Giant Haystacks (2019) Horse
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Giant Haystacks is a seven-year-old brown gelding by Elusive Pimpernel out of Varnay. He races under the tutelage of R O'Sullivan and is owned by Keep It Simple Syndicate. From 22 starts he has secured three victories and finished in the placings four times, earning $50,553 in total. His most recent start came at Punchestown on 14 October 2026, where he finished 1st of a field of 10.
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Naas • Punchestown • Wexford • Galway • Tramore • Downpatrick • Thurles • Fairyhouse • Leopardstown • Killarney • Tipperary • Clonmel • Navan • Down Royal • BallinrobeRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Naas 08-Nov-26 4060m GOOD TO YIELDING R1 Mongey Communications Novice Handicap Chase, SP: 10.00 | Danny Gilligan 4.25L | 6 (9) |
| Punchestown 14-Oct-26 4288m GOOD R7 HcpCh $11,562 (of $19,271), Winning Time: 05:27.800, SP: 4.50 1st Giant Haystacks ( D Mcgill 162 , Cd 155 ) 2nd My Cullen ( J L Gleeson 152 ) 0.50L 3rd Aurea Fortuna ( F Maguire 165 ) 1.25L See full results | D Mcgill 73.5kg, Cd 70.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Wexford 29-Aug-26 3914m GOOD R7 HcpCh (of $19,466), SP: 5.00 1st Chosen Shant ( P Enright 153 ) 2nd Luimneach ( C O'dwyer 163 , Cd 160 ) 3.25L 3rd Catalani ( B T Stone 165 , Cd 158 ) 3.75L 9th Giant Haystacks ( D Gilligan 161 ) 70.75L See full results | D Gilligan 73kg 70.8kgL | 9 (10) |
| Galway 29-Jul-26 3670m GOOD R3 HcpCh (of $16,596), Winning Time: 04:37.900, SP: 6.00 1st Tell Us This ( C Stone-walsh 161 ) 2nd Herja ( H Sexton 158 ) 2.50L 3rd Leave In Secret ( J Smith 166 ) 2.50L 12th Giant Haystacks ( D Gilligan 157 ) 22.65L See full results | D Gilligan 71.2kg 22.65L | 12 (23) |
| Wexford 04-Jul-26 3923m GOOD R7 HcpCh $9,900 (of $16,498), Winning Time: 04:50.000, SP: 3.50 1st Giant Haystacks ( D Gilligan 163 ) 2nd A Snow White Park ( R Deegan 168 ) 2.50L 3rd Fr Gilligansvoyge ( J Williamson 143 , Cd 138 ) 4.50L See full results | D Gilligan 73.9kg | 1 (19) |
| Tramore 30-May-26 4389m GOOD R1 Ch $1,786 (of $10,716), SP: 4.00 1st Journey So Far ( K Donoghue 166 ) 2nd A Snow White Park ( D Mullins 159 ) 13.00L 3rd Giant Haystacks ( D Gilligan 166 ) 16.00L See full results | D Gilligan 75.3kg 16.00L | 3 (11) |
| Downpatrick 22-May-26 3914m GOOD TO YIELDING Chase, SP: 11/2 Prominent, tracked leader after 1st, led 3 out, pushed along and joined before next where not fluent, headed last, ridden in 3rd when short of room briefly 1f out, no extra | Danny Gilligan 75.3kg 2l | 4 (14) |
| Thurles 05-Feb-26 3621m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 20/1 Mid-division, 5th and pushed along after 2 out, no impression in straight and left 6th at last, no extra run-in | Danny Gilligan 71.7kg 8 1/2l | 6 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 15-Jan-26 3269m SOFT Chase, SP: 33/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra after 3 out, tailed off | Danny Gilligan 75.3kg 17l | 7 (11) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-25 4161m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Tracked leader, 4th before 6th, improved to 3rd before 8th, 2nd before 3 out, led narrowly before 2 out, headed and weakened quickly before last | Danny Gilligan 68.9kg 1/2 length | 12 (23) |
| Thurles 20-Nov-25 4023m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders early, mid-division halfway, 6th and pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace run-in | Danny Gilligan 73.9kg 3l | 5 (12) |
| Punchestown 15-Oct-25 4065m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along after 2 out, went 5th last, soon ridden and kept on run-in, went 3rd close home | Danny Gilligan 67.1kg 3 1/4l | 3 (12) |
| Killarney 17-Jul-25 4101m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 22/1 Rear of mid-division, 9th before 8th, no impression 2 out, weakened before last | Shane O'Callaghan 72.1kg 2l | 8 (15) |
| Tipperary 03-Jul-25 4106m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Towards rear for most, ridden and no impression after 3 out | Donagh Meyler 75.8kg 2l | 10 (15) |
| Punchestown 30-Apr-25 3875m YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Led or disputed lead, headed 6th, lost place after 3 out, soon no extra, behind and pulled up before last | T P Harney 71.7kg | UPL (25) |
| Naas 05-Jan-25 3804m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 10/3 Close up, 6th before 5th, lost place and weakened after 3 out, pulled up before last | Conor Stone-Walsh 76.2kg | UPL (17) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-24 4023m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 15/2 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, closer in 2nd after 2 out, ridden to press leader under 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well closing stages | T P Harney 71.2kg | 1 (23) |
| Clonmel 03-Dec-24 3302m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 4/6 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, progress into 3rd 4 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, under pressure in 3rd and slight mistake 2 out, stayed on into 2nd last, kept on run-in, no impression on winner | T P Harney 75.3kg 2 1/4l | 2 (14) |
| Navan 17-Nov-24 3219m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, slightly hampered 5th, ridden and progress 2 out, no impression in 6th before last, kept on same pace run-in | T P Harney 76.2kg 1 3/4 length | 4 (23) |
| Down Royal 06-May-24 3383m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 11/1 Mid-division, ran freely, pushed along and no impression before 3 out, no extra | Sean Cleary-Farrell 71.7kg 2 3/4l | 10 (19) |
| Ballinrobe 19-Apr-24 3552m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Led, increased advantage at 2nd, reduced lead 2 out where not fluent, headed and lost place before last where slight mistake, weakened run-in | Brian Hayes 71.7kg 16l | 5 (15) |
| Fairyhouse 02-Dec-23 3219m SOFT (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 200/1 Tracked leaders disputing 4th, took keen hold, not fluent 6th, ridden in last 3 out, no impression, mistake at last | Sean Cleary-Farrell 69.4kg 2 1/4l | 5 (6) |