Thunder Rock (2016) Horse

Foal Date

07-May-16

Colour

bay

Sire

Shirocco

Dam

La Belle Sauvage

Prize Money

306445

Trainer

O Murphy

Owners

McNeill Family & Mr Ian Dale

About

Thunder Rock is a ten-year-old bay gelding by Shirocco out of La Belle Sauvage. He is trained by O Murphy and owned by McNeill Family & Mr Ian Dale. Across 30 starts he has achieved twelve wins, placed second four times and third three times, earning $306,445. His latest start was at Perth on 15 October 2026, finishing 1st of 6 runners.

Raced At

Perth • Aintree • Kempton • Wincanton • Newbury • Ayr • Haydock • Cheltenham • Kelso • Musselburgh • Carlisle • Uttoxeter • Huntingdon • Wetherby • Newton Abbot • Exeter

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Perth 15-Oct-26 4791m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpCh $14,434 (of $26,886), SP: 3.75 1st Thunder Rock ( S Bowen 167 ) 2nd Golden Point ( D R Fox 156 ) 7.00L 3rd Major Fortune ( H Skelton 166 ) 17.00L See full results	S Bowen 75.8kg	1 (6)
Aintree 09-Apr-26 4242m SOFT R4 CL2 ChNHF (of $46,115), SP: 17.00 1st Barton Snow ( H Crow 168 ) 2nd Lets Go Champ ( S Carter 168 ) 7.00L 3rd Take All ( S Scott 168 ) 1.25L 16th Thunder Rock ( J King 168 ) 55.65L See full results	J King 76.2kg 55.6kgL	16 (25)
Kempton 24-Mar-26 4124m GOOD R7 CL5 ChNHF $4,860 (of $4,860), SP: 1.09 1st Thunder Rock ( J King 174 ) 2nd Fix At All ( B T Stone 170 ) 8.50L See full results	J King 78.9kg	1 (2)
Wincanton 26-Feb-26 4055m SOFT R6 CL5 ChNHF $6,163 (of $6,258), SP: 1.40 1st Thunder Rock ( J King 174 ) 2nd Gateau De Miel ( T Stanley 170 ) 7.50L 3rd Mr Glass ( O Nicholls 170 ) 9.00L See full results	J King 78.9kg	1 (6)
Wincanton 30-Jan-26 5057m HEAVY R6 CL5 ChNHF $3,193 (of $6,781), SP: 5.00 1st Pyleigh Court ( E L Herbison 168 ) 2nd Thunder Rock ( J King 174 ) 0.75L 3rd Illico De Cotte ( F Philipson-stow 170 ) 2.50L See full results	J King 78.9kg 0.75L	2 (6)
Newbury 28-Nov-25 4880m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Front mid-division on outer, hit 5th, lost ground after 4 out, tailed off next, pulled up before 2 out	S Bowen 75.8kg	UPL (11)
Ayr 11-Apr-25 4308m GOOD TO SOFT CL2 Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Prominent in main group, pushed along in 5th home turn, weakened before 2 out	Lewis Saunders 75.3kg 6l	7 (10)
Bangor-on-Dee 22-Mar-25 3935m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL2 Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Towards rear, cajoled along at times, reminders after 7th, lost touch 4 out	Lewis Saunders 76.2kg 20l	4 (7)
Haydock 15-Feb-25 4881m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Held up in rear, headway when fluent 6th, hit next, ridden 9th, weakened before 3 out	S Bowen 70.8kg 8 1/2l	4 (6)
Cheltenham 01-Jan-25 4075m SOFT CL1 Hurdle, SP: 22/1 Held up in touch towards rear, headway 6th, outpaced after 3 out, no impression after, left 4th last	S Bowen 69.9kg 14l	4 (6)
Ascot 23-Nov-24 3875m GOOD CL1 Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Held up last, pushed along and struggling when pulled up before 4 out	S Bowen 69.9kg	UPL (5)
Aintree 11-Apr-24 5020m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 22/1 Held up in rear, outpaced when not fluent 13th, started jumping right and getting behind, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before 2 out	S Bowen 74.4kg	UPL (7)
Kelso 02-Mar-24 4715m GOOD TO SOFT CL1 Chase, SP: 9/4 In touch, headway 2 out, led narrowly next, ridden and ran on	S Bowen 72.6kg	1 (7)
Musselburgh 04-Feb-24 4086m SOFT CL2 Chase, SP: 10/3 Towards rear, slow 4th, ridden after 10th, stayed on from 3 out, went 2nd close home, not trouble winner	G Sheehan 71.7kg 2l	2 (8)
