Faiyum

Trained by G M Lyons out of Dunsany in County Meath, Faiyum belongs to one of the most productive yards currently operating. Lyons has sent out 47 winners already this season, which tells you this is not a quiet operation tucked away hoping for a minor result — it is a stable that expects to win, and Faiyum fits right into that culture. When a trainer of that calibre keeps running a horse, it means they believe there is more to come.

The most recent win came at Gowran Park in September 2025, and the recent form reading of 3-1-2-1-1 tells its own story — two wins on the spin before that, a placed run, and then the Gowran victory. Faiyum races like a horse that knows what it is doing. The third-place finish in the most recent outing, just a day ago, means it is active and clearly training well enough to keep competing at this level.

What makes the overall picture so compelling is the efficiency of it. Five races, no blanks, a win rate of 60 per cent — roughly three wins in every five starts. Most horses spend months finding their feet. Faiyum arrived and got on with it. Whether it can now step up in class and test itself against the best is the obvious next question, but on current evidence, the team at Dunsany will have every reason to find out.