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Realtin Fantasy

There's a certain kind of horse that keeps turning up, keeps finishing in the frame often enough to justify the entry fee, and keeps the yard ticking over without ever quite threatening to steal the headlines. Realtin Fantasy, a 10-year-old trained by W P Browne out of Fethard in County Tipperary, is that horse. Two wins from 36 races — roughly 1 in every 18 outings — tells you this isn't a horse that wins often, but 11 places alongside those two wins means it has been competitive far more frequently than the headline number suggests.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Quick facts
Age
10 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Bay
Father
Power
Mother
Perfect Fantasy
Trainer
Owner
Eugene John O'Donnell
Official rating
42

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
36
Career races
2
Wins
5.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
30.6%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
107 days
Since last race

🔍 Full analysis

Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
TrackLab's detailed breakdown

The most recent win came at Dundalk in November 2023, which is now over 32 months ago, and the six races since have produced nothing better than a runner-up finish. That second place is the one flicker of encouragement in an otherwise flat recent run of results — a ninth, a twelfth, a tenth, and a thirteenth make up the rest, and that dash in the form figures points to a race where Realtin Fantasy didn't even finish. For a horse racing at 10 years old, consistency is often the best you can hope for, and right now consistency is proving hard to find.

The partnership with jockey Wayne Hassett hasn't clicked either. Thirteen races together and not a single win between them — 0 from 13 — is the kind of stat that quietly tells its own story. That said, W P Browne's yard has sent out two winners already this season, so there is some form in the camp. Realtin Fantasy raced just yesterday, which at least confirms the horse is sound and still being campaigned actively, even if the results haven't been coming. At 10, simply staying in training and getting to the track is something worth noting in itself. Whether another win is coming is another question entirely, but the team clearly believes there's still a race to be won somewhere.

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 10 starts (10%)
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 15 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Navan in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
5F – 6½F
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Jul
9th
Bellewstown
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
31 Oct
12th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 17 runners
14 Oct
10th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 17 runners
3 Oct
DNF
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 13 runners
31 Aug
13th
Tipperary
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 15 runners
8 Aug
2nd
Tipperary
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
18 Jul
5th
Down Royal
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
2 Jul
2nd
Tipperary
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
7 Jun
12th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
20 May
12th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
0%
Win rate
0/13
Wins / rides
22.2%
Win rate
2/9
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/5
Wins / rides
Jimmy Dalton Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/5
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Tipperary
Galloping
11 1 win, 4 seconds, 1 third, 5 other 31 Aug 9.1%
Dundalk
Galloping
10 1 win, 9 other 31 Oct 10%
Navan
Galloping
5 2 thirds, 3 other 7 Jun 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
3 3 other 19 Aug 0%
Bellewstown
Sharp
3 1 second, 2 other 3 Jul 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 18 Jul 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 20 May 0%