The recent form makes for tough reading too. Looking at the last six runs, the finishing positions read 10th, 8th, then two blanks in between, a 6th, and most recently 4th — that fourth place is actually the closest I Feel Fine has come to troubling the judge, and it arrived just yesterday, meaning this horse is right in the middle of its season. Whether that near-miss represents genuine improvement or a one-off is the question the yard — sorry, the team — will be asking themselves.
Based at Thurles in County Tipperary under trainer M A Molloy, I Feel Fine is at least in a yard that knows how to win. Four winners sent out this season shows the operation is ticking over, which means the horses around this one are getting the job done. That context is worth holding onto — it isn't a case of a struggling yard sending out underprepared horses. Sometimes a horse simply takes longer to click, and with a run just yesterday still fresh in the legs, the next few weeks could tell us whether that fourth-place finish is the start of something or just a blip in a difficult story.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 29 Dec | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 30 Oct | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Jan | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 8 Mar | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 Apr | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 | 1 other | 31 May | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Sep | 0% |