Far From Dandy

The most striking thing about Far From Dandy is what happens when it gets to Dundalk. Two wins from just four races there amounts to a 50% win rate at the track, which is the kind of number that makes trainers start circling dates on the calendar. That second Dundalk win came on 19 December 2025, and it is the most recent victory on the card — six months ago now, but the horse has clearly not gone away. Its last six runs read 10-2-2-4-6-1 from most recent to oldest, meaning it has finished in the top two twice in its last handful of outings. There is form in the locker.

On the ground question, Far From Dandy has a sharp preference for normal conditions — two wins from four races on standard ground, a 50% win rate that stands well above anything it has managed when conditions change. That is useful information for anyone trying to predict when this horse is at its best.

Stephen Thorne trains the horse out of Rush in County Dublin, and his yard has sent out 24 winners already this season — a healthy operation that knows what it is doing. Interestingly, regular rider Colin Keane has not yet got the horse's head in front across their five races together, going 0 from 5 as a partnership. That is not a damning stat on its own, but it does suggest the wins have come with others aboard, which makes the Keane combination one to watch for signs of a breakthrough.

The career started at Great Yarmouth in September 2024, where Far From Dandy recorded its first win — and given that the horse raced just yesterday, this is a profile still very much being written. A Dundalk specialist with a solid win rate, a trainer in good form, and recent placed efforts suggesting it has not gone stale: Far From Dandy is exactly the sort of horse that rewards attention.