That single win came at Dundalk in December 2025, and it now sits seven months in the past. The recent run of form — finishing fifth, ninth, second, twelfth, eighth, and third in the last six outings — tells a familiar story: a horse that can hit the frame on its day but has struggled to replicate that winning feeling. The second and third place finishes show the ability is there; the ninth and twelfth show that some days things simply don't click.
Luke McAteer has been the regular partner in the saddle, riding Fox In Flight in six of those races and finding the winner's enclosure just once together — a win rate of roughly 1 in 6, or around 17%. That one win they share is, of course, the Dundalk victory, so there is at least a proven combination when everything falls right. Fox In Flight ran just yesterday, so this is a horse very much in the thick of an active campaign.
Trainer David Marnane operates out of Bansha in County Tipperary, and his yard has been in solid form this season with 21 winners on the board. That kind of output suggests a well-run operation that knows how to place its horses and find opportunities. For Fox In Flight, the challenge now is turning those placed efforts into something more, and finding a way back to the winner's enclosure for the first time since that December day at Dundalk.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
5 | 1 win, 1 second, 2 thirds, 1 other | 12 Jul | 20% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 | 4 other | 27 Jun | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 14 Jun | 0% |