Whispering Willow (2021) Horse
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Whispering Willow is a five-year-old bay mare by Marcel out of Hidden Sapphire. She is trained by G P Cromwell and owned by Daragh O'Driscoll. From 18 starts she has won one race and been placed five times, earning $23,387 in prize money. Her last start was at Fairyhouse on 5 October 2026, finishing 8th of 18. Her most recent win came at Punchestown on 13 May 2026.
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Fairyhouse • Downpatrick • Down Royal • Kilbeggan • Roscommon • Listowel • Punchestown • GalwayRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 05-Oct-26 3219m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $16,232), Winning Time: 03:46.600, SP: 6.00 1st Annie's Angel ( C Smithers 163 , Cd 156 ) 2nd Victoria Kesia ( H Sexton 150 , Cd 143 ) 5.50L 3rd Hashtag Doyen ( S Ewing 157 ) 7.25L 8th Whispering Willow ( K Donoghue 165 ) 17.55L See full results | K Donoghue 74.8kg 17.55L | 8 (18) |
| Downpatrick 18-Sep-26 3571m GOOD R6 Ch $4,853 (of $14,559), Winning Time: 04:29.400, SP: 3.75 1st Sea Of Doubt ( C Stone-walsh 159 ) 2nd Whispering Willow ( K Donoghue 159 ) 8.00L 3rd Doctor Confusion ( M O'connor 166 ) 3.25L See full results | K Donoghue 72.1kg 8.00L | 2 (12) |
| Down Royal 29-Aug-26 3499m GOOD R3 HcpH $3,895 (of $11,688), Winning Time: 03:57.800, SP: 15.00 1st Mo Ghille Mar ( H Sexton 160 ) 2nd Whispering Willow ( C Stone-walsh 152 ) 3.00L 3rd Hopeful Hero ( M Kenneally 165 ) 0.15L See full results | C Stone-walsh 68.9kg 3.00L | 2 (16) |
| Kilbeggan 25-Jul-26 3804m GOOD R3 HcpH (of $9,775), Winning Time: 04:31.900, SP: 15.00 1st Dream Shaper ( P Cleary 150 ) 2nd Barrogstown Girl ( P Smithers 156 ) 11.00L 3rd Dark Berkshire ( T P Roche 146 ) 4.50L 10th Whispering Willow ( C Stone-walsh 165 ) 37.00L See full results | C Stone-walsh 74.8kg 37.00L | 10 (19) |
| Roscommon 07-Jul-26 3204m GOOD R6 HcpH $329 (of $9,885), Winning Time: 03:58.900, SP: 4.50 1st Del Boys Diva ( S O'keeffe 153 ) 2nd Cool Summer ( P Enright 154 ) 7.00L 3rd Syosset ( A Harvey 152 ) 0.15L 6th Whispering Willow ( K Donoghue 165 ) 15.95L See full results | K Donoghue 74.8kg 15.95L | 6 (19) |
| Listowel 01-Jun-26 3822m YIELDING Chase, SP: 4/6 Tracked leaders, slight mistake 5th, 4th halfway, 3rd before 5 out, headway into 2nd before 2 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, 3rd and no extra run-in | Keith Donoghue 72.1kg 7 1/2l | 3 (6) |
| Downpatrick 22-May-26 3914m GOOD TO YIELDING Chase, SP: 4/1 Mid-division, not fluent 5th, 6th 4 out, 5th when mistake next, 3rd 2 out, pushed along and went 2nd early run-in, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on well, 3rd and no impression close home | Keith Donoghue 72.1kg Neck | 3 (14) |
| Punchestown 13-May-26 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, 10th after 4th, headway after 2 out, stayed on in 2nd last, led run-in, ran on well run-in, comfortably | Conor Stone-Walsh 69.9kg | 1 (19) |
| Fairyhouse 11-Oct-25 4023m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 40/1 Mid-division, mistake 5th, 5th halfway, headway to 3rd after 7th, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, mistake last, never a factor | Jack Gilligan 68.5kg 4 1/4l | 6 (10) |
| Listowel 27-Sep-25 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Towards rear, some progress before 2 out, kept on before last, never on terms | Jack Gilligan 69.9kg 3 1/4l | 8 (17) |
| Galway 08-Sep-25 3365m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES) NH Flat, SP: 100/1 Mid-division, pushed along from 3f out and ridden in 9th from 2f out, soon no extra and weakened | Mr J C Barry 73.9kg 4 1/4l | 11 (17) |
| Downpatrick 10-Aug-25 3571m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 20/1 Led, joined 2 out, no extra and dropped to 4th before last, ridden in 5th entering straight, soon weakened | J G Gilligan 68kg 18l | 6 (8) |
| Galway 02-Aug-25 3379m GOOD NH Flat, SP: 40/1 Towards rear, progress 3f out, ridden in 9th 2f out, under pressure in 6th 1 1/2f out, soon no impression | Mr O T Gilligan 73.5kg Neck | 8 (15) |