My Gaffer (2018) Horse

Foal Date

12-Apr-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Malinas

Dam

Deep Sunset

Prize Money

153825

Trainer

J P Ryan

Owners

Walter O'Connor

About

My Gaffer, an eight-year-old bay gelding by Malinas out of Deep Sunset, is under the training of J P Ryan and owned by Walter O'Connor. Over 32 starts he has recorded seven victories, placed second three times and taken third two times, accruing $153,825 in earnings. His most recent run came at Killarney on 17 July 2026, where he finished 1st out of 18 starters.

Raced At

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

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Killarney 17-Jul-26 4590m SOFT R3 HcpH $12,000 (of $20,000), Winning Time: 05:35.400, SP: 6.00 1st My Gaffer ( M Kenneally 154 , Cd 149 ) 2nd Hees Dynamite ( P M O'brien 148 , Cd 143 ) 1.50L 3rd Cobra Queen ( M O'connor 154 ) 2.00L See full results	M Kenneally 69.9kg, Cd 67.6kg	1 (18)
Killarney 12-May-26 4069m GOOD R4 HcpH $999 (of $20,000), Winning Time: 05:07.700, SP: 9.00 1st Burru ( M Kenneally 145 ) 2nd Watch The Weather ( J Kennedy 163 ) 3.50L 3rd Falco Blitz ( C Hogan 151 ) 1.00L 4th My Gaffer ( L A Mckenna 157 , Cd 152 ) 8.25L See full results	L A Mckenna 71.2kg, Cd 68.9kg 8.25L	4 (15)
Clonmel 15-Apr-26 4627m SOFT R3 HcpH $9,000 (of $15,000), SP: 17.00 1st My Gaffer ( L A Mckenna 163 , Cd 158 ) 2nd Ballyglass Beauty ( C Stone-walsh 144 ) 1.25L 3rd Wakey Wakey Man ( S O'keeffe 141 ) 2.00L See full results	L A Mckenna 73.9kg, Cd 71.7kg	1 (15)
Tramore 01-Jan-26 3383m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $20,000), Winning Time: 04:19.900, SP: 13.00 1st Captain Ryan Matt ( D O'keeffe 162 ) 2nd Beautiful Chaos ( D Gilligan 146 ) 13.00L 3rd Jupiter Du Gite ( C Quirke 162 ) 13.00L 7th My Gaffer ( M Kenneally 158 , Cd 151 ) 43.50L See full results	M Kenneally 71.7kg, Cd 68.5kg 43.50L	7 (12)
Thurles 20-Dec-25 3242m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $18,001), Winning Time: 04:09.000, SP: 10.00 1st Kotkito Bello ( T P Roche 148 , Cd 151 ) 2nd Fiver Friday ( E Staples 150 , Cd 157 ) 8.50L 3rd Half A Chance ( P Hanlon 149 , Cd 156 ) 8.80L 8th My Gaffer ( M Kenneally 152 , Cd 145 ) 23.00L See full results	M Kenneally 68.9kg, Cd 65.8kg 23.00L	8 (12)
Punchestown 15-Oct-25 4065m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 18/1 Led, 10 lengths advantage halfway, reduced lead after 3 out, pushed along and headed next, no extra entering straight, weakened before last	Danny Mullins 71.7kg 4 1/4l	10 (12)
Tipperary 05-Oct-25 3968m GOOD TO YIELDING CL1 Chase, SP: 18/1 Led, headed before 5th, not fluent 8th, detached before 11th, tailed off before 3 out	Danny Mullins 69.4kg 24l	5 (5)
Killarney 23-Aug-25 4499m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 5/1 Led, not fluent 5 out, pushed along and headed after 3 out, 4th 2 out, soon ridden and no extra	Danny Mullins 70.8kg Nose	7 (12)
Kilbeggan 09-Aug-25 4058m GOOD TO YIELDING Chase, SP: 13/2 Made all, 15 lengths clear halfway, not fluent and reduced advantage after last(usual 2 out), pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and kept on well	Danny Mullins 69.4kg	1 (8)
Killarney 18-Jul-25 4590m YIELDING TO SOFT (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 15/2 Led, pushed along from 3 out, ridden and headed from next, no extra and weakened to 5th before last	Danny Mullins 70.3kg 5 1/2l	5 (8)
Bellewstown 05-Jul-25 3456m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 9/1 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	Danny Mullins 70.8kg 6 1/2l	13 (16)
Clonmel 06-Jun-25 4008m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 5/2 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 Short Head	2 (7)
