Galway Shawl (AUS) Horse
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About
Galway Shawl, a 4yo bay or brown mare from Australia, is trained by Bruce Watkins. She is out of the dam Alice Show and by the stallion Toronado. To date she has secured four career victories. Her most notable triumph came on 26 Jan 2026 at Bunbury, where she captured the $30,000 Class Five Handicap. Punters have found her profitable; backing her throughout her career would have yielded a 152% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bunbury 07-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 GRAD HCP 60+ $1,080 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.630, SP: 3.20 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060 1st Great Emotion ( C Johnston-porter 54.5 ) 2nd Desert Life ( C Parnham 54 ) 1.16L 3rd Just Walter John ( H Watson 56 ) 3.58L 6th Galway Shawl ( J Whiting 58 ) 3.94L See full results | J Whiting 58kg 3.94L | 6 (12) |
| Pinjarra 14-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 PEARL CLASSIC $14,880 (of $80,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.050, SP: 3.10 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.390 1st Rissoles ( C J Parnham 58 ) 2nd Galway Shawl ( J Whiting 54.5 ) 1.53L 3rd Golden Vale ( C Cooper 59 , Cd 57 ) 3.43L See full results | J Whiting 54.5kg 1.53L | 2 (12) |
| Bunbury 26-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R6 CL5 $16,440 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:59.430, SP: 2.35 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Galway Shawl ( J Whiting 57 ) 2nd Desert Life ( S L O'donnell 55 ) 0.62L 3rd Hezangelic ( G C O'donnell 56.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 1.53L See full results | J Whiting 57kg | 1 (9) |
| Lark Hill 12-Jan-26 950m GOOD 4 R11 3UP 0-71-TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.070 1st Galway Shawl ( J Whiting ) 2nd Too Much Talk ( T Atherden ) 0.10L 3rd Bella Violetta ( J Mcnaught ) 3.40L | J Whiting | 1 (6) |
| Bunbury 23-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R7 CL3 $16,440 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:59.330, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.270 1st Galway Shawl ( J Whiting 57.5 ) 2nd Mantua ( Z T Johnston-porter 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.16L 3rd Play Dice ( M J Derrick 59 ) 2.67L See full results | J Whiting 57.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Bunbury 04-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 F&M $16,440 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.430, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 1st Galway Shawl ( J Whiting 58.5 ) 2nd Shamilian Miss ( A P L H Hearn 59 ) 0.57L 3rd Zippy Zany ( H J Nottle 60 , Cd 57 ) 0.69L See full results | J Whiting 58.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Belmont 22-Oct-25 1000m SOFT 5 R5 CL1 $870 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.120, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.980 1st Spicy Thang ( J R Azzopardi 56 ) 2nd Savage Dancer ( W A Pike 58 ) 0.31L 3rd Overdrive ( C J Parnham 60 ) 1.49L 5th Galway Shawl ( J Whiting 58 ) 2.43L See full results | J Whiting 58kg 2.43L | 5 (11) |
| Bunbury 29-Sep-25 1000m GOOD 4 R3 MDN $13,700 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.200, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.380 1st Galway Shawl ( J Whiting 56 ) 2nd Dance On Son ( L F Fiore 55.5 ) 0.52L 3rd Alot Of Dazzle ( J R Azzopardi 56 ) 1.09L See full results | J Whiting 56kg | 1 (9) |
| Lark Hill 22-Sep-25 950m GOOD 4 R10 4UP MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.150 1st Galway Shawl ( J Whiting ) 2nd Busy Fingers ( W A Pike ) 0.49L 3rd Quiet Goddess ( B M Gaerth ) 1.03L | J Whiting | 1 (7) |
| Lark Hill 14-Jul-25 950m SOFT 7 R16 3YMDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:59.120 1st Galway Shawl ( T Turner ) 2nd Delicate Warrior ( K Wells ) 0.27L 3rd The Scholar ( B M Parnham ) 0.44L | T Turner | 1 (7) |
| Lark Hill 30-Jun-25 950m GOOD 4 R10 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:57.830 1st Lash Out ( M J Derrick ) 2nd Ordashus ( J D Valas ) 0.25L 3rd Galway Shawl ( J Whiting ) 2.28L | J Whiting 2.28L | 3 (10) |