Horse Details

Building Bridges (GB)

26 Runs 6 Wins (23.1%) 3 Places (11.5%)
Trainer: Gary McGill
8 years old
Sire: New Approach (IRE)
Dam: City On Sea (IRE)
Damsire: Monsun
Past Runs (26 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
29/08/25
18:53
Down Royal (IRE) 3m Sam Ewing Gary McGill 5 5:39.40 30 128 11-10 12/1
In rear throughout(tchd 14/1)
05/07/25
18:30
Bellewstown (IRE) 2m1f Mr O McGill Gary McGill 11 4:7.55 6 130 11-7 18/1
Prominent - disputed lead before 5 out - led narrowly 4 out - headed and weakened after 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
01/05/25
16:15
Punchestown (IRE) 2m7½f Mr D McGill Gary McGill 99 - - 131 10-8 40/1
Prominent - weakened quickly 5 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 50/1)
05/04/25
13:20
Aintree 3m½f Mr O McGill Gary McGill 9 6:12.15 .5 134 11-2 50/1
Took keen hold - prominent - led narrowly after 1st - clear with one other after 4 out - hung left and headed before last - soon weakened(tchd 40/1)
10/10/24
17:25
Thurles (IRE) 2m½f W J Lee Gary McGill 3rd 3:36.98 1.25 64 9-10 9/2
Led - headed over 1f out - no extra and lost second towards finish (jockey said gelding hung left from half mile mark onwards)(op 10/3)
26/09/24
15:02
Perth 3m Mr O McGill Gary McGill 1st 6:13.86 Won 129 11-9 3/1
Pressed leader - led 3 out - hung left before 2 out - kept on well against near rail run-in - ridden out(op 4/1)
03/08/24
14:30
Galway (IRE) 2m6½f Mr O McGill Gary McGill 6 5:42.75 2.5 129 10-6 14/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - prominent 3 out - led before 2 out - headed last - weakened run-in(op 10/1)
05/07/24
20:10
Bellewstown (IRE) 1m4f Killian Leonard Gary McGill 1st 2:38.42 Won 56 9-13 11/1
Towards rear - headway after 4f - led halfway - ridden clear 1f out - kept on well - comfortably (jockey said gelding hung left under pressure)(op 5/1)
04/02/24
15:00
Musselburgh 3m Gavin Sheehan Gary McGill 10 6:4.77 4 131 11-2 40/1
Towards rear on outer - not fluent 4 out - weakened after 3 out
27/10/23
17:05
Cheltenham 2m4f Mr O McGill Gary McGill 9 4:58.30 8 131 11-0 18/1
Prominent - disputed lead 6th - not fluent 3 out - lost position 2 out - weakened before last(op 14/1)
31/08/23
17:10
Navan (IRE) 1m6f Gary Carroll Gary McGill 3rd 3:10.43 0.3 54 9-5 3/1F
Pushed along briefly - prominent early - lost position but in touch with leaders after 1f - pressed leaders after 6f - went second 6f out - led under 3f out - soon ridden - headed over 1f out - rallied inside final furlong - lost second towards finish(tchd 11/4 and tchd 10/3)
02/08/23
20:20
Galway (IRE) 2m6½f Mr O McGill Gary McGill 1st 5:28.00 Won 122 11-5 40/1
Prominent - soon went second - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and challenging final 110yds - ran on well to lead post - forced dead-heat(op 28/1)
02/06/23
19:30
Down Royal (IRE) 2m4½f Mr O McGill Gary McGill 1st 4:46.90 Won 113 10-12 12/1
In touch with leaders - prominent in chasing group after 3rd - went second 3 out (usual 4 out) - led omitted 3 out - ridden and clear after 2 out - pushed out towards finish(op 8/1)
13/01/23
17:30
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 2m Luke McAteer Gary McGill 4 3:33.56 .75 55 9-4 4/1
Led narrowly or disputed lead early - prominent after 1f - led when ridden on far side of group 2f out - headed 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 11/4)
28/12/22
12:35
Leopardstown (IRE) 2m4f Mr O McGill Gary McGill 4 5:22.96 2.75 113 11-4 28/1
Led - shaken up after 2 out - pushed along and ridden when faced challenge before last - headed last - soon lost second - weakened run-in - lost third final 110yds(op 22/1)
25/08/22
16:45
Navan (IRE) 1m6f Seamie Heffernan Gary McGill 9 3:5.86 2 60 9-11 12/1
Prominent - soon raced in second - clear with one other halfway - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 9/1 tchd 14/1)
26/06/22
16:30
Cartmel 2m6f Mr O McGill Gary McGill 3rd 5:44.24 5 113 11-0 10/1
Led - not fluent 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden when headed run-in - lost second final 110yds(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
06/05/22
17:50
Downpatrick (IRE) 2m6f Mr O McGill Gary McGill 1st 5:42.00 Won 99 11-4 28/1
Made all - went clear 2nd - much reduced lead 2 out - pushed along and went clear again approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 22/1)
29/10/21
14:55
Down Royal (IRE) 3m Mr O McGill Gary McGill 99 - - 102 11-7 66/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders omitted 4 out - soon ridden and weakened - dropped to rear before 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 40/1)
30/08/21
14:45
Downpatrick (IRE) 2m5½f Hugh Morgan Gary McGill 4 5:25.40 4 105 11-8 25/1
Towards rear - headway from 4 out - in touch with leaders 2 out - pushed along after 2 out - went third approaching last - weakened and lost third run-in(op 18/1)
03/08/21
17:40
Roscommon (IRE) 2m7½f Hugh Morgan Gary McGill 9 5:49.72 1 105 11-10 100/1
Towards rear - headway into midfield after 4 out - ridden from 2 out - kept on run-in - never near to challenge(op 40/1)
13/10/20
14:00
Huntingdon 2m Jack Tudor Stuart Edmunds 10 3:55.95 3.25 115 11-7 12/1
Prominent - led after 1st - headed 3 out - soon ridden and weakened(op 9/1)
06/09/20
13:40
Fontwell 2m3f Ciaran Gethings Stuart Edmunds 8 4:46.10 10 118 11-4 20/1
Tracked leaders - ridden after 3 out - soon dropped to rear - weakened after 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
29/07/19
20:10
Galway (IRE) 1m4½f Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington 5 2:42.83 3 76 9-3 100/30F
Held up towards rear - niggled along briefly early - 9th halfway - pushed along to chase leaders on outer over 3f out - ridden into 4th 2f out and no extra into straight where lost place - one pace final furlong(op 7/2)
01/06/19
13:35
Navan (IRE) 1m5f Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington 1st 2:54.41 Won 79 9-5 2/1J
Chased leaders - 4th halfway - ridden 3f out and under pressure in 3rd over 2f out - ran on well to lead well inside final furlong(op 3/1)
15/10/18
13:55
Gowran Park (IRE) 1m N G McCullagh Mrs John Harrington 11 1:48.67 .75 9-5 33/1
Dwelt - towards rear - ridden near side 2f out and no impression - kept on one pace inside final furlong(op 66/1)