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Finnfaraway

Six races, zero wins, and a best finish of fifth — Finnfaraway is a horse that has spent its career knocking on the door without ever quite pushing it open. At seven years old, with a full season of experience behind it, the pattern is established enough to be honest about: this is a horse that competes, shows up, but hasn't yet found a way to get its nose in front.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Schiaparelli
Mother
Playhara
Owner
Patrick J F Hassett

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
6
Career races
0
Wins
0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
16.7%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
129 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

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

That fifth-place finish stands out as the highlight so far, a moment that at least suggests Finnfaraway belongs on a racecourse and isn't simply making up the numbers. The recent run of an eighteenth and a thirteenth, however, tells a harder story — those are finishes deep in the field, the kind that suggest something isn't quite clicking, whether that's form, fitness, or simply finding itself in the wrong races at the wrong time.

What's worth noting is that Finnfaraway raced just yesterday and is still active, meaning the team clearly hasn't given up on finding the right opportunity. At seven, horses don't tend to suddenly reinvent themselves, but stranger things have happened, and the fact that the yard keeps running it suggests they believe there's a race out there to be won. Whether Finnfaraway ever finds it remains the open question.

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Jun
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
19 Oct
18th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
17 Jun
13th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
28 Dec
5th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
2 Dec
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
23 Nov
6th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 11 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
G B Noonan
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
Kilbeggan
Tight
2 2 other 15 Jun 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 19 Oct 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 2 Dec 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 23 Nov 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 28 Dec 0%