It's Only A Game (2021) Horse
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It's Only A Game is a five-year-old brown gelding, by Goliath Du Berlais out of Martalette. He is under the guidance of trainer M Brassil and is owned by Sean & Bernardine Mulryan. Out of four starts he has secured one victory and one second‑place finish, accumulating earnings of $25,085. His most recent outing was at Cheltenham on 11 March 2026, where he came home 15th of 21. His latest win was recorded at Punchestown on 23 November 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 11-Mar-26 3298m GOOD CL1 NH Flat, SP: 18/1 Wore hood to post, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, edged right over 1f out, soon weakened | Mr J L Gleeson 73kg 3l | 15 (21) |
| Leopardstown 01-Feb-26 3219m HEAVY R7 CL1 NHF $5,000 (of $99,999), SP: 3.75 1st Broadway Ted ( B O'neill 164 ) 2nd With Nolimit ( D G Lavery 164 ) 0.15L 3rd Charismatic Kid ( H C Swan 164 ) 2.50L 4th It's Only A Game ( J L Gleeson 164 ) 3.50L | J L Gleeson 74.4kg 3.50L | 4 (7) |
| Punchestown 23-Nov-25 3400m SOFT R8 NHF $6,300 (of $10,502), SP: 2.38 1st It's Only A Game ( J L Gleeson 168 ) 2nd Boycetown ( D G Lavery 168 ) 3.50L 3rd Treasure Memory ( D O'connor 168 ) 5.25L See full results | J L Gleeson 76.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Punchestown 03-May-25 3220m SOFT R7 NHF $3,000 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 03:53.700, SP: 6.00 1st Vitorio Piel ( J L Gleeson 168 ) 2nd It's Only A Game ( D O'connor 162 ) 6.00L 3rd Ladbroke Grove ( R James 162 , Cd 155 ) 18.00L See full results | D O'connor 73.5kg 6.00L | 2 (20) |