Rock Opera (2020) Horse
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Rock Opera is a 6yo gelding trained by R A Fahey at Malton. He is by the stallion Unfortunately out of Broughtons Jewel and has recorded four career wins. On 24 Jan 2024 at Southwell he claimed his biggest victory, earning $10,821.00 in the Class 4 Handicap.
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Thirsk • Ripon • Newmarket • Doncaster • Haydock • Pontefract • Wolverhampton • Southwell • Ayr • Windsor • Nottingham • Kempton • Chester • BeverleyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thirsk 02-May-26 1207m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $1,227 (of $9,837) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.800, SP: 7.00 1st Emperor Caradoc ( D Nolan 129 ) 2nd Mister Sox ( S Kirrane 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Rock Opera ( W Fentiman 125 , Cd 122 ) 1.00L See full results | W Fentiman 56.7kg, Cd 55.3kg 1.00L | 3 (9) |
| Ripon 16-Apr-26 1207m SOFT R4 CL4 Hcp (of $13,773) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:11.600, SP: 15.00 1st Kodiac Thriller ( R Elliott 129 ) 2nd Wild Clary ( J Leavy 131 ) 0.30L 3rd American Style ( S Gray 135 ) 0.00L 7th Rock Opera ( E Tindall 122 , Cd 117 ) 2.95L See full results | E Tindall 55.3kg, Cd 53.1kg 2.95L | 7 (16) |
| Newmarket 01-Nov-25 1210m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp (of $12,296) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.210, SP: 6.50 1st Dashing Dick ( K Shoemark 130 ) 2nd Lord Roxby ( R Scott 135 ) 0.50L 3rd May Blossom ( C Fallon 130 ) 3.75L 8th Rock Opera ( E Tindall 131 , Cd 138 ) 8.30L See full results | E Tindall 59.4kg, Cd 62.6kg 8.30L | 8 (9) |
| Ascot 03-Oct-25 1210m SOFT R5 CL2 Hcp (of $44,266) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:15.970, SP: 15.00 1st Aramram ( T Marquand 136 ) 2nd Sea Baaeed ( O Murphy 125 ) 0.00L 3rd Sondad ( J Mason 132 ) 1.25L 10th Rock Opera ( E Tindall 116 , Cd 123 ) 8.45L See full results | E Tindall 52.6kg, Cd 55.8kg 8.45L | 10 (10) |
| Doncaster 12-Sep-25 1210m SOFT R8 CL4 Hcp (of $21,641) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:12.150, SP: 9.00 1st Charlie Mason ( J Doughty 127 ) 2nd Bob Mali ( T Jakes 139 ) 0.30L 3rd Impressor ( A Young 125 ) 0.75L 6th Rock Opera ( E Tindall 136 , Cd 143 ) 2.45L See full results | E Tindall 61.7kg, Cd 64.9kg 2.45L | 6 (15) |
| Ripon 16-Aug-25 1210m GOOD R4 CL2 Hcp (of $98,370) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:10.770, SP: 9.00 1st Intervention ( W Pyle 117 ) 2nd Kodiac Thriller ( R Elliott 116 ) 1.25L 3rd First Folio ( T Kiely-marshall 121 ) 0.50L 9th Rock Opera ( E Tindall 114 , Cd 121 ) 5.35L See full results | E Tindall 51.7kg, Cd 54.9kg 5.35L | 9 (17) |
| York 26-Jul-25 1210m GOOD R2 CL2 Hcp $12,090 (of $98,370) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.930, SP: 19.00 1st Elmonjed ( J Crowley 132 ) 2nd Jubilee Walk ( S Foley 127 ) 0.30L 3rd Rock Opera ( E Tindall 114 ) 0.60L See full results | E Tindall 51.7kg 0.60L | 3 (19) |
| York 12-Jul-25 1210m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp (of $24,592) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.110, SP: 7.00 Held up towards rear far side, pushed along off pace over 2f out, making headway final furlong when short of room on rail, kept on well 1st Aberama Gold ( D Tudhope 134 ) 2nd Ingleby Archie ( H Shaw 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Juan Les Pins ( A Rawlinson 135 ) 0.30L 7th Rock Opera ( W Fentiman 133 , Cd 138 ) 2.15L See full results | W Fentiman 60.3kg, Cd 62.6kg 2.15L | 7 (18) |
| Haydock 05-Jul-25 1210m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $2,699 (of $21,641) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:13.050, SP: 7.00 Held up in rear, ridden and good headway near side rail inside final furlong, ran on in 3rd, no chance with winner 1st Expert Agent ( M Ghiani 129 ) 2nd Bright ( R Dawson 135 ) 1.25L 3rd Rock Opera ( W Fentiman 133 , Cd 138 ) 2.50L See full results | W Fentiman 60.3kg, Cd 62.6kg 2.50L | 3 (15) |
| Hamilton 16-Jun-25 1210m SOFT R6 CL4 Hcp $1,812 (of $29,511) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:11.910, SP: 9.00 In rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and switched right, kept on inside final furlong 1st Abduction ( S A Gray 132 ) 2nd Sir Garfield ( J Hart 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Monsieur Kodi ( O J Orr 130 ) 1.00L 4th Rock Opera ( W Fentiman 135 , Cd 140 ) 2.30L See full results | W Fentiman 61.2kg, Cd 63.5kg 2.30L | 4 (14) |
