Love Safari (2021) Horse
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Love Safari is a 5yo bay horse trained by Gary McGill. It is by Galileo out of Just Pretending. The horse remains maiden, having failed to win in 11 starts. In its most recent race at Downpatrick on 30th Mar 2026, Eoin Staples rode Love Safari to a ninth-place finish behind winner Robertjames.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick 30-Mar-26 4394m SOFT R1 MdH (of $12,000), SP: 51.00 1st Robertjames ( P Townend 158 ) 2nd Gunnery Sergeant ( J Kennedy 158 ) 16.00L 3rd Kashchei ( F Brickley 158 , Cd 151 ) 25.00L 9th Love Safari ( E Staples 158 , Cd 153 ) 59.45L See full results | E Staples 71.7kg, Cd 69.4kg 59.5kgL | 9 (15) |
| Wolverhampton 26-Oct-24 3330m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $871 (of $6,984) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:35.590, SP: 3.75 1st Percy Jones ( B Loughnane 137 ) 2nd Alrazeen ( L Morris 135 ) 0.20L 3rd Love Safari ( B Robinson 131 ) 2.45L See full results | B Robinson 59.4kg 2.45L | 3 (7) |
| Newcastle 05-Oct-24 2500m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp $871 (of $6,984) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:44.700, SP: 7.00 Held up in touch, driven over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not reach leaders 1st Sectarius ( C Rodriguez 140 ) 2nd Something ( P Mulrennan 129 ) 1.25L 3rd Love Safari ( D Tudhope 137 ) 1.55L See full results | D Tudhope 62.1kg 1.55L | 3 (8) |
| Ayr 20-Sep-24 2640m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp (of $8,853) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 02:55.730, SP: 10.00 Held up towards rear, ridden out wide and no impression final furlong 1st Caballo De Mar ( C Shepherd 129 ) 2nd L'Eagle Aid ( J Fanning 132 ) 0.75L 3rd Glasses Up ( D Allan 132 ) 1.25L 7th Love Safari ( D Tudhope 137 ) 4.75L See full results | D Tudhope 62.1kg 4.75L | 7 (13) |
| Yarmouth 30-Jul-24 2830m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $257 (of $8,264) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:04.710, SP: 7.00 Led, headed and tracked leader after 4 furlongs, pushed along 4f out, gradually weakened under 2f out 1st Across Earth ( M Ghiani 130 ) 2nd Aulis ( E Greatrex 130 ) 2.50L 3rd Buxted Too ( B D L Sayette 138 ) 3.75L 5th Love Safari ( B Loughnane 130 ) 12.50L See full results | B Loughnane 59kg 12.50L | 5 (6) |
| Sandown 05-Jul-24 2820m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp (of $12,296) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:12.890, SP: 5.00 Tracked leader, joined leader 9f out, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong 1st Cock And Bull ( C Shepherd 120 ) 2nd Aikhal ( T Marquand 142 ) 0.20L 3rd Whispering Royal ( O Murphy 131 ) 2.25L 9th Love Safari ( W Buick 122 ) 20.25L See full results | W Buick 55.3kg 20.25L | 9 (9) |
| Doncaster 28-Jun-24 2920m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $2,063 (of $8,264) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 03:06.610, SP: 13.00 Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, still every chance inside final furlong, rallied close home 1st Miss Gitana ( D Muscutt 126 ) 2nd Love Safari ( J Hart 135 ) 0.15L 3rd Filibustering ( S Kirrane 135 ) 0.15L See full results | J Hart 61.2kg 0.15L | 2 (6) |
| Hamilton 29-May-24 2430m SOFT R3 CL4 Hcp $620 (of $9,935) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:44.870, SP: 17.00 Prominent, pushed along and made no impression 2f out, lost 3rd on line 1st Contacto ( K Stott 134 ) 2nd Victory Shout ( S H James 137 ) 0.20L 3rd Judgementofsolomon ( L Morris 128 ) 4.00L 4th Love Safari ( O J Orr 130 ) 4.25L See full results | O J Orr 59kg 4.25L | 4 (4) |
| Newcastle 04-May-24 2500m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 Md $1,851 (of $7,182) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:49.990, SP: 2.10 Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, ran on, not quite reach winner 1st Ribba Hill ( H Shaw 119 ) 2nd Love Safari ( K Stott 123 ) 0.20L 3rd Positivia ( J Hart 133 ) 1.50L See full results | K Stott 55.8kg 0.20L | 2 (5) |
| Pontefract 10-Oct-23 2020m SOFT R1 CL4 Nv (of $9,837) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:15.200, SP: 15.00 Chased leaders on outer, ridden and weakened well over 2f out 1st Curran ( J Fanning 136 ) 2nd Prepschool ( D Egan 133 ) 0.15L 3rd The Hun ( C Lee 130 ) 0.75L 6th Love Safari ( B A Curtis 130 ) 20.25L See full results | B A Curtis 59kg 20.25L | 6 (8) |
| Carlisle 08-Sep-23 1570m GOOD R4 CL4 Nv $1,585 (of $12,296) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.080, SP: 10.00 Slowly away, soon pushed along in rear, tailed off over 4f out, stayed on into remote 4th 2f out, kept on entering final furlong, headway into modest 3rd near finish, eye-catcher 1st Victory Shout ( S H James 130 ) 2nd Silent Move ( B Garritty 137 ) 9.00L 3rd Love Safari ( B A Curtis 130 ) 11.50L See full results | B A Curtis 59kg 11.50L | 3 (5) |