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Famous Enough

There's a horse that knows exactly what it's doing at a mile to a mile and two furlongs, even if it doesn't always show it. Famous Enough is a six-year-old with a modest overall record — 2 wins and 6 places from 28 races, which works out to roughly 1 win in every 14 outings — but zoom in on that specific distance range and a more interesting picture emerges. All 2 of those wins have come between a mile and one furlong and a mile and two furlongs, from 15 attempts at those trips. That's a 13% win rate at the distances it suits, compared to nothing at all everywhere else. In racing terms, that's a horse that has found its comfort zone.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Brown
Father
Elzaam
Mother
Enough Is Enough
Trainer
Patrick T Foley
Owner
P Meany
Rating
53

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
28
Career races
2
Wins
7.1%
Win rate
avg ~10%
21.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The trainer is Patrick T Foley, based in Bagenalstown, Co Carlow, and the yard has sent out 12 winners already this season — a solid, active operation. Jockey N G McCullagh has the clearest read on Famous Enough, having ridden the horse 7 times and come away with 1 win from those, which is roughly a 1-in-7 conversion. That's not a world-beating partnership on paper, but it's the most productive relationship the horse has had.

The most recent win came at Dundalk on 26 September 2025, and the first career win arrived at Cork on 14 August 2025 — so both successes landed within a six-week window, suggesting the horse hit a genuine purple patch in late summer of last year. Since then, the last 6 races have brought no wins, with recent form showing a second place, a tenth, a blank, a fifth, another second, and a thirteenth. Two of those placed efforts show the ability is still flickering, but consistency remains elusive. Famous Enough ran just one day ago and is clearly in active training, so a return to form isn't out of the question — especially if the yard find the right trip.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 13% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Yet to win at Gowran Park in 9 attempts
Struggles on RH Undulating tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M1F – 1M2F
Loves
5F – 6½F
Unknown
1M3F – 1M4F
Unknown
7F – 1M
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Jul
2nd
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
1 Jul
5th
Fairyhouse
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
18 Jun
DNF
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 17 runners
5 May
10th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
23 Apr
2nd
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
9 Apr
13th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 17 runners
30 Sep
6th
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 15 runners
26 Sep
🏆 Won
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
19 Sep
11th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
2 Sep
4th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Mark Enright
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Luke McAteer Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Jimmy Dalton
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Gowran Park
Undulating
9 1 third, 8 other 5 May 0%
Dundalk
Galloping
6 1 win, 2 seconds, 3 other 12 Jul 16.7%
Leopardstown
Galloping
4 4 other 18 Jun 0%
Cork
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 30 Sep 33.3%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 2 other 1 Jul 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
2 2 other 4 Sep 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
1 1 other 26 Aug 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
1 1 other 7 Jun 0%