Grace Faraday

Her last six runs read 15th, 2nd, 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th going back from most recent — and that sequence is worth unpacking. After a difficult run when she finished 15th, she bounced straight back with a second place, then went one better and won at Galway in October 2025. That ability to rediscover form after a bad day suggests a horse that does not stay down for long. She has since put in two more placed efforts, meaning four of her last five completed runs have ended in the top six. That is quietly solid, even for a horse who rarely wins outright.

Both of her career wins have come at different venues — Limerick in May 2024 and Galway in October 2025 — which tells you she is not a one-trick pony who only sparks at a specific track. She has shown she can deliver on different courses when conditions come together. At 8 years old, she is an experienced campaigner who knows exactly what she is doing out there.

Her most regular partner in the saddle is jockey James O'Sullivan, who has ridden her nine times and won once — that is roughly 1 in every 9 rides together, or about 11%. That is a thin return across nine attempts, though Grace Faraday is not exactly a horse who makes life easy for anyone. Trainer Anthony McCann operates out of Castleblaney in Co. Monaghan, and the yard has been in decent form this season with six winners already sent out. She has had 47 days off since her last run, a short breather that could have her fresh and ready to perform.

Grace Faraday is unlikely to be anyone's idea of a banker, but she arrives back from her break in the kind of form that makes her worth watching. Horses who finish in the top two in their most recent win and then keep placing are rarely running out of ideas.