Whispering Willow (2021)
About
Whispering Willow is a 4yo bay trained by P J Gilligan, who operates out of Galway. The horse is by Marcel out of Hidden Sapphire. It has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in ten starts. In its most recent race at Fairyhouse on 11 Oct 2025, Jack Gilligan rode Whispering Willow to a sixth‑place finish, behind the winner High Notions.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 11-Oct-25 4020m SOFT R5 MdH $250 (of $12,501), Winning Time: 04:57.300, SP: 41.00 | J Gilligan 68.5kg, Cd 69.4kg 24.50L | 6 (10) |
| Listowel 27-Sep-25 3220m GOOD R1 MdH (of $13,500), SP: 51.00 | J Gilligan 69.9kg 30.80L | 8 (17) |
| Galway 09-Sep-25 3360m SOFT R8 NHF (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:06.700, SP: 101.00 | J C Barry 73.9kg 47.2kgL | 11 (17) |
| Downpatrick 10-Aug-25 3570m GOOD R1 MdH $200 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:13.700, SP: 21.00 | J G Gilligan 68kg, Cd 70.3kg 28.25L | 6 (8) |
| Galway 02-Aug-25 3380m GOOD R4 NHF (of $16,998), Winning Time: 04:07.900, SP: 41.00 Towards rear, progress 3f out, ridden in 9th 2f out, under pressure in 6th 1 1/2f out, soon no impression | O T Gilligan 73.5kg, Cd 76.7kg 12.55L | 8 (15) |
| Ballingarry 24-May-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $10,200), SP: 4/1 Cl up, 4th when mstk 7th, clsr from 5out & 3rd 4out, fair 3rd when mstk 3out & ur few strides aftr fence | O T Gilligan 72.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Ballingarry 24-May-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $10,200), SP: 5.00 | O T Gilligan 72.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Stowlin 04-May-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $10,200), SP: 10/1 Chsd ldrs in 3rd, 3rd 1/2way, rdn aftr 3out, ko smepce | O T Gilligan 72.6kg 7.00L | 3 |
| Curraghmore 20-Apr-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $10,200), SP: 8/1 Mid-div best, mstk 7th, fair 7th on inner when fell 3out | O T Gilligan 72.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Liscarroll 30-Mar-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $10,200), SP: 8/1 Mid-div & ww, 4th aftr 5th, wknd bef 3out, drpd last aftr 3out & eased, pu bef 2out | A P Ryan 72.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |