3rd entering straight, closed in 2nd before last, kept on run-in, held 1st Solsbury Hill ( C G O'dwyer 166 ) 2nd Following Orders ( T P Roche 166 ) 0.75L 3rd Harbour Highway ( C Clarke 166 ) 0.75L See full results | T P Roche 75.3kg 0.75L | 2 (18) |
| Tyrella 25-Jan-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $7,800), SP: 6/1 Pr, 1l adv by 2nd, prog to jn ldr 5th, wo with 5l adv by 3out, 4l adv appr str, jnd last & rdn, no ex 1st Captain P ( J H Williamson 165 ) 2nd Following Orders ( B T Stone 170 ) 1.50L 3rd Doctors Hill ( N Mcparlan 170 ) 4.00L | B T Stone 77.1kg 1.50L | 2 |
| Damma House 03-Nov-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $7,800), SP: 6/1 Ld/disp til 3rd aftr 4th, 1 1/2l 2nd bef 5out & 3rd when mstk 2out, edged left & wknd aftr 2out 1st Soldier In Mayo ( B O'neill 165 ) 2nd Kool Kid ( H P Goff 160 ) 0.30L 3rd Lucky Manifest ( P J Cody 160 ) 6.00L 5th Following Orders ( B Lawless 165 , Cd 0 ) 12.75L | B Lawless 74.8kg, Cd 0 12.75L | 5 |