| York 31-May-25 1210m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp $3,022 (of $24,592) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:10.200, SP: 8.00 In rear, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left, headway over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, ran on 1st Ingleby Archie ( H Shaw 130 ) 2nd Alfa Whiteburd ( H Doyle 130 ) 1.00L 3rd Rock Opera ( B Garritty 135 ) 2.25L See full results | B Garritty 61.2kg 2.25L | 3 (20) |
| Doncaster 18-May-25 1210m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $663 (of $10,623) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.450, SP: 4.00 Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, every chance from over 1f out, held close home 1st Twilight Romance ( P J Mcdonald 136 ) 2nd Pals Battalion ( D Nolan 137 ) 0.20L 3rd Gressington ( C Rodriguez 134 ) 0.70L 4th Rock Opera ( B Garritty 128 ) 0.90L See full results | B Garritty 58.1kg 0.90L | 4 (7) |
| Pontefract 30-Apr-25 1210m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $2,456 (of $9,837) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.350, SP: 6.00 Slowly away, in rear, in touch, headway on outer 2f out, ridden in 3rd approaching final furlong, kept on, no chance with winner 1st Mister Sox ( S Kirrane 129 ) 2nd Rock Opera ( O J Orr 135 ) 3.50L 3rd Kodiac Thriller ( J Garritty 132 ) 4.75L See full results | O J Orr 61.2kg 3.50L | 2 (7) |
| Ripon 17-Apr-25 1210m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp (of $13,773) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.020, SP: 8.00 Rear mid-division, pushed along and switched right well over 1f out, never involved 1st Dakota Gold ( C Beasley 135 ) 2nd Aberama Gold ( M Winn 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Fortamour ( P Mulrennan 131 ) 1.25L 7th Rock Opera ( B Garritty 129 ) 5.95L See full results | B Garritty 58.5kg 5.95L | 7 (13) |
| Wolverhampton 19-Nov-24 1230m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $9,345) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.980, SP: 13.00 Held up towards rear, took keen hold, ridden on outside over 1f out, no impression 1st Fiscal Policy ( J Hart 127 ) 2nd Aberama Gold ( D Nolan 135 ) 0.75L 3rd Smart Vision ( L Edmunds 135 ) 2.00L 10th Rock Opera ( W Fentiman 132 , Cd 139 ) 6.15L See full results | W Fentiman 59.9kg, Cd 63kg 6.15L | 10 (11) |
| Southwell 25-Oct-24 1220m GOOD R8 CL4 Hcp $2,333 (of $9,345) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.580, SP: 5.50 Towards rear, headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on, went 2nd close home 1st True Promise ( S A Gray 133 ) 2nd Rock Opera ( J Garritty 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Jimmy Speaking ( S D Sousa 135 ) 1.10L See full results | J Garritty 61.2kg 1.00L | 2 (12) |
| Ayr 10-Oct-24 1210m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $1,429 (of $11,459) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.410, SP: 5.50 Held up in rear, headway far side of group over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, outpaced into 3rd inside final 100 yards 1st Rousing Encore ( J P Sullivan 131 ) 2nd Abduction ( P Mulrennan 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Rock Opera ( O J Orr 132 ) 1.00L See full results | O J Orr 59.9kg 1.00L | 3 (11) |
| Ayr 21-Sep-24 1210m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $33,501), Winning Time: 01:08.900, SP: 12/1 Raced far side, off the pace towards rear, headway against far rail over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong 1st Alfa Kellenic ( W Pyle 140 ) 2nd Aramram ( S M Levey 129 ) 1.75L 3rd Bergerac ( T Eaves 138 ) 0.30L 10th Rock Opera ( A Mullen 128 ) 6.50L See full results | A Mullen 58.1kg 6.50L | 10 (22) |
| Ripon 17-Aug-24 1210m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $51,540), Winning Time: 01:09.530, SP: 12/1 Slowly into stride, towards rear stands side, ridden over 2f out, never figured 1st Dare To Hope ( O J Orr 123 ) 2nd Ramazan ( O Mcsweeney 138 ) 0.75L 3rd Secret Guest ( A Breslin 121 ) 1.00L 12th Rock Opera ( C Hardie 116 ) 6.75L See full results | C Hardie 52.6kg 6.75L | 12 (17) |
| Windsor 16-Aug-24 1220m GOOD R6 Hcp $3,020 (of $25,770), Winning Time: 01:10.130, SP: 17/2 Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, switched left, went 4th well inside final furlong, kept on 1st Toca Madera ( B D L Sayette 135 ) 2nd Regal Envoy ( H Turner 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Intervention ( A Rawlinson 129 ) 0.30L 4th Rock Opera ( C Hardie 126 ) 1.75L See full results | C Hardie 57.2kg 1.75L | 4 (9) |
