East India Dock: Profile, Record, Age & Best Races

After three successive wins, East India Dock is one of the leading contenders for the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.

The four-year-old has been in majestic form since switching stables in October 2024 and connections will be confident their charge can produce the goods at Prestbury Park.

Name: East India Dock

Age: 4

Weight: 11st 5lb

Trainer: James Owen

Winnings: £139,268

Cheltenham Festival wins: 0

East India Dock race stats

Runs	1st	2nd	3rd
14	5	2	1

East India Dock Age

East India Dock is a four-year-old gelding, having made his debut in October 2023 on the Flat at Newmarket.

His sire is Golden Horn, the 2025 European Horse of the Year after winning the Epsom Debry, Arc de Triomphe, Irish Champion Stakes and Eclipse Stakes.

East India Dock Weight

East India Dock last carried a weight of 11-5 when winning the Grade 2 JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle at Cheltenham in January.

East India Dock Record

East India Dock has competed in 14 rules races since making his debut in October 2023.

He originally started his career on the Flat, finishing 10th at Newmarket and Kempton before connections decided to have him gelded.

After a 159-day break, East India Dock returned at Yarmouth in April 2023, finishing sixth and second at the track in two outings in three weeks.

Connections finally got to taste that winning feeling at Salisbury in May 2024, but he won just once more on the Flat for former trainer James Fanshawe.

Since moving to James Owen's stable, East India Dock has won three times over hurdles. He scored on debut at Wincanton and has since won twice at Cheltenham.

East India Dock Next Race

East India Dock is expected to run in the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.

East India Dock Owner and Cost

East India Dock is owned by the Gredley Family, who have had both National Hunt and Flat horses over the years.

The family have owned the likes of Burdett Road, Ambiente Friendly and Allmankind, who have all enjoyed huge success in recent years.

East India Dock Trainer

East India Dock is trained by James Owen, who started his career as a National Hunt jockey.

Owen took his National Hunt licence out in January 2023 and due to the unforeseen success, he was able to expand his operation in January 2024, switching his licence to a combined one so he could have his runners compete on the Flat.

The early signs have been good for Owen, with his owners enjoying success in both formats.

East India Dock Official Rating

East India Dock has an official hurdle rating of 132. His peak Racing Post rating of 143 was achieved when winning the JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle at Cheltenham in January.

East India Dock Prize Money

Despite only winning five of his 14 runs, East India Dock has won connections £139,268 in prize money, with £112,125 coming from his race victories.

East India Dock News

Owen was quick to praise his stable star after his win at Cheltenham in January and has predicted a big future for the son of Golden Horn.

East India Dock is the half-brother to Burdett Road, who was a high-class juvenile for Owen last season, and connections are starting to dream that he could follow in his footsteps.

Leading jockey Sam Twiston-Davies has led East India Dock to victory in all three of his hurdle races, and Owen believes he should run a big race at Prestbury Park in March.

He told reporters after his January success: "From a horse coming off the Flat, he is just so economical, he's not keen, he settles, and he's handled that New course just as well as he did the Old (course, in November).

"I wouldn't be swapping him for anything and he's a lovely horse. This horse's form is solid and I wouldn't swap him for anything. We'll find out in March where we fit in with Lulamba, but there will be others to beat as well."