El Fontenaro
El Fontenaro is a 4-year-old that has found the racecourse a tough place to shine. In 22 races to date, she has won just once — at Cork on 24 July — and added five places, giving her a win rate of roughly 1 in every 20 races. That single success came two months ago, and since then she has struggled to recapture that form, finishing fifth, fifth, first (a place), second, second, and eleventh in her last six outings. He is still racing and was out just yesterday, which suggests his trainer, Jarlath P Fahey, believes there is still something to work with.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Fahey's yard at Monasterevín, in County Kildare, has had a modest season with three winners sent out so far. El Fontenaro's most regular rider has been Ronan Whelan, but that partnership has not clicked — Whelan has ridden him nine times without a win. The horse seems most comfortable at Cork, where she took her only victory, which at least gives the yard a clue about where she might run again. For a horse that wins so rarely, getting that first win is often crucial to a horse's confidence and profile. El Fontenaro has that box ticked, but converting one win from 22 races into a meaningful career will require real improvement and a good deal of luck with conditions and opposition.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Oct
5th
Bellewstown
5f – 6½f · Soft_To_Heavy · 10 runners
29 Sep
5th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Soft · 20 runners
24 Jul
🏆 Won
Cork
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 21 runners
11 Jul
2nd
Limerick
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
12 Jun
2nd
Fairyhouse
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
28 May
11th
Fairyhouse
5f – 6½f · Good · 21 runners
3 May
4th
Sligo
5f – 6½f · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
17 Oct
6th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
2 Oct
7th
Bellewstown
5f – 6½f · Soft · 14 runners
30 Aug
14th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 25 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 4 other |
29 Sep |
20% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jul |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
11 Jul |
0% |