Whispering Willow (2021) Horse
About
Whispering Willow is a 4yo b unknown from trained by P J Gilligan, who is based at Galway. It is sired by the stallion Marcel out of the dam Hidden Sapphire. Whispering Willow is yet to break its maiden status, having not won a race yet from 10 attempts. During its most recent race at Fairyhouse on 11th Oct 2025, Whispering Willow was ridden by Jack Gilligan and finished 6th, 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 1st High Notions ( S O'callaghan 153 ) 2nd Susie Lenglen ( I Ryan 151 , Cd 147 ) 0.75L 3rd Noble Name ( J Smith 161 , Cd 159 ) 7.25L 6th Whispering Willow ( J Gilligan 151 , Cd 153 ) 24.50L See full results | 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 1st Blue Waters ( J Kennedy 154 ) 2nd Louiescall ( C Quirke 161 ) 8.50L 3rd I'm A Rocket Man ( B Hayes 161 ) 8.00L 8th Whispering Willow ( J Gilligan 154 ) 30.80L See full results | 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 1st Maximillian Lady ( T A Halford 163 ) 2nd Courtmac Gesture ( M Kenneally 163 ) 13.00L 3rd Evelyn ( R Sugrue 165 ) 1.25L 11th Whispering Willow ( J C Barry 163 ) 47.20L See full results | 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 1st Atomic Queen ( S Ewing 161 ) 2nd Galileo Springs ( R A Doyle 153 ) 5.00L 3rd Hillhead Runner ( E Staples 161 ) 0.50L 6th Whispering Willow ( J G Gilligan 150 , Cd 155 ) 28.25L See full results | 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 1st Some Pretender ( P W Mullins 165 ) 2nd Midnight Musical ( A B O'connor 162 ) 0.75L 3rd Brave Lady ( D O'connor 162 ) 2.75L 8th Whispering Willow ( O T Gilligan 162 , Cd 169 ) 12.55L See full results | 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 Whispering Willow ( O T Gilligan 160 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | O T Gilligan 72.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Ballingarry 24-May-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $10,200), SP: 5.00 1st Krystal Sky ( J L Scallan 165 ) 2nd Wishful Wings ( D Higgins 160 ) 0.00L 3rd Walkingmayotomilan ( B O'neill 165 ) 2.00L Whispering Willow ( O T Gilligan 160 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | 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 3rd Whispering Willow ( O T Gilligan 160 ) 7.00L | 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 Whispering Willow ( O T Gilligan 160 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | 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 Whispering Willow ( A P Ryan 160 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | A P Ryan 72.6kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
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