Rockola
Now a WINNER over hurdles - comfortably winning on handicap debut in Southwell on Tuesday 26 November. She did it a shade cosliy and should be able to back that run up again off of her revised mark!
Form Figures now read: 3,3,U,2,4,1
This stunning 4 yr old filly is from a family that we know well - we like her pedigree so much that she is the fourth foal of the dam that we have purchased. The first three were sold as 3 yr old store horses - and went on to achieve outstanding prices for their purchasers. The first made £145,000 after winning his 5 yr old point to point, the second made 220,000 Euros after winning his bumper during covid, and the third, this filly's full brother, made 170,000 Euros after winning his 4 yr old point to point this spring. The first two have both gone on to win under rules, and her full brother was very highly regarded by her trainer Rob James ahead of winning his Irish Point to Point and being sold to David Maxwell at the Punchestown Festival Sale. As it turns out he is in training alongside Rockola with Alan King, and after finishing in the places in all three of his bumpers, he was second in a very warm looking novice hurdle in Aintree on seasonal debut in November. Her half brother (by Crillon), Au Fleuron has also gone on to gain valuable balck type - this filly has a top class pedigree that is only getting better, meaning that she will always have a value as a broodmare after her racing days are over.
This is the pedigree of her full brother - who was sold at the Puncestown Fesival Sale for 170,000 Euros
It is therefore clear why we were keen to keep this filly on the team, she is a stunning filly, with a great mind and and exceptionally athletic movement. She was always going to stay on the team and not be offered as a 3 yr old, so she was broken in by Jason Maguire last year at 2 yrs old, and proved to be a filly with a great attitude and a super temperament.
She returned to The Elms Stud for the remainder of the year, and returned to Jason Maguire this spring, for a further 8 weeks education, where she has did plenty of cantering upsides and went to Tom George's woodchip gallop for a couple of swinging pieces of work upsides another filly.
Far Side.
Her sire, Jukebox Jury is a sire we like very much, and another of our horses Cloud Dancer, was in fact his first winner from his first crop of foals bred in Ireland, as he was previously standing in Germany. Jukebox Jury was an ultra tough and consistent performer during his racing career for Mark Johnston. He was a dual Group 1 winner along with a further 5 victories at either Group 2 or Group 3 level. He raced for 4 seasons, running 22 times, winning 9 and amassing over £800,000 in prizemoney. He is now the sire of a Group 1 winner on the flat in the incredibly popular mare Princess Zoe, and also a Grade 1 winner over hurdles in Il Etait Temps. His first crop of Irish bred foals are now just 4, and the best of his progeny in the National Hunt Sphere are yet to come - he is a very excting sire indeed!
This filly is in training with Alan King at his Barbury Castle stables in Wiltshire. Alan is one of the very best trainers in the country, he has been training for 34 years, amassing 33 Grade 1 winners in the National Hunt sphere and 2 Group 1 wins on the flat. Alan has also saddled 16 Cheltenham Festival winners. .
Rockola had four starts in her first season, placing twice in junior bumpers before switching to hurdles. She unseated when well adrift on her hurdles debut - but hated the very soft ground that day - and was still not at her best on very soft ground next time out in Hereford when she was second. The form of that race has worked out well, and after a lovely seasonal debut in Southwell in October over 2m she relished the step up to 2m4f on her handicap debut at the same track a month later and won cosily. There is still more to come and we are hopeful that she can go in again off of her revised mark.
This filly has been syndicated in 12 shares. Each share is priced at £2,500 plus an all inclusive £250/month to cover all costs. Just a single share remains.
Please conatct Nick on 07909 518902 or email nickbrownracing@gmail.com to book your share in this filly.