Ireland Forever (2022) Horse

Foal Date

30-Sep-22
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Rafeef

Dam

Erin

Prize Money

31030

Owners

Greenacres Trust (Nom: Mr N M Shirtliff) & Mr G N Shirtliff

About

Ireland Forever is a 4yo b gelding trained by Vaughan Marshall. He is by the stallion Rafeef out of the mare Erin. To date he has won four races. On 1 February 2025 at Kenilworth he secured his biggest victory, earning $142,504.00 in prize money. He has been a lucrative prospect for bettors, delivering a 77% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Durbanville 21-Oct-26 1250m YIELDING R6 B B STAKES $7,246 (of $12,203) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.530, SP: 14-1 1st Ireland Forever ( S Veale 57 ) 2nd Churchillian ( A Domeyer 60 ) 1.50L 3rd Golden Destiny ( C Zackey 58.5 ) 1.90L See full resultsS Veale 57kg1 (8)
Durbanville 26-Sep-26 1250m GOOD R4 B B STAKES $289 (of $7,237) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:14.990, SP: 13.00 1st Lyrical Gangster ( J V Merwe 122 ) 2nd One Liner ( G Wright 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Kattekwaadkwadraad ( M Yeni 117 ) 0.30L 5th Ireland Forever ( S Veale 57 ) 2.30L See full resultsS Veale 57kg 2.30L5 (8)
Durbanville 22-Aug-26 1250m GOOD R6 B CLASS 4 $6,478 (of $6,478) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.980, SP: 5.50 1st Ireland Forever ( S Veale 61 ) 2nd Vercicat ( S Moodley 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Catwalk King ( K Matsunyane 130 ) 0.30L See full resultsS Veale 61kg1 (7)
Greyville 22-Jun-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 (of $7,518) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.460, SP: 8.00 1st Blue Steel ( A Mgudlwa 129 ) 2nd Tam's Knight ( A Mosaheb 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Hoodia ( S Moodley 126 ) 0.15L 9th Ireland Forever ( A Fortune 134 ) 5.30L See full resultsA Fortune 60.8kg 5.30L9 (11)
Greyville 30-May-26 1200m GOOD R9 CL4 (of $7,400) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.220, SP: 6.50 1st Black Frost ( R Venniker 122 ) 2nd Little Boy Blue ( G Lerena 125 ) 0.30L 3rd Chicarito ( D Louw 131 ) 0.50L 6th Ireland Forever ( S Veale 136 ) 1.60L See full resultsS Veale 61.7kg 1.60L6 (11)