Felix Somary
There's a young horse quietly making a name for itself out of
John S O'Donoghue's yard at the Curragh in Co Kildare. Felix Somary is a three-year-old with six races under its belt, and while the record — one win and three places from six outings — might not turn heads at first glance, the details are worth a closer look.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
That sole victory came at Sligo on 6 August 2025, and it arrived over the shorter distances where Felix Somary clearly feels most at home. In three races run between five and six-and-a-half furlongs, the horse has won one of them — a 33% win rate at the trip, which is genuinely strong and suggests the yard has worked out exactly what suits it. At those distances, one win in every three races is the kind of return that makes a trainer keep coming back to the same game plan.
The recent form string is a little harder to read — a couple of blank runs mixed in with some solid placings — but the horse raced just one day ago, meaning it is bang in the middle of an active campaign. O'Donoghue's team has sent out seven winners already this season, so this is a yard in decent shape, and Felix Somary fits the profile of a horse they clearly believe in enough to keep running regularly. With overall figures of roughly one win in every six races across its career, it is not yet a horse that dominates every time it turns up — but at the right distance, on the right day, it has already shown it knows how to win.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
31 May
12th
Listowel
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
4 Apr
DNF
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft_To_Heavy · 10 runners
22 Mar
DNF
Naas
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
11 Oct
11th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 14 runners
1 Sep
4th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Soft · 9 runners
6 Aug
🏆 Won
Sligo
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
22 Mar |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
6 Aug |
100% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
31 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Apr |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Sep |
0% |