Galway Shawl (AUS) Horse
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Galway Shawl is a 5yo bay/brown mare from Australia trained by Bruce Watkins. She is by Toronado out of Alice Show. To date she has claimed four victories, highlighted by her biggest triumph on 26 Jan 2026 at Bunbury, where she won the $30,000 Class Five Handicap. Punters have found her lucrative, delivering a 96% ROI for those who backed her throughout her career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bunbury 07-Oct-26 1100m GOOD 4 R7 0MWLY $6,510 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.950, SP: 1.95 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.030 1st Scream ( S Webster 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Galway Shawl ( L Fiore 57.5 ) 0.19L 3rd Storm Lord ( S O'donnell 54 ) 2.42L See full results | L Fiore 57.5kg 0.19L | 2 (10) |
| Belmont 19-Sep-26 1000m SOFT 5 R5 RTG 66+ $3,120 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.380, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.570 1st Pingers ( L F Fiore 56 ) 2nd Niccimota ( C A Cooper 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.32L 3rd Pin Deep ( J K H Tsang 61 , Cd 58 ) 0.76L 4th Galway Shawl ( T Turner 54.5 ) 1.79L See full results | T Turner 54.5kg 1.79L | 4 (8) |
| Lark Hill 07-Sep-26 950m SOFT 5 R4 3UP-TRL 0-71, Winning Time: 00:57.820 1st Return Of The Mach ( L F Fiore ) 2nd Galway Shawl ( J Whiting ) 0.42L 3rd Streamlined ( W A Pike ) 0.54L | J Whiting 0.42L | 2 (8) |
| 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 T Johnston-porter 54.5 ) 2nd Desert Life ( C J Parnham 54 ) 1.16L 3rd Just Walter John ( H M 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) |