Touch Me Not (2019) Horse
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Touch Me Not is a seven-year-old brown gelding by Malinas out of Mini Shan. He is trained by G Elliott for Gigginstown House Stud. From 16 starts he has recorded two wins, five second‑place finishes and two third‑place results, earning a total of $219,553. His most recent outing was at Punchestown on 28 April 2026, where he came home 20th of 21. The last time he won was at Punchestown on 24 November 2024.
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Navan • Punchestown • Cheltenham • Naas • Fairyhouse • Aintree • Leopardstown • Tramore • ThurlesRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Navan 14-Nov-26 3219m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES ) R6 BAR 1 Betting Fortria Chase (Grade 2), SP: 15.00 | Danny Gilligan 1.5L | 2 (6) |
| Punchestown 28-Apr-26 3339m YIELDING CL1 Hurdle, SP: 22/1 Mid division, progress into 7th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, no impression from next | Jack Kennedy 68.9kg 2 1/4l | 20 (21) |
| Cheltenham 11-Mar-26 3199m GOOD CL1 Chase, SP: 33/1 Wore hood to post, disputed lead, awkward and headed 3 out, soon ridden and weakened quickly | James Smith 76.2kg 14l | 14 (20) |
| Naas 23-Feb-26 3219m SOFT R6 CL1 Ch $7,500 (of $37,501), SP: 3.75 1st Blood Destiny ( P Townend 155 ) 2nd Touch Me Not ( J Kennedy 164 ) 4.75L 3rd Captain Guinness ( D O'keeffe 155 ) 9.25L See full results | J Kennedy 74.4kg 4.75L | 2 (5) |
| Fairyhouse 14-Jan-26 3447m SOFT R4 CL1 HcpCh $9,999 (of $99,999), SP: 4.50 1st Western Diego ( B Hayes 144 ) 2nd More Coko ( S Cleary-farrell 140 , Cd 133 ) 3.75L 3rd Touch Me Not ( J Smith 165 , Cd 160 ) 13.75L See full results | J Smith 74.8kg, Cd 72.6kg 13.75L | 3 (12) |
| Fairyhouse 29-Nov-25 3450m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpCh $9,000 (of $45,001), SP: 6.00 1st Drumgill ( M Kenneally 146 , Cd 139 ) 2nd Touch Me Not ( J Smith 166 , Cd 161 ) 2.50L 3rd Western Diego ( B Hayes 145 ) 2.80L See full results | J Smith 75.3kg, Cd 73kg 2.50L | 2 (12) |
| Navan 17-Nov-25 3220m HEAVY R6 CL1 Ch $2,500 (of $49,998), SP: 6.00 1st Found A Fifty ( J Kennedy 164 ) 2nd Dinoblue ( M Walsh 157 ) 5.00L 3rd Hercule Du Seuil ( P Townend 161 ) 2.75L 4th Touch Me Not ( D Gilligan 161 ) 16.25L See full results | D Gilligan 73kg 16.25L | 4 (5) |
| Aintree 05-Apr-25 3180m GOOD R6 CL1 NvCh $6,360 (of $118,044), Winning Time: 03:51.680, SP: 5.50 1st Kalif Du Berlais ( H Cobden 161 ) 2nd Brookie ( S Twiston-davies 161 ) 3.50L 3rd L'eau Du Sud ( H Skelton 161 ) 2.00L 4th Touch Me Not ( S Ewing 161 ) 14.50L See full results | S Ewing 73kg 14.50L | 4 (5) |
| Cheltenham 12-Mar-25 3200m SOFT R2 CL1 NvCh $5,320 (of $196,740), Winning Time: 03:53.570, SP: 17.00 Jumped right at times, prominent, led 3rd, mistake and headed 5th, lost 2nd after 3 out, weakened quickly after next, tailed off 1st Jango Baie ( N D Boinville 161 ) 2nd Only By Night ( K Donoghue 154 ) 0.75L 3rd Majborough ( M Walsh 161 ) 0.15L 5th Touch Me Not ( J Kennedy 161 ) 55.65L See full results | J Kennedy 73kg 55.6kgL | 5 (5) |
| Leopardstown 02-Feb-25 3420m SOFT R4 CL1 NvCh $30,000 (of $150,000), Winning Time: 04:11.500, SP: 13.00 Soon led, headed 3rd, 2nd halfway, pushed along and no impression on winner approaching last, ridden and kept on one pace run-in 1st Majborough ( M Walsh 164 ) 2nd Touch Me Not ( D Gilligan 166 ) 9.00L 3rd Firefox ( S Ewing 166 ) 3.75L See full results | D Gilligan 75.3kg 9.00L | 2 (6) |
