My Gaffer (2018)

Foal Date

01-Jan-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Malinas

Dam

Deep Sunset

Prize Money

$117617

Trainer

J P Ryan

Owners

Walter O'Connor

About

My Gaffer, a 7yo gelding trained by J P Ryan, is by Malinas out of Deep Sunset. He has picked up five wins so far. On 10 Aug 2025 at Kilbeggan, he earned his biggest victory, claiming the $25,000 Hcpch. The horse has proved a solid bet for punters, delivering about a 1% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Punchestown • Tipperary • Killarney • Kilbeggan • Bellewstown • Clonmel • Ballinrobe • Cork • Limerick • Thurles • Leopardstown • Fairyhouse • Navan • Galway • Listowel • Roscommon

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Punchestown 15-Oct-25 4060m SOFT R3 HcpH (of $15,999), Winning Time: 05:01.100, SP: 19.00	D Mullins 71.7kg 44.25L	10 (12)
Tipperary 05-Oct-25 3970m SOFT R7 CL1 NvCh $900 (of $30,000), Winning Time: 04:57.300, SP: 19.00	D Mullins 69.4kg 63kgL	5 (5)
Killarney 23-Aug-25 4500m GOOD R4 HcpH (of $25,000), Winning Time: 05:31.000, SP: 6.00	D E Mullins 70.8kg 14.35L	7 (12)
Kilbeggan 10-Aug-25 4060m SOFT R6 HcpCh $15,000 (of $25,000), Winning Time: 04:53.090, SP: 7.50	D E Mullins 69.4kg	1 (8)
Killarney 18-Jul-25 4590m SOFT R3 HcpH $600 (of $20,000), Winning Time: 05:40.800, SP: 8.50 Led, pushed along from 3 out, ridden and headed from next, no extra and weakened to 5th before last	D E Mullins 70.3kg 10.50L	5 (8)
Bellewstown 06-Jul-25 3460m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $60,000), Winning Time: 04:03.300, SP: 10.00 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, led after 5th, joined after 5 out, headed next, mistake 3 out, pushed along and dropped to 3rd approaching 2 out, soon no extra and weakened quickly	D E Mullins 70.8kg 36.95L	13 (16)
Clonmel 07-Jun-25 4010m SOFT R4 HcpH $4,600 (of $23,000), Winning Time: 05:03.700, SP: 3.50 Tracked leader early, 3rd from 5th, improved to dispute before straight, led entering straight, ridden and pressed 2 out, drifted left before last, strongly pressed and almost joined last, drifted left closing stages, headed last strides	L A Mckenna 67.6kg 0.15L	2 (7)
Ballinrobe 27-May-25 3690m GOOD R1 H $1,550 (of $15,499), Winning Time: 04:21.200, SP: 8.00 Jumped left, led, not fluent 3 out, headed after next, soon ridden, rallied to go third final 110yds	D E Mullins 70.8kg 13.75L	3 (5)
Killarney 13-May-25 4070m SOFT R4 HcpH $9,600 (of $15,999), Winning Time: 04:56.900, SP: 4.50 Made all, slight mistake 6th, ridden to assert before 2 out, kept on well run-in	D E Mullins 66.7kg	1 (10)
Cork 21-Apr-25 3440m SOFT R3 HcpCh $659 (of $21,999), Winning Time: 04:06.400, SP: 9.00 Towards rear, mistake 3rd, pushed along in 4th when mistake 2 out, no extra and dropped to 5th after last, kept on one pace	J S Mcgarvey 68.9kg 19.20L	5 (7)
Limerick 13-Mar-25 3600m SOFT R5 NvHcpCh $725 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 04:36.700, SP: 3.75 Mid-division, moderate 3rd before 3rd, took closer order at 6th, 4th after 3 out, no extra before 2 out where mistake	D Doyle 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 30.00L	4 (6)
Clonmel 13-Feb-25 4090m SOFT R8 Ch $6,601 (of $11,002), Winning Time: 08:54.200, SP: 9.00 Prominent briefly, soon tracked leaders, 4th halfway, improved to dispute entering straight, soon led, ridden after 2 out, slight mistake and pecked last, kept on well run-in	D Mcgill 75.3kg, Cd 72.1kg	1 (13)
Thurles 19-Jan-25 3120m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $16,000), Winning Time: 03:40.800, SP: 6.50 Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along approaching straight and soon lost place, no extra after 2 out	D E Mullins 69.4kg 24.50L	7 (9)
