The most striking number in Faded Fantasy's record is what happens when the ground is normal — not wet, not firm, just a standard surface. On those conditions it has won 4 times from 22 races, a win rate of 18%, or roughly 1 in every 5. That is dramatically better than its overall record and suggests a horse that genuinely feels the difference underfoot. Southwell tells a similar story: 2 wins from just 6 races there makes it one of those horses that just seems to like the place, whether that is the track shape, the surface, or something harder to explain.
Nick Scholfield has ridden Faded Fantasy 20 times — more than any other jockey — and together they have won just once, a 5% win rate that amounts to 1 in 20. That is not a partnership that has clicked, at least not on paper. Christian Williams trains the horse from his yard on the Welsh coast at Ogmore-By-Sea, a setup that has been in decent form this season with 25 winners sent out. The horse mostly competes at Class 4 level, which sits in the middle of the British racing ladder — solid, competitive races without quite reaching the top tier.
Recent form is the honest part of the story. The last six runs read 9-3-7-5-8-5, which means Faded Fantasy has not won in six races and has finished in the top three just once in that run. The last win came at Newton Abbot on 21 August 2025, nearly a year ago now. With a race run just yesterday, it is still very much active and still competing. Whether another win is coming is the question — the profile says it is capable, the recent form says it is waiting for everything to fall right.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Galloping |
7 | 1 win, 1 second, 5 other | 10 Jul | 14.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
6 | 2 wins, 1 second, 3 other | 27 Mar | 33.3% |
| hereford | 5 | 1 second, 2 thirds, 2 other | 10 Dec | 0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
4 | 4 other | 13 Jun | 0% |
| Taunton Undulating |
4 | 1 third, 3 other | 10 Mar | 0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 second | 9 Sep | 50% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 13 Oct | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 11 Oct | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 1 Oct | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 14 Jan | 0% |
| Warwick Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 24 Sep | 0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 May | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 Apr | 0% |
| Fakenham Tight |
1 | 1 other | 22 Dec | 0% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 8 Feb | 0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 20 May | 0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
1 | 1 other | 22 Sep | 0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Mar | 0% |