Faro Island
Faro Island has found form at just the right time, winning twice in the past six weeks and sitting on a promising winning streak that suggests this four-year-old is hitting its stride. A recent victory at Galway five weeks ago was preceded by another win just a few races earlier, and with two wins in the last six runs, the horse is clearly finding the racecourse more to its liking than it did earlier in its career. Over a dozen races, Faro Island has compiled three wins and four places from twelve starts — a solid 25% win rate that speaks to a horse capable of competing at a reasonable level without being consistently dominant.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes Faro Island interesting is the arc of improvement. The horse's first win came at Down Royal on 29 September 2025, a breakthrough that marked the beginning of something real, and the form since then has been encouraging enough to suggest the horse knows how to win and can do it again. Trained by A Oliver at Caledon in County Tyrone, Faro Island benefits from a yard that has already sent out 18 winners this season — a productive operation with momentum. W J Lee, the horse's most regular jockey, has ridden Faro Island five times and won once, a 20% win rate that is steady rather than spectacular but shows they work well enough together. With the horse raced just a day ago and still active on the circuit, Faro Island is a horse in current form, still being campaigned by the yard who clearly believe there is more to come.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
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
Likes
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Aug
8th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
30 Jul
🏆 Won
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 21 runners
16 Jul
6th
Leopardstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 9 runners
26 Jun
7th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 23 runners
12 Jun
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 18 runners
25 Apr
4th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Yielding · 26 runners
17 Oct
13th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
29 Sep
🏆 Won
Down Royal
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 17 runners
19 Sep
3rd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
8 Apr
10th
Navan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 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 |
|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
12 Jun |
50% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
25 Apr |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
26 Jun |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
29 Sep |
100% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 win |
30 Jul |
100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jul |
0% |