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Horse profile

Emotional Hedging

Bayside Boy × Sherkin Island (Fastnet Rock (AUS))

TrainerGavin Cromwell
OwnerPerennial Racing Syndicate
FamilyGalvaun

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2024
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): €21,199 IRE
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 18 Aug 2026, Roscommon (IRE) (1/8)

Recent form

Emotional Hedging has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
18 Aug 26	Roscommon (IRE)	1/8	15/2	won ½	Gary Carroll	Gavin Cromwell	Irish EBF Auction Series Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	7½f	Good	9-1	Seven Nation Army (GER)	€16,199	13	0/5
5 Aug 26	Sligo (IRE)	2/11	11/1	1	Gary Carroll	Gavin Cromwell	Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	6f	Yielding	9-1	Lady Patrona (GB)	€15,000	-	0/9

1/818 Aug 26 · Roscommon (IRE)15/2
Irish EBF Auction Series Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)7½fGood
All fields
Date
18 Aug 26
Course
Roscommon (IRE)
Pos
1/8
SP
15/2
Btn
won ½
Jockey
Gary Carroll
Trainer
Gavin Cromwell
Race
Irish EBF Auction Series Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7½f
Going
Good
Wgt
9-1
Winner / 2nd
Seven Nation Army (GER)
Winner prize
€16,199
Days
13
Future form
0/5
2/115 Aug 26 · Sligo (IRE)11/1
Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)6fYielding
All fields
Date
5 Aug 26
Course
Sligo (IRE)
Pos
2/11
SP
11/1
Btn
1
Jockey
Gary Carroll
Trainer
Gavin Cromwell
Race
Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
6f
Going
Yielding
Wgt
9-1
Winner / 2nd
Lady Patrona (GB)
Winner prize
€15,000
Days
-
Future form
0/9

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Gavin Cromwell	5 Aug 26	18 Aug 26	2/11	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£0	€21,199

Gavin Cromwell

Trainer: Gavin Cromwell
First run: 5 Aug 26
Last run: 18 Aug 26
First run for yard: 2/11
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €21,199

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£0	€21,199	5 Aug 26	18 Aug 26

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €21,199
First run: 5 Aug 26
Last run: 18 Aug 26

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchBayside Boy

Parent · 1

SireBayside Boy

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNew Bay (GB)
Sire's damAlava (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchSherkin Island

Parent · 1

DamSherkin Island

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireFastnet Rock (AUS)
Dam's damGalvaun (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Bayside Boy

Sherkin Island

New Bay (GB)

Alava (IRE)

Fastnet Rock (AUS)

Galvaun (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseEmotional Hedging

Sexgelding

Foaled2024

SireBayside Boy

DamSherkin Island

DamsireFastnet Rock (AUS)

Sire's sireNew Bay (GB)

Sire's damAlava (IRE)

2nd damGalvaun (IRE)

Dam's produce1 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Sherkin Island (IRE) · by Fastnet Rock (AUS) · 1 winners from 1 runners
Galvaun (IRE) · 3 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Bayside Boy	Sherkin Island	Fastnet Rock (AUS)	1 Jan 24	bay	gelding	Flat 6.4f	Flat 8.5f · NH 2m2f

Bayside Boy

Sire: Bayside Boy
Dam: Sherkin Island
Damsire: Fastnet Rock (AUS)
Foaled: 1 Jan 24
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.5f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Bayside Boy in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	115	23	43	20.0%	37.4%	2	1
At 7f to 1m	55	10	20	18.2%	36.4%	1	1
On Good going	36	8	16	22.2%	44.4%	1	1
At 7f to 1m on Good going	19	4	8	21.1%	42.1%	1	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 115
Wins: 23
Placed: 43
Win %: 20.0%
Place %: 37.4%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 55
Wins: 10
Placed: 20
Win %: 18.2%
Place %: 36.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 36
Wins: 8
Placed: 16
Win %: 22.2%
Place %: 44.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 7f to 1m on Good going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on Good going
Runs: 19
Wins: 4
Placed: 8
Win %: 21.1%
Place %: 42.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Bayside Boy × Fastnet Rock mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	1	1	100.0%	0	2	1	1	50.0%	£0	€21,199

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 1
Winners: 1
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 1
Win %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €21,199

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Emotional Hedging (IRE)	2	1	0	£0	€21,199

Emotional Hedging (IRE)

Horse: Emotional Hedging (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €21,199

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Sherkin Island (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Emotional Hedging is the only foal out of Sherkin Island (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Emotional Hedging is the only foal out of Sherkin Island (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Sherkin Island (IRE) · by Fastnet Rock (AUS)
2Galvaun (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Galvaun family

In brief

How old is Emotional Hedging?

Emotional Hedging is a 2-year-old bay gelding, foaled on 1 January 2024.

Who are the sire and dam of Emotional Hedging?

Emotional Hedging is by Bayside Boy out of Sherkin Island, a daughter of Fastnet Rock (AUS).

Who trains Emotional Hedging?

Emotional Hedging is trained by Gavin Cromwell and owned by Perennial Racing Syndicate, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Emotional Hedging's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Emotional Hedging has won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is Emotional Hedging's biggest win?

Emotional Hedging's only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Irish EBF Auction Series Race at Roscommon (IRE) on 18 August 2026.

Has Emotional Hedging ever been beaten?

Emotional Hedging has been beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 5 August 2026 at Sligo (IRE) (2nd of 11).

When did Emotional Hedging last run?

Emotional Hedging last ran in Britain or Ireland on 18 August 2026 at Roscommon (IRE) in the Irish EBF Auction Series Race, finishing 1st of 8.