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Fast Felix

Fast Felix is a horse that knows how to place but struggles to win. At eight years old, the horse has raced 26 times and won just twice — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 13 races.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Milan
Mother
Tear Drops
Owner
Sean Maguire
Official rating
114

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
26
Career races
2
Wins
7.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
30.8%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
59 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

His most recent form shows exactly this pattern. In his last six races, he has finished seventh, fourth, seventh, fourth, ninth, and most recently seventh again. That is consistent mediocrity — good enough to stay competitive in mid-range races, not good enough to trouble the winner's enclosure. His last win came at Listowel on 25 September 2025, nearly eleven months ago now, which means Fast Felix is in the grip of a serious drought. He raced just yesterday, so he is an active horse, but the gap between his last victory and today is a long one for any animal.

Eoin Christopher McCarthy trains Fast Felix from Athea in County Limerick, and the yard is having a solid season with 15 winners sent out already. However, Fast Felix has not been one of them — at least not recently. The horse's regular jockey is G B Noonan, but that partnership has not yielded a single win from nine races together, which suggests they may not quite be the right combination. Fast Felix won his first race at Killarney on 23 August 2025, and his second at Listowel just over a month later, but he has failed to add to that tally in the many months since. For a horse at this level, consistency in the placings is something, but that long gap without a winner is hard to ignore.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ 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 to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Aug
7th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
17 Jul
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
1 Jun
7th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
9 May
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
20 Dec
9th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
1 Nov
DNF
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
5 Oct
5th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 6 runners
25 Sep
🏆 Won
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 21 runners
23 Aug
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
6 Aug
9th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
G B Noonan
0%
Win rate
0/9
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/4
Wins / rides
Calum Hogan
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Wins / rides
Thomas O'Connor Current jockey
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Killarney
Sharp
10 1 win, 2 thirds, 7 other 20 Aug 10%
Listowel
Sharp
6 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 3 other 1 Jun 16.7%
Down Royal
Galloping
3 1 second, 2 other 1 Nov 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 other 30 May 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 other 11 Jun 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Oct 0%
Kilbeggan
Tight
1 1 other 11 Jul 0%
Wexford
Sharp
1 1 other 6 Aug 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 third 5 Aug 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 20 Dec 0%