Wandering Rocks (2019) Horse
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Wandering Rocks is a seven-year-old chestnut gelding, by Ulysses out of West Of The Moon. He is trained by W Durkan and owned by William Durkan. From 28 starts he has secured two victories, placed second once and earned five third‑place finishes, accumulating $45,891 in prize money. His most recent outing was at Dundalk on 10 October 2026, where he came home 5th of 7 runners. His latest win was recorded at Ballinrobe on 7 May 2024.
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Dundalk • Ballinrobe • Killarney • Punchestown • Sligo • Wexford • Thurles • Cork • Listowel • Gowran Park • Epsom Downs • Doncaster • Kempton • Newbury • SouthwellRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 29-Oct-26 2414m STANDARD R8 Happy Halloween Handicap, SP: 13.00 | Jamie Orr 2.25L | 6 (13) |
| Dundalk 10-Oct-26 2414m SYNTHETIC R7 Hcp $725 (of $24,164) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:34.390, SP: 26.00 1st Serenity Blue ( R Holohan 140 , Cd 135 ) 2nd Cooley's Mist ( C Hayes 129 ) 3.25L 3rd Coolnagrattan ( N Burns 128 , Cd 123 ) 3.75L 5th Wandering Rocks ( J Orr 133 , Cd 126 ) 4.80L See full results | J Orr 60.3kg, Cd 57.2kg 4.80L | 5 (7) |
| Dundalk 19-Sep-26 2414m SYNTHETIC R5 Hcp $728 (of $14,559) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:33.390, SP: 34.00 1st Kilcrea Rock ( S Wallace 140 ) 2nd Merlin The Wizard ( J Pietropaolo 134 ) 1.25L 3rd Direct Approach ( C Cusack 129 ) 3.75L 5th Wandering Rocks ( J Orr 133 , Cd 126 ) 5.50L See full results | J Orr 60.3kg, Cd 57.2kg 5.50L | 5 (11) |
| Ballinrobe 27-May-26 3231m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $11,703), Winning Time: 04:06.400, SP: 12.00 1st Can Happen ( D Gilligan 161 ) 2nd Mary's Pride ( S Kavanagh 155 ) 1.50L 3rd Moylussa ( P Donovan 163 ) 0.50L Wandering Rocks ( P M O'brien 164 , Cd 159 ) 0.00L | P M O'brien 74.4kg, Cd 72.1kg 0.00L | UPD (19) |
| Killarney 13-May-26 3385m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $14,624) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 04:03.780, SP: 23.00 1st Factual Fact ( J Dunne 171 ) 2nd Harry's Legacy ( L P Shanahan 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Sequoiaspirit ( L Hackett 161 ) 0.50L 8th Wandering Rocks ( A D Bustin 165 ) 10.25L See full results | A D Bustin 74.8kg 10.25L | 8 (10) |
| Dundalk 24-Apr-26 2414m SYNTHETIC R6 Hcp $3,281 (of $19,685) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:35.050, SP: 17.00 1st Drucker ( D Mcdonogh 129 ) 2nd Sir Callisto ( R Colgan 127 ) 0.50L 3rd Wandering Rocks ( J Orr 126 , Cd 119 ) 4.75L See full results | J Orr 57.2kg, Cd 54kg 4.75L | 3 (11) |
| Dundalk 20-Feb-26 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along in 4th 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | Chris Hayes 62.1kg 3/4 length | 5 (10) |
| Dundalk 30-Jan-26 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 16/1 Mid-division, slightly hampered after 4 1/2f, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out, no extra 1f out | Jamie Orr 59kg 1 length | 7 (8) |
| Dundalk 09-Jan-26 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 66/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 3f out, no impression on leaders 2f out, closer and switched left 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages | Jamie Orr 62.1kg 1/2 length | 4 (12) |
| Punchestown 16-Oct-24 3343m GOOD TO YIELDING Chase, SP: 33/1 Tracked leaders, dropped off leaders from 5th, moderate 5th halfway, pushed along to close briefly after 5 out, no impression next, no extra after 3 out | O R Brown 75.3kg 5 1/2l | 9 (12) |
| Sligo 02-Oct-24 3530m GOOD Chase, SP: 22/1 Held up behind leaders, moderate 5th halfway, ridden 4 out, no impression next, kept on one pace from last | O R Brown 75.3kg 2 1/2l | 3 (7) |