Cheltenham 16-Dec-23 4139m SOFT CL1 Chase, SP: 3/1 Not jump well, in touch, lost place 7th, behind when pulled up 4 out	S Bowen 68.9kg	UPL (12)
Carlisle 05-Nov-23 4014m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 11/8 Tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, pushed along next, ridden and headway to lead approaching last, ran on	S Bowen 71.7kg	1 (4)
Ayr 22-Apr-23 4124m GOOD CL1 Chase, SP: 5/2 Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, led 8th, headed after next, not fluent 11th, challenged 13th, led 4 out, joined last, headed flat, no impression towards finish	Adrian Heskin 70.8kg 1 3/4 length	2 (6)
Cheltenham 15-Mar-23 4901m SOFT CL1 Chase, SP: 22/1 Held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 9th, some headway 3 out, no impression, well when when mistake 2 out	Adrian Heskin 73kg 6l	6 (10)
Sandown 04-Feb-23 4033m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 11/2 Held up in touch in rear, headway when mistake 12th, pushed along before 3 out, close 3rd when slightly impeded before 2 out, held from last	Adrian Heskin 73kg 3 3/4l	3 (5)
Cheltenham 01-Jan-23 4139m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Chase, SP: 15/8 In rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 4th, closed 6th, pecked next, not fluent 16th, outpaced when not fluent 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, edged left and stayed on flat, no impression on winner, just failed to get 2nd	Adrian Heskin 70.8kg Head	3 (5)
Ascot 18-Nov-22 3781m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Chase, SP: 7/4 Chased leader, pecked 10th, challenged 2 out, soon led, came clear flat, comfortably	Adrian Heskin 74.4kg	1 (4)
Uttoxeter 28-Oct-22 3213m GOOD CL3 Chase, SP: 9/2 Held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 3 out, not much room before 2 out, led last, drew clear flat, readily	Adrian Heskin 73.5kg	1 (7)
Ayr 01-Apr-22 4115m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 2/1 Held up in touch, headway going well to led approaching 2 out, pecked 2 out, went clear last, comfortably	Adrian Heskin 75.3kg	1 (5)
Sandown 12-Mar-22 3980m SOFT CL1 Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Held up in mid-division, headway on inside approaching 2 out, weakened after 2 out	Adrian Heskin 72.6kg 1 3/4 length	9 (17)
Huntingdon 10-Feb-22 3947m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL2 Hurdle, SP: 5/6 Tracked clear leader, closed up after 4 out, led 3 out, soon pressed, not fluent and pushed along 2 out, ridden and asserted run-in, readily	Adrian Heskin 65.3kg	1 (5)
Musselburgh 06-Dec-21 3979m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 1/5 Not fluent, tracked leader, every chance 2 out, jumped well and led next, ran on	Adrian Heskin 71.7kg	1 (8)
Wetherby 13-Nov-21 3963m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 13/8 Mid division, awkward 5th, headway travelling well 2 out, led narrowly last, kept on well flat	Adrian Heskin 68.9kg	1 (8)
Newton Abbot 21-Oct-21 3722m HEAVY CL4 Hurdle, SP: 3/1 Held up, headway 3 out, ridden before 2 out, went second approaching last, no match for winner	Adrian Heskin 68.9kg 11l	2 (7)
Exeter 14-Feb-21 3379m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 NH Flat, SP: 5/2 Handy on outside, challenged over 3f out, led over 2f out, hard pressed after, edged left towards finish, held on	Adrian Heskin 71.2kg	1 (8)
Newcastle 10-Dec-20 3261m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 NH Flat, SP: 7/4 Midfield, steady headway on inside turning for home, chased leader over 1f out, no extra close home	Aidan Coleman 69.9kg 2 3/4l	3 (12)

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