Thurles 21-Dec-24 3230m GOOD R5 HcpH (of $16,000), Winning Time: 03:51.100, SP: 10.00 Mid-division, pushed along and no impression in rear of mid-division approaching straight, no threat from 2 out	D E Mullins 70.3kg 15.80L	9 (18)
Punchestown 01-May-24 3880m SOFT R2 H (of $45,000), Winning Time: 04:48.200, SP: 100/1 Mid-division on outer, no impression from 2 out, never a factor	D O'keeffe 71.7kg, Cd 0 25.00L	11 (17)
Leopardstown 26-Dec-23 3220m SOFT R4 NvHcpH (of $12,212), Winning Time: 03:57.300, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, pushed along and no impression in rear of mid-division after 3 out, kept on one pace in straight	L Quinlan 73kg, Cd 0 18.50L	10 (23)
Fairyhouse 03-Dec-23 3220m SOFT R7 HcpH (of $61,062), Winning Time: 04:09.300, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, 8th entering straight, ridden and no impression from 2 out	D King 63.5kg, Cd 0 14.75L	13 (19)
Navan 18-Nov-23 3220m HEAVY R4 NvH $1,750 (of $21,372), Winning Time: 04:29.000, SP: 11/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd after 4 out and 2nd briefly 2 out, pushed along and no impression in 3rd approaching last, no extra	L Quinlan 70.3kg, Cd 0 13.00L	4 (6)
Galway 29-Oct-23 3230m HEAVY R7 HcpH (of $10,075), Winning Time: 04:08.300, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 5th 2 out, no impression approaching last, no extra	L Quinlan 72.6kg, Cd 0 17.00L	7 (15)
Listowel 22-Sep-23 3220m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $60,000), Winning Time: 03:54.900, SP: 16/1 Prominent, tracked leaders after 1st, not fluent 5th, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, no extra	D O'keeffe 63.5kg, Cd 0 13.75L	9 (19)
Limerick 27-May-23 3310m SOFT R1 CLMdH $11,999 (of $20,000), Winning Time: 03:52.000, SP: 1.73 Prominent, joined leader going well 2 out, ridden to lead last, stayed on well flat	L Quinlan 71.7kg	1 (19)
Punchestown 27-Apr-23 3990m SOFT R2 H $2,250 (of $75,000), Winning Time: 05:01.000, SP: 26.00 Tracked leaders, went 2nd travelling well after 2 out, soon ridden, dropped to 5th at last, no impression	L Quinlan 71.2kg, Cd 73.5kg 11.75L	5 (12)
Leopardstown 07-Mar-23 3220m SOFT R2 NvH $2,000 (of $19,999), Winning Time: 03:56.400, SP: 3.50 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, closer approaching straight and soon pushed along, 3rd and no impression before last, kept on one pace	L Quinlan 71.2kg 11.00L	3 (5)
Cork 16-Oct-22 3820m SOFT R8 CLNHF $550 (of $11,000), Winning Time: 04:54.500, SP: 2.75 Led, under pressure and headed over 2f out, soon ridden in 3rd, dropped to 4th and no extra 1 1/2f out	H C Swan 75.8kg, Cd 78.9kg 26.50L	4 (11)
Listowel 19-Sep-22 3220m GOOD R7 CLNHF $6,900 (of $11,500), Winning Time: 03:49.050, SP: 4.50 Made all, pressed from 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong	H C Swan 73kg	1 (12)
Killarney 20-Aug-22 3310m SOFT R7 CLNHF $2,300 (of $11,500), Winning Time: 03:50.400, SP: 5.50 A little keen, raced in 2nd, joined for that position from before halfway, on terms over 4f out, under pressure and headed from 3f out, soon no extra and one pace	H C Swan 71.7kg 11.00L	2 (5)
Roscommon 03-Aug-22 3250m GOOD R7 NHF $2,200 (of $11,000), Winning Time: 04:19.800, SP: 10.00 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along in 2nd entering straight, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and joined 1f out, headed final 100 yards, no impression, kept on same pace	M J M O'sullivan 73kg 2.75L	2 (11)