Louie's Folly
Louie's Folly has yet to break its duck after 15 races, though the four-year-old has shown enough promise to suggest that a first win may not be far away. With two placed finishes from those 15 outings, the horse is clearly capable of running close to the front, but converting that into victories has proved elusive so far. Recent form tells a mixed story: a second-place finish just over a week ago represents the horse's best effort in its last six runs, sandwiched between a string of mid-field efforts that included a fifth and a sixth.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Fergal O'Brien at Withington in Gloucestershire, Louie's Folly runs for a yard that has been in excellent form this season, with 90 winners already sent out. The horse typically competes at Class 5 level—the lower rungs of British racing—where it has raced four times without a win. Being active and racing regularly is a positive sign; at this level, consistency and frequent opportunities are often what finally tips a horse over the line. That second place last time out was encouraging enough to suggest that Louie's Folly belongs in the mix against similar opposition, and with more racing to come, the breakthrough win may still arrive.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Aug
9th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 9 runners
31 Jul
7th
Wolverhampton
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 7 runners
8 Jul
8th
Kempton Park
1m6f – 2m · 9 runners
12 May
6th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
16 Apr
5th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
31 Mar
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
6 Mar
4th
Dundalk
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 11 runners
3 Feb
4th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 16 runners
31 Dec
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
3 Oct
5th
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Standard · 7 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 |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
8 Jul |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
16 Apr |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Feb |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Mar |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
31 Dec |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Aug |
0% |