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My Mate Alfie (IRE)
b g 19th Mar 2021
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My Mate Alfie (IRE) b g 19th Mar 2021
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Bt Bloodstock & P O'Callaghan
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Sep 2022
Orby Sale (Goffs Ireland)
Yeomanstown Stud
Purchaser: Richard Ryan
€70,000
Lots Sold: 415
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Avg: €121,336
Median: €87,000
Maximum: €2,600,000
Reports in which My Mate Alfie (IRE) was mentioned
The Ger Lyons trained My Mate Alfie continued his progression since reverting to sprinting when landing the Listed Jebel Ali Racecourse & Stables Dash Stakes at the Curragh.
Sun 30th Jun
One of last seasons leading juveniles, the Adrian Murray trained Bucanero Fuerte made a winning start to his three-year-old campaign when proving too strong for five rivals in the Group 3 Goffs Lacken Stakes at Naas.
Sun 19th May
Naas Racecourse will celebrate 100 years of racing heritage in some style this Sunday with free entry for all racegoers, a number of crucial trial races for Royal Ascot and one of Ireland’s highest rated horses.
Sun 19th May
Givemethebeatboys got his season off to a winning start but only just when edging out Betsen in a thrilling finish to the Space Traveller Irish EBF Committed Stakes.
Sat 27th Apr
The Ballylinch Stud 'Red Rocks' Stakes saw two Ballydoyle-trained protagonists pull clear of the remainder in the closing stages and it was Battle Cry who landed the spoils under Ryan Moore.
Sun 07th Apr
Take Me To Church brought up a hat-trick in style as he blitzed his 11 rivals in the Irish Racing Writers Cliff Noone Memorial Madrid Handicap.
Sun 24th Mar
A field of 12 will face the starter in the Irish Racing Writers Cliff Noone Memorial Madrid Handicap at Naas this afternoon, with Ger Lyons responsible for two strong contenders in the shape of My Mate Alfie and Duplantis.
Sat 23rd Mar
Lightly-weighted Nemonte justified strong 5/6 favouritism with her sights lowered to Roscommon's Irish EBF Auction Series Race today, scoring under 7lb claimer Conor Stone Walsh for trainer Joseph O'Brien.
Tue 22nd Aug
The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden was won by 8/13 favourite My Mate Alfie, trained by Ger Lyons, but it was far from being a straightforward victory for champion jockey Colin Keane.
Fri 28th Jul
Mountain Bear (4/1) showed improvement on second start to get off the mark in the six furlong juvenile maiden at the Curragh.
Fri 30th Jun
The Aidan O'Brien-trained Alabama failed to justified favouritism for the second time in as many starts, as he was upstaged by stable companion The Liffey in the Oak Solutions Group Irish EBF 2yo Maiden.
Wed 07th Jun
After race at
Curragh Sun, 30th Jun, 2024 (1st) ![](/images/quote1.gif)
He's been very consistent all year and the blinkers have transformed him. He gets seven and the first furlong had me worried as they did 15 seconds and I thought it would turn into a sprint and they'd out-do him for speed. At home he's bomb-proof and you can do whatever you like but if you run him here without blinkers he just parks and won't do a thing. The blinkers are the difference between winning and losing. It's great for Austin (Whelan) and all his gang, he's called after his son Alfie. I say they'll take a while to get home tonight. We aimed to have three winners this weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I said if we don't win this it's all on the Derby and I don't think that's going to happen!. He's in the Stewards Cup' because it's a £250,000 race. I was fourth in it with a filly many years ago. I was also just chinned in an Ayr Gold Cup, I wanted to be the first Irish trainer to win it. Those are two races that are on my agenda. I don't think he's good enough but we'll see. We're always talking about prize-money. You've got the Wokingham that's worth £150,000 and the Stewards' Cup that is £250,000 so if you are serious about prize-money you have to partake.
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G M Lyons
After race at
Down Royal Fri, 28th Jul, 2023 (1st) ![](/images/quote1.gif)
Colin was excellent, he knows the horse from home. He rode him like a champion jockey should ride him. He produced him on the line and the horse will come on immensely maturity-wise. Austin Whelan, who owns the horse, is an Irishman that lives in London. He's a gentleman and we are delighted for him, hopefully it is the first of many for us. He has a few horses here, there and everywhere, but he has a couple with us. His first couple of runs have been good, but he will only get better mentally and he will get great confidence out of that. He wants a little bit of a cut, the ground is beautiful.
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G M Lyons
Related by Dam Bear Cheek (IRE)
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