| Sandown 07-Dec-24 3110m SOFT R4 CL1 NvCh $21,370 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 06:48.260, SP: 6.00 Led, hit 6th very hard, headed next and remained close up, led again before 9th, faced strong challenge 3 out, pushed along and headed before last, ridden and no extra run-in 1st L'eau Du Sud ( H Skelton 161 ) 2nd Touch Me Not ( J Gainford 161 ) 3.75L 3rd Down Memory Lane ( M Walsh 161 ) 4.25L See full results | J Gainford 73kg 3.75L | 2 (4) |
| Punchestown 24-Nov-24 3260m SOFT R5 CL1 NvCh $21,899 (of $36,499), Winning Time: 04:09.800, SP: 9.00 Tracked leaders early, improved to lead 2nd and made rest, jinked right approaching 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and clear before last, stayed on well 1st Touch Me Not ( S Ewing 158 ) 2nd Farren Glory ( J W Kennedy 158 ) 6.00L 3rd Nurburgring ( R Deegan 150 ) 8.25L See full results | S Ewing 71.7kg | 1 (8) |
| Punchestown 16-Oct-24 3340m SOFT R7 Ch $2,500 (of $12,499), Winning Time: 04:06.900, SP: 5.50 Soon led, pressed entering straight, ridden 2 out, joined last, just headed and held close home 1st Fascile Mode ( D E Mullins 166 ) 2nd Touch Me Not ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 0.30L 3rd Moon D'orange ( B W Harvey 166 ) 9.30L See full results | J W Kennedy 75.3kg 0.30L | 2 (12) |
| Tramore 22-Apr-24 3360m SOFT R1 MdH $6,000 (of $5,217), Winning Time: 04:10.900, SP: 2/1 Made all, 2 lengths clear halfway, ridden after 2 out and kept on well run-in 1st Touch Me Not ( J W Kennedy 158 ) 2nd Al Gasparo ( K M Donoghue 158 ) 4.00L 3rd Sloan Sq ( E Walsh 158 ) 20.00L See full results | J W Kennedy 71.7kg | 1 (13) |
| Naas 05-Apr-24 3220m SOFT R1 MdH $600 (of $11,999), Winning Time: 04:06.200, SP: 10.00 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, headway to lead 5th, pushed along and headed 2 out, dropped to 3rd before last, no impression and weakened into 4th over 200 yards out 1st Gorgeous Tom ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd Special Cadeau ( P Townend 166 ) 1.75L 3rd The Busy Fool ( J P O'sullivan 166 ) 13.00L 4th Touch Me Not ( J Kennedy 166 ) 20.75L See full results | J Kennedy 75.3kg 20.75L | 4 (19) |
| Thurles 06-Mar-24 3270m HEAVY R3 MdH $500 (of $6,313), Winning Time: 04:15.600, SP: 5/2 Prominent, tracked leader before 3rd, led at 3rd, joined 2 out, soon headed, no impression on leader run-in, dropped to 4th closing stages 1st Chosen Witness ( S F O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd Answering ( D Doyle 158 ) 2.00L 3rd Brave Fortune ( J J Doyle 158 ) 0.75L 4th Touch Me Not ( J Kennedy 158 , Cd 0 ) 3.25L | J Kennedy 71.7kg, Cd 0 3.25L | 4 (16) |
| Punchestown 30-Jan-24 3250m HEAVY R1 MdH $1,250 (of $7,633), Winning Time: 04:27.400, SP: 11/4 Soon led, pushed along and headed after 2 out, 3rd and ridden approaching last, no extra 1st Anotherway ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Catena Zapata ( R Blackmore 166 ) 12.00L 3rd Touch Me Not ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 20.00L See full results | J W Kennedy 75.3kg 20.00L | 3 (12) |
| Charm Park 05-Mar-23 4020m GOOD Md (of $7,633), Winning Time: 05:07.000, SP: 2.50 A.p; led 3 out; lft clr nxt; fell last 1st Gwash ( P Barlow 158 ) 2nd Red Delta ( J Wright 158 ) 20.00L 3rd Plenty ( W Easterby 168 ) 0.50L UPL Touch Me Not ( J Andrews 158 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | J Andrews 71.7kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (7) |