That one win came at Punchestown in October 2023, and it remains the sole entry in the victory column — now 31 months ago and counting. For context, that's nearly two and a half years of racing without adding to the tally, which is a long wait by anyone's standards. Recent form makes for sobering reading: a second place offers the one bright spot in the last six runs, with the rest failing to trouble the judge.
Mr D Doyle has been in the saddle for 15 of those 25 races and was aboard for the Punchestown win, giving him 1 win from 15 rides together — a partnership that knows what success feels like, even if it's been a while. The horse is trained by Timothy Doyle at Moyne in County Tipperary, a yard that has sent out 2 winners this season. With Getaway Charlie having raced just yesterday, the team clearly hasn't given up on finding another day to remember.
At 10 years old, time isn't exactly on this horse's side, but horses of this age can still produce moments of magic — especially over jumps, where experience counts for something. Getaway Charlie knows the game well enough, and Punchestown remains the place where everything clicked once before. Whether it can happen again is the question the Doyle team is still trying to answer.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Galloping |
7 | 3 seconds, 4 other | 5 Apr | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
6 | 1 win, 1 third, 4 other | 31 Dec | 16.7% |
| Thurles Undulating |
3 | 2 seconds, 1 other | 23 Nov | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 29 Nov | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Mar | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 8 Aug | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 18 Sep | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 23 Jan | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 14 Apr | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 6 Jul | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 | 1 other | 17 May | 0% |