Mark Fahey trains this horse out of Cloneygath in County Kildare, and the yard has been in sharp form this season — 23 winners sent out, which tells you this is not a quiet backwater operation but a stable that knows how to have a horse ready on the day. Fahey got Flicker Of Hope to the winner's enclosure for the first time at Clonmel in May 2024, and the horse has been building on that ever since. The most recent win came at Naas in January 2026 — one of Ireland's more competitive tracks — which suggests this is not a horse that only beats weak fields in out-of-the-way races.
Aidan Kelly has the strongest relationship with this horse of any jockey, riding it 9 times and winning 3 of those — winning roughly 1 in every 3 rides together. That is a meaningful partnership, and when you see Kelly booked for the ride, it is worth sitting up and paying attention.
The recent form reads two wins from the last six races, and those wins are the two most recent results before a short break of around 63 days. Horses can come back from a break in better shape than they left, freshened up and ready to go again, or they can come back needing a run to find their rhythm. With Flicker Of Hope carrying that kind of in-form confidence into the break, the smart money says this horse returns ready to pick up where it left off.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 third | 27 Oct | 50% |
| Galway Tight |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 4 Aug | 50% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 25 Jan | 50% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 1 May | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 26 Nov | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 16 May | 100% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 7 Dec | 100% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 21 Nov | 100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 1 Feb | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Apr | 0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 14 Mar | 0% |