Patty O'Farrell

That moment came at Listowel on 2 June 2025, the one and only win on the record. Listowel is a tight, characterful track in County Kerry, and getting a winner there means something. It is the kind of result that justifies patience — and patience has certainly been required. Patty O'Farrell has not won since, going six races without a victory, with recent form reading 2-9-7-6-12 in the runs before a blank last time out. The second place in that sequence is a flicker of encouragement, but the overall picture is of a horse finding the winner's enclosure a difficult place to return to.

Sean O'Keeffe has been the regular partner throughout much of this journey, riding Patty O'Farrell in 11 of the 14 career races. Together they have managed 1 win from those 11 races — roughly 1 in every 11 — which reflects the broader story of a horse that competes without quite dominating. That loyalty between horse, jockey, and trainer does count for something, though. O'Keeffe knows this horse's quirks better than anyone, and Maher's yard at Donore in County Kildare has kept it racing and fit enough to run as recently as yesterday.

Peter Maher has sent out 1 winner this season, so the yard is not operating at high volume. For an operation of this size, every runner matters, and Patty O'Farrell is clearly a horse they believe still has something to offer. Whether another Listowel-style moment is coming is the question — but at 8 years old and still racing, this horse is nothing if not game.