Patty O'Farrell
Patty O'Farrell has the patient look of a horse that knows how to hang around. At eight years old, the Donore-trained gelding has now raced 16 times and found the winning post just once — that breakthrough came at Listowel back in June 2025, a victory that remains stubbornly her only one despite 15 subsequent attempts. Four places alongside that one win is not the record of a hopeless horse; it is the record of one that gets close but rarely quite gets there.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
The recent form tells a familiar story. In her last six outings, Patty O'Farrell has managed two minor placings — a second a few races back and a ninth more recently — but has otherwise struggled to make an impact. That 16-month gap since her sole victory is telling. She raced just last week and keeps turning up, which says something about her constitution and the yard's faith in her, but the arithmetic of her career suggests she has probably seen her best days. Sean O'Keeffe, his most frequent partner, has ridden him 11 times and won once together, a rate of around 9 percent, which is hardly an advertisement for a partnership built to click. Peter Maher's yard at Donore has sent out just one winner all season, and Patty O'Farrell is not it. At this stage, the horse is a battler — the sort of faithful servant that turns up for a day out and hopes to run into something it can beat.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
28 Sep
13th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
6 Jul
DNF
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 19 runners
1 Jun
2nd
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
18 Apr
9th
Bellewstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
4 Mar
7th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
20 Jan
6th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 12 runners
15 Dec
12th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 17 runners
27 Nov
DNF
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
7 Jul
3rd
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 19 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 |
|---|
| Naas Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
4 Mar |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
1 Jun |
50% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jan |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 May |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
27 Nov |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jan |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 Apr |
0% |