Mr Derek O’Connor
Jockey Form Profile
| Place / No / Draw | Date / Going / Distance / Class | Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer | Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd 5 | 11th May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 7f 0y | 11st 11lb | Third when odds-on for this race 12 months ago; he'll run better this time if he can repeat his close fourth behind some class acts at Punchestown (3m, yielding). | 2/1 |
| 4th 9 | 2nd May 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 0y | 12st 0lb | Walk In The Park gelding; half-brother to 2m5f hurdle winner Lord Ffrench; dam bumper/2m hurdle winner, sister to 1m2f-1m5f Flat/smart 2m hurdle winner Cockney Sparrow; in good hands and top rider booked; should go well for yard that has won two of the last four renewals and owner has already had a bumper winner here this week. | 100/30 |
| 6th 13 | 1st May 2026 Yielding 2m 2f 181y | 12st 0lb | Placed in one of three starts in point-to-points; cost E110,000 as a 3yo and related to two bumper winners, but major step forward required on Rules' debut. | 66/1 |
| 2nd 7 | 1st May 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 160y | 12st 0lb | Won this for the third time last year; contrasting profile in the Cheltenham equivalent now having finished second in four consecutive years; easily the best of the Irish this year, with Panda Boy fifth and Wonderwall (his conqueror last year) seventh; never got competitive in the Aintree Foxhunter, a rare blot on his record; has his quirks, but as tough as they come. | 5/2F |
| 3rd 6 | 30th Apr 2026 Yielding 2m 0f 90y | 11st 7lb | Promising third in a point for Colin Bowe last November; made a good start under rules when second of 15 behind an impressive winner at Newcastle in January; had to settle for third at Uttoxeter last month; faces a stiff task against Irish bumper winners. | 50/1 |