The Roc Hopper (2019) Horse
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About
The Roc Hopper is a 7yo bay trained by R Menzies. It is by Shirocco out of Borboleta. The horse is still a maiden, having not won in ten starts. In its most recent race at Market Rasen on 5 July 2026, jockey Nathan Moscrop rode it to an eighth‑place finish behind the winner Matoury.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen 05-Jul-26 4641m GOOD R4 CL5 HcpH (of $6,541), Winning Time: 05:55.980, SP: 13.00 1st Matoury ( W Maggs 153 , Cd 150 ) 2nd Star Vantage ( C Maggs 148 , Cd 145 ) 0.75L 3rd Ramaah ( J Best 142 ) 2.25L 8th The Roc Hopper ( N Moscrop 142 ) 11.20L See full results | N Moscrop 64.4kg 11.20L | 8 (12) |
| Cartmel 25-May-26 4454m GOOD R3 CL5 HcpH $1,674 (of $6,885), Winning Time: 05:29.600, SP: 12.00 1st Path Of Stars ( B Macey 142 ) 2nd The Roc Hopper ( N Moscrop 142 ) 0.75L 3rd Poetry Man ( J Bewley 161 ) 1.50L See full results | N Moscrop 64.4kg 0.75L | 2 (12) |
| Ayr 21-Jan-25 4310m SOFT R2 CL5 HcpH (of $6,049), SP: 17.00 1st Topkapi Star ( P Kavanagh 152 ) 2nd Anamanda ( C O'farrell 155 ) 9.50L 3rd Red Cadillac ( D Mcmenamin 162 ) 2.75L UPL The Roc Hopper ( B S Hughes 148 ) 0.00L | B S Hughes 67.1kg 0.00L | UPD (12) |
| Musselburgh 09-Dec-24 3980m SOFT R5 CL5 HcpH (of $6,886), Winning Time: 05:01.230, SP: 34.00 Close up, lost position after 6th, mistake next, soon behind 1st Prince Of Perth ( C Mccann 168 ) 2nd Catboy ( E Collier 156 ) 0.50L 3rd Quian ( T Broughton 156 ) 12.00L 7th The Roc Hopper ( C Nichol 151 ) 30.25L See full results | C Nichol 68.5kg 30.25L | 7 (13) |
| Kelso 09-Nov-24 4200m SOFT R5 CL5 HcpH (of $6,886), Winning Time: 08:51.000, SP: 81.00 Rapid headway out wide to lead after 1st, ridden before 2 out, headed 2 out, chased leaders, weakening when mistake last, finished tired 1st Starlyte ( P W Wadge 161 ) 2nd Santa Clarita ( S Coltherd 158 ) 6.00L 3rd Maillot Blanc ( D Hislop 168 ) 1.00L 6th The Roc Hopper ( S Quinlan 154 ) 21.00L See full results | S Quinlan 69.9kg 21.00L | 6 (11) |