| Wexford 09-Aug-24 3365m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Led and disputed, headed 4 out, pushed along on inner after 3 out, soon ridden and weakened before next | O R Brown 76.2kg 20l | 10 (10) |
| Killarney 18-Jul-24 4101m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 18/1 Close up, ran freely, dropped to mid-division after 3rd, 11th before 8th, no extra 3 out | O R Brown 76.2kg 1 1/4 length | 10 (15) |
| Punchestown 08-Jun-24 3374m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 6th, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, moderate 4th at last, no impression | O R Brown 75.3kg 5 1/2l | 4 (6) |
| Ballinrobe 07-May-24 3376m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along approaching last, 2nd and ridden early final furlong, kept on well to lead final 50 yards | O R Brown 75.3kg | 1 (15) |
| Thurles 23-Nov-23 3261m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, soon no extra | Mr J Dunne 75.3kg Neck | 7 (13) |
| Cork 05-Nov-23 3219m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd after 5th, 2nd entering straight, pushed along and no impression in 5th 2 out, no extra | Danny Mullins 73kg 3l | 8 (18) |
| Listowel 23-Sep-23 3219m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along in 3rd entering straight, soon no extra and kept on one pace from 2 out | Paul O'Brien 73kg 11l | 3 (16) |
| Gowran Park 16-Aug-23 2505m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders, ran freely, 3rd halfway, ridden over 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong | Billy Lee 57.6kg 4 3/4l | 5 (6) |
| Epsom Downs 05-Jul-23 2027m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 10/3 Raced wide, tracked winner until pushed along 2f out, ridden and rallied to chase winner again inside final furlong | Daniel Muscutt 62.1kg 3/4 length | 2 (7) |
| Doncaster 02-Jun-23 2393m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 10/1 Midfield, switched left over 3f out, soon ridden, briefly pressed leaders over 1f out, no extra entering final furlong | Callum Shepherd 59kg 4 3/4l | 6 (8) |
| Hamilton 19-May-23 2428m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 9/2 Tracked leader until 5f out, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong | Rowan Scott 58.1kg 9l | 6 (7) |
| Kempton 10-Apr-23 2212m STANDARD / SLOW CL2 Flat, SP: 20/1 Wore hood to post, soon tracking leader out wide, ridden and every chance until winner quickened on over 1f out, weakened towards finish | Daniel Muscutt 57.6kg 1/2 length | 7 (13) |
| Doncaster 22-Oct-22 2393m HEAVY CL2 Flat, SP: 10/3 In touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out | R L Moore 57.2kg 3 1/2l | 9 (9) |
| Newbury 16-Sep-22 2414m GOOD CL2 Flat, SP: 6/1 Held up in midfield, switched right and pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, went third final strides | Daniel Muscutt 57.2kg 1 length | 3 (10) |
| Kempton 24-Aug-22 2212m STANDARD / SLOW CL3 Flat, SP: 11/2 In touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, headway to go 3rd entering final furlong, kept on one pace | Daniel Muscutt 61.2kg 3 1/4l | 3 (6) |
| Doncaster 30-Jul-22 2051m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 16/1 Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong | Rowan Scott 59kg | 1 (7) |
| Doncaster 03-Jun-22 2051m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 40/1 Hampered start, held up in last pair, plugged on final 2f, never going pace to threaten | Connor Beasley 54kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (9) |
| Southwell 25-Apr-22 1621m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 16/1 Took keen hold, towards rear, asked for effort 2f out, ran green over 1f out, one paced towards finish | Benoit D L Sayette 57.2kg 1 1/4 length | 7 (12) |