Warm In Gorey

The two career victories are separated by well over a year, which says a lot about the level of patience involved here. The first came at Punchestown in June 2023, and the second at Thurles in November 2024 — about 18 months ago now, with no win since across the last six races. Those six runs have all ended without a victory, though the most recent form shows a pair of third-place finishes bookending that stretch, which at least suggests the horse hasn't gone stale or stopped trying.

Tiernan Power Roche has been the most regular partner in the saddle, riding Warm In Gorey nine times and winning once together — roughly 1 in every 9 races as a combination. That single win from nine rides isn't a sparkling statistic, but it represents a working relationship built over time, and there's something to be said for a jockey who knows a horse's quirks and keeps coming back.

The trainer is P J Rothwell, based at Tinahely in County Wicklow, and the yard has been in decent form this season with 35 winners sent out. That's a healthy operation, and it's worth noting that Warm In Gorey has been racing as recently as yesterday — still active, still in the mix, still being aimed at races by a trainer who clearly believes there's more to come. Whether another win arrives soon is the question, but for a horse with 41 races on the clock and a team that keeps running it, hope is clearly still alive at Tinahely.