| York 27-Jul-24 1210m GOOD R2 Hcp $9,068 (of $38,655), Winning Time: 01:10.790, SP: 25/1 Slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway when short of room approaching final furlong, nearest finish 1st Rage Of Bamby ( C Bishop 134 ) 2nd Korker ( S H James 138 ) 1.25L 3rd Rock Opera ( A Mullen 115 ) 1.50L See full results | A Mullen 52.2kg 1.50L | 3 (14) |
| York 13-Jul-24 1210m SOFT R7 Hcp (of $10,730), Winning Time: 01:13.500, SP: 15/2 Towards rear near side, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong 1st Ray Vonn ( H Crouch 127 ) 2nd Maxi Boy ( D Tudhope 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Rebel Path ( D Muscutt 130 ) 0.15L 9th Rock Opera ( O J Orr 135 ) 5.50L See full results | O J Orr 61.2kg 5.50L | 9 (18) |
| Doncaster 30-Jun-24 1210m GOOD R1 Hcp $5,653 (of $5,653), Winning Time: 01:10.430, SP: 8/1 Raced in last, smooth headway going best over 1f out, soon ridden and every chance, led inside final furlong, kept on well 1st Rock Opera ( D Nolan 128 ) 2nd Mythical Phoenix ( L Edmunds 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Ingra Tor ( C Rodriguez 135 ) 1.25L See full results | D Nolan 58.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Nottingham 05-Jun-24 1220m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $2,579 (of $10,329) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.740, SP: 13.00 Slowly away, in rear, switched right and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, headed towards finish, just held 1st Abbey Heights ( R Kingscote 130 ) 2nd Rock Opera ( C Murtagh 130 ) 0.15L 3rd Fantasy Master ( R Dawson 129 ) 1.25L See full results | C Murtagh 59kg 0.15L | 2 (13) |
| Hamilton 18-May-24 1210m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $620 (of $9,935) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.010, SP: 3.75 Raced in centre, chased leader until 2f out, plugged on in well held 3rd, dropped to 4th post 1st Iris Dancer ( A Mullen 122 ) 2nd Sacred Falls ( W Pyle 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Quintus Arrius ( P Mulrennan 137 ) 4.75L 4th Rock Opera ( O J Orr 134 ) 4.75L See full results | O J Orr 60.8kg 4.75L | 4 (5) |
| Ripon 18-Apr-24 1210m HEAVY R5 CL4 Hcp (of $13,773) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:18.330, SP: 11.00 Prominent far side, pushed along and weakened 2f out 1st Fortamour ( J Mason 130 ) 2nd Illusionist ( H Shaw 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Danzan ( P Dennis 132 ) 5.00L 11th Rock Opera ( O J Orr 133 ) 32.25L See full results | O J Orr 60.3kg 32.25L | 11 (13) |
| Wolverhampton 05-Apr-24 1440m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 Hcp $291 (of $9,345) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:28.030, SP: 5.50 Went badly left and hampered rival start, chased leader 2f, chased leaders, ridden on inside over 1f out, weakened final furlong 1st Woodstock ( J Mason 132 ) 2nd Bell Shot ( A Rawlinson 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Giant ( J Hart 135 ) 1.50L 5th Rock Opera ( O J Orr 134 ) 4.25L See full results | O J Orr 60.8kg 4.25L | 5 (8) |
| Southwell 11-Mar-24 1420m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp $811 (of $26,068) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:25.490, SP: 11.00 Held up last, headway towards nearside from 2f out, ran on to fifth inside final 110 yards, nearest at finish 1st How Impressive ( O Murphy 135 ) 2nd Visibility ( D Swift 130 ) 0.50L 3rd Thunder Roar ( T Eaves 135 ) 2.00L 5th Rock Opera ( O J Orr 135 ) 3.50L See full results | O J Orr 61.2kg 3.50L | 5 (12) |
| Newcastle 28-Jan-24 1210m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $1,350 (of $10,821) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.140, SP: 4.33 Chased clear winner, ridden over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong 1st Prince of Zenda ( B Wilkie 134 ) 2nd The Caltonian ( J Peate 139 ) 2.25L 3rd Rock Opera ( R Sexton 134 ) 3.25L See full results | R Sexton 60.8kg 3.25L | 3 (6) |
