Fighting Falcon
There are not many horses that make you wait — and then make the wait feel worthwhile. Fighting Falcon took seven races to get off the mark, but when the win finally came at Uttoxeter on 16 May 2026, it arrived with something to build on. One win and a place from seven races tells you this is a horse still finding its feet, but the recent form curve is the interesting part: after finishing 8th, 9th, and 5th in succession, Fighting Falcon has now won and placed in its last two outings. That is not a coincidence — that is a horse coming into form.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
At five years old, there is plenty of time ahead, and the team at Stuart Edmunds' yard in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, will be watching that upward trend closely. Edmunds has been in fine fettle this season, sending out 24 winners — a yard operating with real confidence. A trainer in that kind of form tends to know when a horse is ready to be aimed at something, and Fighting Falcon raced just yesterday, suggesting it is being kept busy while the momentum is there.
Uttoxeter is where it all clicked, and sometimes a track just suits a horse in ways that are hard to explain — the layout, the ground, the way the race tends to run. Whether Fighting Falcon can build on that maiden win and find more tracks that suit remains the question, but right now, this is a horse moving in the right direction at exactly the right time.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Oct
6th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
9 Jun
DNF
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
16 May
🏆 Won
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
12 Jan
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 20 runners
27 Dec
5th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
6 Dec
9th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 29 runners
31 Dec
8th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 23 runners
8 Dec
14th
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 23 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
12 Jan |
0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
16 May |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Dec |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Dec |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Dec |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Oct |
0% |