Flash De Touzaine

Trained by Liz Doyle out of Crossabeg in County Wexford, Flash De Touzaine is part of a yard that has already sent out 4 winners this season, suggesting a stable in decent nick. Doyle clearly knows how to place a horse, and Flash De Touzaine's record rewards the patient approach — this is not a horse who blows you away on paper, but one who keeps turning up and competing.

The most recent win came at Ballinrobe on 26 May 2025, which makes it just under a year ago, and the form since then has been mixed — a sixth, a first, a fourth, a tenth, a sixth, and a fifth reading the last six races in reverse order. That tells a familiar story for a horse of this age and level: capable of winning on the right day, but inconsistent enough that you are never quite sure which version is going to show up. The tenth-place finish in that sequence is a reminder that not every run goes to plan.

Richard Deegan has been the most regular partner in the saddle, riding Flash De Touzaine in 7 races and winning once together — that is 1 win from 7, or around 14%, which is actually a shade above the horse's overall win rate of 12%. The first career win came at Galway back in October 2022, a track with a famously tricky layout that tends to suit horses with a bit of course craft. Getting a first winner there is no small thing.

Still racing at 11 and having run just yesterday, Flash De Touzaine is a genuine veteran who clearly loves the game. At this stage of a career, longevity is its own kind of achievement — and with a win less than a year ago, there is clearly still a race or two left to be won.