Factual Fact
Factual Fact is a seven-year-old who has carved out a modest but steady career over eleven races, winning twice and placing in eight others. With a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 races (2 wins from 11), the horse has earned just enough to stay competitive without ever becoming a standout performer. That said, there is a clear pattern to its success: over longer distances of two miles or more, Factual Fact becomes genuinely dangerous, having won 2 of its 3 races at that trip — a 67% win rate that is significantly better than its overall record suggests.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
The horse's most recent form is mixed but encouraging. After placing second five months ago at Killarney on 12 May 2026, when it scored its second career win, Factual Fact went through a rough patch, finishing second, then 13th, then third before returning to form with a second-place finish just six days ago. That recent second means the horse is active and being campaigned regularly. Racing just days apart suggests the yard are running it fit and keeping it sharp, which is typical of horses capable of improving.
Henry de Bromhead, based at Knockeen in County Waterford, trains Factual Fact for what is clearly a thriving yard — the stable has already sent out 110 winners this season, showing consistent strength across the string. For a seven-year-old to still be racing regularly and placing respectably suggests the horse remains sound and valued. If Factual Fact stays sound and can return to races at two miles or beyond, it has shown enough to pick up another win at the right moment.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 67% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Oct
4th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 18 runners
21 Aug
3rd
Killarney
1m6f – 2m · Good · 13 runners
28 Jun
13th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 14 runners
3 Jun
2nd
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
12 May
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
28 Mar
2nd
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
23 Nov
DNF
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 18 runners
2 Nov
2nd
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 24 runners
6 Oct
2nd
Killarney
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 8 runners
27 May
3rd
Tipperary
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 |
3 seconds, 1 other |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 third |
21 Aug |
33.3% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
18 Mar |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Nov |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
27 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Oct |
0% |