Icare d'Aubrelle

The most recent of those wins came at Fairyhouse in April 2025, around 11 months ago, and it remains the clearest evidence of what this horse can do when things click. Cooper's yard in Tralee has been in decent form this season — 8 winners sent out — and Icare d'Aubrelle has been part of that picture, even if the last 6 races have not produced a win. The recent form figures of 4, unplaced, unplaced, 4, unplaced, and 9 suggest a horse that is running consistently without quite finding the extra gear needed to get back to the winner's enclosure.

Where Icare d'Aubrelle genuinely catches the eye is over longer distances. At a mile and six furlongs up to two miles, the horse has won 1 from 3 races — that is a 33% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 3 races at those trips. For context, most professional trainers consider anything above 20% a strong benchmark, so performing at 33% over a specific distance is meaningful. It suggests the horse has a real preference for longer, more stamina-testing races, the kind where the pace is honest and you need something in reserve for the finish rather than raw early speed. The first career win came at Naas back in February 2022, so this is a horse with history and experience — it knows its job.

At eight years old and currently active, Icare d'Aubrelle is unlikely to be troubling the very top races in Britain or Ireland, but that is not really the point. This is a horse with a specific skillset, a patient trainer who clearly understands it, and a record that says: put it in the right race over the right distance, and it can win. The wait for number three may not be as long as the recent run of form suggests.