Ballinrobe 26-May-25 3687m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Jumped left, led, not fluent 3 out, headed after next, soon ridden, rallied to go third final 110yds	Danny Mullins 70.8kg 1 3/4 length	3 (5)
Killarney 12-May-25 4069m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Made all, slight mistake 6th, ridden to assert before 2 out, kept on well run-in	Danny Mullins 66.7kg	1 (10)
Cork 21-Apr-25 3443m YIELDING Chase, SP: 8/1 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 Head	5 (7)
Limerick 13-Mar-25 3603m GOOD TO YIELDING Chase, SP: 11/4 Mid-division, moderate 3rd before 3rd, took closer order at 6th, 4th after 3 out, no extra before 2 out where mistake	Mr D Doyle 75.3kg 8l	4 (6)
Clonmel 13-Feb-25 4086m SOFT (YIELDING IN PLACES) Chase, SP: 8/1 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	Mr D McGill 75.3kg	1 (13)
Thurles 19-Jan-25 3118m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along approaching straight and soon lost place, no extra after 2 out	Danny Mullins 69.4kg 4l	7 (9)
Thurles 21-Dec-24 3232m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 9/1 Mid-division, pushed along and no impression in rear of mid-division approaching straight, no threat from 2 out	Danny Mullins 70.3kg Neck	9 (18)
Punchestown 01-May-24 3875m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 100/1 Mid-division on outer, no impression from 2 out, never a factor	Darragh O'Keeffe 71.7kg 2 1/2l	11 (17)
Leopardstown 26-Dec-23 3219m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, pushed along and no impression in rear of mid-division after 3 out, kept on one pace in straight	Liam Quinlan 73kg 2l	10 (23)
Fairyhouse 03-Dec-23 3219m SOFT CL1 Hurdle, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, 8th entering straight, ridden and no impression from 2 out	Daniel King 63.5kg 3/4 length	13 (19)
Navan 18-Nov-23 3219m SOFT TO HEAVY CL1 Hurdle, 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	Liam Quinlan 70.3kg 2 3/4l	4 (6)
Galway 29-Oct-23 3229m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 5th 2 out, no impression approaching last, no extra	Liam Quinlan 72.6kg 3 3/4l	7 (15)
Listowel 22-Sep-23 3219m YIELDING TO SOFT CL1 Hurdle, 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	Darragh O'Keeffe 63.5kg 3 3/4l	9 (17)
Limerick 26-May-23 3310m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 8/11 Prominent, joined leader going well 2 out, ridden to lead last, stayed on well flat	Liam Quinlan 71.7kg	1 (18)
Punchestown 26-Apr-23 3987m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders, went 2nd travelling well after 2 out, soon ridden, dropped to 5th at last, no impression	Liam Quinlan 71.2kg 4 3/4l	5 (12)
Leopardstown 06-Mar-23 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 5/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, closer approaching straight and soon pushed along, 3rd and no impression before last, kept on one pace	Liam Quinlan 71.2kg 4 1/2l	3 (5)
Cork 16-Oct-22 3822m SOFT NH Flat, SP: 7/4 Led, under pressure and headed over 2f out, soon ridden in 3rd, dropped to 4th and no extra 1 1/2f out	Mr H C Swan 75.8kg 2 3/4l	4 (9)
Listowel 19-Sep-22 3219m GOOD NH Flat, SP: 7/2 Made all, pressed from 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong	Mr H C Swan 73kg	1 (11)
Killarney 20-Aug-22 3310m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) NH Flat, SP: 9/2 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	Mr H C Swan 71.7kg 11l	2 (4)
Roscommon 02-Aug-22 3246m SOFT NH Flat, SP: 9/1 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 3/4l	2 (11)