Warm In Gorey

Those two wins tell their own story. The first came at Punchestown in June 2023, and the second — and most recent — at Thurles in November 2024, now 17 months ago. That's a long wait between victories, and the last six runs have produced no wins at all, though a third and a second in there show the horse is still competitive and still mixing it with horses it can match. It hasn't gone missing — it's just been a little unlucky, or a little short of what's needed on the day.

Jockey Tiernan Power Roche has been the most regular partner, riding Warm In Gorey in 9 of its 40 races and winning once together — roughly 1 in every 9 races they've shared, which is a better return than the overall career record suggests. That kind of ongoing partnership matters; it means the rider knows the horse, knows when to ask and when to wait.

Behind the scenes, trainer P J Rothwell's yard in Tinahely, County Wicklow has had a productive season, sending out 36 winners — a number that speaks to a yard operating with real confidence and quality. Warm In Gorey may not be the stable star, but it runs in a yard that clearly knows how to get horses ready and find the right opportunities. With the horse having raced just one day ago, it's clearly fit, active, and still being campaigned seriously. Whether a third career win is coming soon is the open question — but this is a horse whose team clearly hasn't given up on the idea.