Frescobaldi
Frescobaldi has the makings of a useful horse, even if the form book doesn't scream it yet. A 3-year-old trained by
Daniel James Murphy at the Curragh, it broke through at the right level when it matters — winning a Class 2 race at York on 22 August 2025 — but has struggled to repeat that feat since. Over ten races, it has won just once and finished in the top 3 four times, which works out to roughly 1 win in every 10 races and top-3 finishes in 4 of every 10 attempts. That first win came at York in a Class 2 event, which makes it genuinely significant: this wasn't a stepping stone race but a proper test against strong opposition, and Frescobaldi passed it.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
N W T Dalzell R P Behan Mrs John Murphy
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The problem is the gap between that breakthrough and now. Fourteen months have passed since August 2025, and in the last six races — spanning from a fifth place to a recent eleventh — there's nothing to get excited about. A 16th place and an 11th suggest the horse isn't always competitive at the level it's facing, though it does find the top 3 regularly enough that it's not completely out of its depth.
Where Frescobaldi shows genuine promise is when stretched over 7 furlongs to a mile. In races at that distance, it has won 1 from 6 — better than 17% — which suggests there's a trip that suits it. For Murphy's yard, which has sent out 14 winners already this season, Frescobaldi remains an active player. It raced just a day ago, so it's clearly being given chances to find another breakthrough. The wait for that second win has gone on longer than anyone would have hoped, but the Class 2 victory proves it belongs at a decent level.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Oct
11th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
26 Sep
16th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 20 runners
4 Jul
DNF
Naas
7f – 1m · Good · 6 runners
16 May
10th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
25 Apr
5th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
10 Oct
3rd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
12 Sep
5th
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good · 10 runners
22 Aug
🏆 Won
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
6 Jun
2nd
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
12 Apr
5th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
22 Aug |
100% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
25 Apr |
0% |