Groundsman (2022) Horse
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About
Groundsman is a four-year-old bay gelding, by Acclamation out of Say It's Me. He is under the tutelage of D M Loughnane and owned by Northern Marking Ltd. Over 18 starts he has recorded a single win and has been third three times, amassing earnings of $18,844. His latest start came at Doncaster on 1 August 2026, finishing 9th of 10 runners. The most recent victory was achieved at Wolverhampton on 16 September 2025.
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Wolverhampton • Doncaster • Catterick • Carlisle • Lingfield • Chelmsford City • Thirsk • Redcar • Haydock • ChesterRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton 04-Nov-26 1441m STANDARD R2 AWC Season 14 Has Begun Handicap (Div 2), SP: 15.00 | Billy Loughnane 1.75L | 11 (11) |
| Doncaster 01-Aug-26 1414m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $13,542) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.850, SP: 19.00 1st Von Trotter ( O Stammers 132 ) 2nd Wilde And Dandy ( J Haynes 136 ) 2.50L 3rd Sir David ( A Jary 134 , Cd 131 ) 4.00L 9th Groundsman ( O J Orr 135 ) 14.10L See full results | O J Orr 61.2kg 14.10L | 9 (10) |
| Catterick 08-Jul-26 1414m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp (of $7,714) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.120, SP: 29.00 1st Classy Clarets ( J Nicholls 135 ) 2nd Indy's Angel ( A Brookes 121 ) 3.25L 3rd Coconut Bay ( R Elliott 129 ) 0.20L 8th Groundsman ( T Kiely-marshall 134 , Cd 131 ) 8.55L See full results | T Kiely-marshall 60.8kg, Cd 59.4kg 8.55L | 8 (9) |
| Carlisle 10-Jun-26 1172m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp $382 (of $6,099) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.110, SP: 23.00 1st Lumenbourg ( A Collier 154 ) 2nd Amaysmont ( L Frost 139 ) 1.25L 3rd Jet Warrior ( H Callan 155 ) 0.20L 5th Groundsman ( J Loughnane 152 , Cd 145 ) 8.20L See full results | J Loughnane 68.9kg, Cd 65.8kg 8.20L | 5 (6) |
| Lingfield 19-May-26 1408m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $6,452) 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 Hogan 132 ) 2.00L 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 $1,481 (of $6,320) 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 1409m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 18/1 Soon led, pushed along 2f out and faced challenge, kept on until headed over 110yds out, weakened | Alfie Redman 63kg 3/4 length | 6 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 20-Oct-25 1441m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 Led, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, plugged on | Billy Loughnane 60.8kg 1 1/4 length | 3 (10) |
| Wolverhampton 16-Sep-25 1441m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 5/1 Made all, driven inside final furlong, stayed on well | J Garritty 59.4kg | 1 (10) |
| Chelmsford City 28-Aug-25 1408m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 10/3 Off the pace in 5th early, raced keenly and steadied last pair over 4f out, headway over 1f out, not clear run switched left and stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved | J Garritty 59.9kg Neck | 5 (7) |
| Thirsk 02-Aug-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 6/1 Midfield, driven over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger | J Garritty 60.3kg Head | 6 (10) |
| Redcar 20-Jul-25 1408m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 Handy, ridden over 2f out, gradually weakened | Warren Fentiman 63kg 1/2 length | 8 (10) |
| Haydock 03-Jul-25 1401m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 6/1 Pushed along to lead, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after | O J Orr 59.4kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (8) |
| Thirsk 17-Jun-25 1408m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 33/1 In rear, ridden and headway from 2f out, kept on inside final furlong | C Horgan 54.4kg Short Head | 4 (10) |
| Haydock 23-May-25 1602m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 10/1 Raced wide, soon tracking leaders pushed along over 2f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after | Shane Gray 61.2kg 1 length | 8 (8) |
| Chester 21-Sep-24 1409m GOOD TO SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 9/4 Led, pressed for lead and ridden over 1f out, soon drifted right and headed, lost 2nd near finish | J Garritty 60.3kg 1 length | 3 (10) |
| Thirsk 26-Jul-24 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 7/1 Led narrowly, pushed along 2f out, soon headed, ran on one pace | O McSweeney 60.3kg 1/2 length | 4 (11) |
| Chester 12-Jul-24 1223m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders, struggling and reminders after 1f, weakened over 2f out | D Nolan 59kg Neck | 5 (8) |
| Chester 29-Jun-24 1223m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 9/1 Slowly away, mid-division, pushed along 3f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | Billy Garritty 60.3kg 1 1/2 length | 4 (8) |