Faoladh
Faoladh has shown glimpses of real quality over the past eighteen months, with a recent win at Galway just this week suggesting the horse is hitting form at exactly the right time. The four-year-old has won 3 of its 20 races—roughly 1 in every 7 starts—a modest win rate on paper, but those victories have come with increasing confidence. After breaking through at Leopardstown in June 2025, Faoladh has won twice more, including the Galway success, and has finished in the places in another 5 races. What really marks this horse out is its consistency over the past month: a win, then a sequence of placed finishes at 14th, 13th, 9th and 6th before bouncing back with another victory. That's the form of a horse that belongs in competitive races and is learning to win them.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Men Of Forty Eight Syndicate
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The real story lies in Faoladh's sweet spot on the track. Over distances between seven furlongs and a mile, the horse has won 2 of 6 races—a 33% win rate that towers above its overall record. This isn't luck; it suggests the horse has found its distance and performs at its best when races sit at that length. Trained by Andrew Slattery at Thurles in County Tipperary, Faoladh runs for a yard that has already sent out 62 winners this season, a sign of a well-organized operation. Slattery also rides the horse regularly, though that partnership has yielded just 1 win from 8 races together. With two wins in the last six races and a fresh victory this week, Faoladh is clearly peaking, and at distances where it thrives, it could prove a genuine threat in the races ahead.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Aug
🏆 Won
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 runners
28 Jul
14th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 21 runners
16 Jul
13th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 15 runners
8 Jul
9th
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 15 runners
18 Jun
6th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
29 May
🏆 Won
Down Royal
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
15 May
3rd
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 17 runners
25 Apr
6th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 16 runners
12 Apr
4th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
13 Mar
9th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 15 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
8 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 5 other |
16 Jul |
12.5% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
1 Aug |
50% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
13 Mar |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
29 May |
100% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jul |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jul |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
10 Oct |
0% |