Groundsman (2022) Horse
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Groundsman is a 4yo gelding trained by D M Loughnane in Kidderminster. He is by Acclamation out of Say It's Me and has secured one win in his career. On 17 Sep 2025 at Wolverhampton he claimed his most important victory, earning $6,100 in the Class 6 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lingfield 19-May-26 1408m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $6,492) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.300, SP: 34.00 1st My Boy Harry ( L Morris 130 ) 2nd The Organiser ( P Cosgrave 131 ) 4.00L 3rd Rusheen Boy ( D E Hogan 132 ) 6.00L 8th Groundsman ( G Wood 135 ) 10.75L See full results | G Wood 61.2kg 10.75L | 8 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 28-Dec-25 1441m GOOD R2 CL6 Hcp $736 (of $5,902) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:28.080, SP: 11.00 1st Bad Habits ( J P Sullivan 121 ) 2nd Dapper Gee Gee ( W Carson 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Groundsman ( B Loughnane 133 ) 1.75L See full results | B Loughnane 60.3kg 1.75L | 3 (10) |
| Lingfield 02-Dec-25 1410m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.760, SP: 19.00 1st Dandy Khan ( D Murphy 130 ) 2nd Blue Empress ( C J Whiteley 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Amarachi ( Z Clarke 131 ) 0.75L 6th Groundsman ( A Redman 139 , Cd 136 ) 4.00L See full results | A Redman 63kg, Cd 61.7kg 4.00L | 6 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 21-Oct-25 1440m SYNTHETIC R2 CL6 Hcp $761 (of $6,100) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.630, SP: 9.00 1st Mwafaq ( E Tindall 126 ) 2nd Blue Empress ( H Doyle 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Groundsman ( B Loughnane 134 ) 2.50L See full results | B Loughnane 60.8kg 2.50L | 3 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 17-Sep-25 1440m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp $3,245 (of $6,100) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:28.390, SP: 6.00 1st Groundsman ( J Garritty 131 ) 2nd Bomb Squad ( R Kavanagh 131 ) 1.25L 3rd Bizarre Law ( O Murphy 133 ) 0.20L See full results | J Garritty 59.4kg | 1 (11) |
| Chelmsford City 28-Aug-25 1410m SYNTHETIC R3 CL6 Hcp $214 (of $6,886) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.790, SP: 4.33 1st Currahee ( P Cosgrave 134 ) 2nd Callout ( N Callan 132 ) 1.25L 3rd Rogue Officer ( L Morris 131 ) 0.00L 5th Groundsman ( J Garritty 132 ) 1.85L See full results | J Garritty 59.9kg 1.85L | 5 (7) |
| Thirsk 02-Aug-25 1210m GOOD R8 CL6 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.380, SP: 7.00 1st Dandy Dinmont ( F Mcmanoman 140 ) 2nd Uncle Sam ( K T O'neill 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Captain Vallo ( R Scott 139 ) 0.30L 6th Groundsman ( J Garritty 133 ) 1.95L See full results | J Garritty 60.3kg 1.95L | 6 (10) |
| Redcar 20-Jul-25 1410m SOFT R5 CL6 Hcp (of $6,394) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.350, SP: 9.00 Handy, ridden over 2f out, gradually weakened 1st Due Respect ( R Elliott 127 ) 2nd Uncle Simon ( J Callan 140 ) 0.30L 3rd Breizh Sea ( W Pyle 137 ) 2.00L 8th Groundsman ( W Fentiman 139 ) 7.80L See full results | W Fentiman 63kg 7.80L | 8 (10) |
| Haydock 03-Jul-25 1400m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp (of $8,362) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:27.930, SP: 7.00 Pushed along to lead, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after 1st Captain Harry ( P J Mcdonald 132 ) 2nd Anthropologist ( J Hart 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Coeur Jaune ( D Tudhope 128 ) 0.50L 6th Groundsman ( O J Orr 131 ) 3.05L See full results | O J Orr 59.4kg 3.05L | 6 (8) |
| Thirsk 17-Jun-25 1410m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $614 (of $9,837) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.140, SP: 34.00 In rear, ridden and headway from 2f out, kept on inside final furlong 1st Blue Rc ( D Tudhope 135 ) 2nd Vince Le Prince ( D Allan 137 ) 3.25L 3rd Daring Legend ( T Kiely-marshall 141 ) 1.25L 4th Groundsman ( C Horgan 120 , Cd 125 ) 4.65L See full results | C Horgan 54.4kg, Cd 56.7kg 4.65L | 4 (10) |
| Haydock 23-May-25 1600m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp (of $8,362) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:40.850, SP: 11.00 Raced wide, soon tracking leaders pushed along over 2f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after 1st Adorla Of Achill ( O Murphy 133 ) 2nd Sonic Pioneer ( H Crouch 135 ) 1.50L 3rd Glenridding ( R Kingscote 132 ) 4.50L 8th Groundsman ( S Gray 135 ) 10.40L See full results | S Gray 61.2kg 10.40L | 8 (8) |
| Chester 21-Sep-24 1410m SOFT R2 CL5 $1,794 (of $14,756) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:31.340, SP: 3.25 Led, pressed for lead and ridden over 1f out, soon drifted right and headed, lost 2nd near finish 1st Stapleford Park ( K Shoemark 135 ) 2nd Marry The Night ( D Fentiman 127 ) 0.75L 3rd Groundsman ( J Garritty 133 ) 1.75L See full results | J Garritty 60.3kg 1.75L | 3 (10) |
| Thirsk 26-Jul-24 1210m GOOD R3 Nv $507 (of $4,320), Winning Time: 01:11.100, SP: 7/1 Led narrowly, pushed along 2f out, soon headed, ran on one pace 1st Lovat Scout ( C Lee 133 ) 2nd Clover Time ( B Loughnane 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Prosperitas ( R Dawson 133 ) 1.00L 4th Groundsman ( O Mcsweeney 133 ) 2.00L See full results | O Mcsweeney 60.3kg 2.00L | 4 (11) |
| Chester 13-Jul-24 1220m SOFT R1 Nv $448 (of $7,644), Winning Time: 01:16.170, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders, struggling and reminders after 1f, weakened over 2f out 1st Brighton Boy ( J Watson 128 ) 2nd Qaseem ( C Rodriguez 130 ) 3.50L 3rd Sir David ( L Edmunds 130 ) 1.75L 5th Groundsman ( D Nolan 130 ) 5.75L See full results | D Nolan 59kg 5.75L | 5 (8) |
| Chester 29-Jun-24 1220m GOOD R1 Md $896 (of $7,644), Winning Time: 01:14.480, SP: 9/1 Slowly away, mid-division, pushed along 3f out, stayed on well inside final furlong 1st The Flying Seagull ( S D Sousa 133 ) 2nd Blueandtangerine ( L Chalkley 124 ) 2.75L 3rd Sensorium ( R Hornby 133 ) 0.15L 4th Groundsman ( B Garritty 133 ) 4.25L See full results | B Garritty 60.3kg 4.25L | 4 (8) |