| Southwell 24-Jan-24 1220m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $5,757 (of $10,821) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:14.500, SP: 3.25 Mid-division, switched right and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led close home 1st Rock Opera ( O J Orr 134 ) 2nd Quandary ( C Rodriguez 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Dark Side Thunder ( L Edmunds 133 ) 1.25L See full results | O J Orr 60.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 08-Jan-24 1440m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $26,067) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:27.740, SP: 13.00 Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards, never nearer 1st Smoky Mountain ( D Muscutt 132 ) 2nd Shoot To Kill ( F Marsh 130 ) 1.00L 3rd Jahidin ( C Lee 131 ) 1.00L 7th Rock Opera ( O J Orr 131 ) 3.25L See full results | O J Orr 59.4kg 3.25L | 7 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 24-Nov-23 1230m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp $3,873 (of $7,278) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:13.650, SP: 13.00 Held up well off the pace in last pair, good headway out wide over 1f out, ridden and strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish 1st Rock Opera ( O J Orr 134 ) 2nd Musical Mystery ( R Ryan 133 ) 1.00L 3rd A Pint Of Bear ( E Whittington 126 ) 0.50L See full results | O J Orr 60.8kg | 1 (12) |
| Newcastle 11-Nov-23 1210m GOOD R9 CL4 Hcp (of $9,432) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.800, SP: 9.00 In touch, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders 1st Trabajo Detecho ( A Collier 147 ) 2nd Kats Bob ( H Crawford 142 ) 0.15L 3rd So Grateful ( S Brotherton 148 ) 2.50L 6th Rock Opera ( E Cagney 153 ) 6.25L See full results | E Cagney 69.4kg 6.25L | 6 (10) |
| Kempton 17-Oct-23 1210m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $6,281) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.840, SP: 17/2 Never closer than mid-division 1st Clearpoint ( K Shoemark 135 ) 2nd Buccabay ( C Bishop 133 ) 0.30L 3rd Celtic Champion ( O Murphy 136 ) 0.30L 10th Rock Opera ( D Nolan 131 ) 14.25L See full results | D Nolan 59.4kg 14.25L | 10 (10) |
| Haydock 30-Sep-23 1210m SOFT R3 CL3 Hcp $1,585 (of $24,593) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:15.670, SP: 8.00 Mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, soon beaten 1st Roach Power ( J Crowley 127 ) 2nd Knebworth ( E Jones 135 ) 4.25L 3rd Lakota Blue ( F Mcmanoman 136 ) 2.25L 4th Rock Opera ( O J Orr 132 ) 10.00L See full results | O J Orr 59.9kg 10.00L | 4 (10) |
| Thirsk 01-Sep-23 1210m GOOD R4 CL3 Hcp $1,078 (of $16,724) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:12.520, SP: 9.00 Towards rear, switched left and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish 1st Pendleton ( B A Curtis 131 ) 2nd Brazen Bolt ( J Hart 130 ) 1.75L 3rd First Folio ( H Crouch 138 ) 0.30L 4th Rock Opera ( B Garritty 124 ) 3.75L See full results | B Garritty 56.2kg 3.75L | 4 (12) |
| York 09-Jul-22 1210m GOOD R4 CL4 $3,650 (of $14,765) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.320, SP: 4.50 Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance final furlong, kept on well 1st Miss Jungle Cat ( C Lee 129 ) 2nd Rock Opera ( O J Orr 132 ) 1.25L 3rd Misty Blues ( D Allan 129 ) 0.75L See full results | O J Orr 59.9kg 1.25L | 2 (7) |
| Chester 11-Jun-22 1220m GOOD R1 CL4 Nv $2,417 (of $11,384) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.280, SP: 3.50 Tracked winner, ridden entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish 1st Sanks A Million ( R Kingscote 126 ) 2nd Rock Opera ( B Mchugh 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Metahorse ( R Ryan 128 ) 1.25L See full results | B Mchugh 59.9kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Hamilton 25-May-22 1010m SOFT R2 CL4 Md $5,400 (of $9,837) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:00.300, SP: 5.50 Awkward and hampered start, in rear, ridden and switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran strongly to lead well inside last 1st Rock Opera ( P Hanagan 133 ) 2nd Explicit ( W Buick 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Montelusa ( P Dennis 133 ) 0.75L See full results | P Hanagan 60.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Beverley 02-May-22 1010m GOOD R1 CL6 Nv $380 (of $5,902) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.350, SP: 19.00 Close up, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on but lost third final strides 1st Rogue Spirit ( J Mitchell 131 ) 2nd Mersea ( B A Curtis 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Minnesota Lad ( P Hanagan 133 ) 0.20L 4th Rock Opera ( J Garritty 133 ) 1.75L See full results | J Garritty 60.3kg 1.75L | 4 (13) |