Granite Bay (2021)
About
Granite Bay is a 4yo b trained by J P Fahey, who is based at Kildare. It is by the stallion Time Test out of the dam Indira. To date the horse has recorded three wins in its career. On 24 Sep 2024 at Listowel, Granite Bay achieved its most important victory, taking the $17 000.00 handicap prize. It has proved a lucrative selection for punters, offering a 144% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Listowel 22-Sep-25 2226m HEAVY R6 Hcp $9,000 (of $45,001) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:36.270, SP: 5.50 | R P Whelan 57.2kg 3.50L | 2 (11) |
| Roscommon 02-Sep-25 2429m SOFT R6 Hcp $2,600 (of $13,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:50.150, SP: 6.00 | R P Whelan 64.9kg 1.75L | 2 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 10-Jul-25 2816m GOOD R4 Fairyhouse Winter Festival 29th & 30th November Rated Race $480 (of $15,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:57.790, SP: 2.38 Soon tracked leader, 3rd halfway, 4th over 3f out, no impression in moderate 5th 1 1/2f out, no extra | S Foley 61.2kg 20.40L | 5 (6) |
| Navan 07-Jun-25 2816m GOOD R6 Hcp $650 (of $13,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:07.120, SP: 11.00 Rear of mid-division, headway into 8th and ridden 2f out, went 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | R P Whelan 64kg 3.25L | 4 (21) |
| Listowel 24-Sep-24 2866m SOFT R7 Hcp $10,200 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 03:17.200, SP: 5.50 Mid-division on outer and 6th halfway, closer in 4th and pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out and soon challenged in 2nd, kept on well inside final 150 yards to lead close home | R P Whelan 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Roscommon 03-Sep-24 2429m SOFT R6 Hcp $575 (of $11,500) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:46.560, SP: 21.00 Bumped leaving stalls, soon tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, pushed along and headway to lead early straight, ridden and joined under 2f out, headed early final furlong, 4th and no impression final 100 yards | L F Roche 59.4kg 2.50L | 4 (15) |
| Roscommon 21-May-24 2426m GOOD R7 Hcp $6,900 (of $11,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:38.610, SP: 4.33 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out and headway 1f out, led 100 yards out and kept on well | R P Whelan 62.6kg | 1 (9) |
| Cork 11-May-24 2048m GOOD R8 Hcp $6,300 (of $10,501) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:09.750, SP: 17.00 Mid-division early, towards rear halfway, ridden and progress 2f out, 4th 1 1/2f out, challenged inside final furlong, led close home | R P Whelan 62.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Gowran Park 24-Apr-24 1901m SOFT R6 Md (of $15,783), Winning Time: 02:17.650, SP: 80/1 Always towards rear, never a factor | R P Whelan 60.8kg, Cd 0 11.00L | 9 (9) |
| Leopardstown 10-Apr-24 2011m HEAVY R2 Md (of $9,470) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:25.610, SP: 150/1 Towards rear, pushed along and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace final furlong, never a factor | R P Whelan 60.8kg, Cd 0 14.25L | 7 (9) |
| Naas 14-Oct-23 1609m HEAVY R1 Md (of $9,770) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:49.070, SP: 50/1 Always behind, never a factor | R P Whelan 60.3kg, Cd 0 22.50L | 11 (12) |