Sonny Fella
Seventeen races. Zero wins. Zero places. Not once has Sonny Fella finished in the top three, and at eight years old, that record tells a pretty unambiguous story. This is a horse that has turned up consistently and come away with nothing to show for it — not a runner-up spot, not a third place, not even a sniff of the prize money. In racing terms, that is a tough watch.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 makes for similarly grim reading. Of the last six races, only three produced a finishing position at all — seventh, twelfth, and eighth — with the other three resulting in no recorded finish, whether through falling, being pulled up, or being unseated. Jockey Jody McGarvey has partnered Sonny Fella six times and is still waiting for a result worth celebrating, the pair yet to trouble the judge together in any meaningful way.
Sonny Fella is trained by Adrian Sexton out of Athy in County Kildare, a yard that has managed two winners this season. That the horse raced just one day ago tells you the yard — the team around him — are still persisting, still finding races, still sending him out. Whether that persistence is admirable or optimistic probably depends on your outlook. What is certain is that after 17 attempts without reward, Sonny Fella would need to do something quite extraordinary to change the conversation around him.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Punchestown in 6 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Jun
7th
Kilbeggan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
9 Jun
12th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
30 May
DNF
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
15 May
8th
Kilbeggan
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
18 Feb
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
11 Dec
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
2 Dec
15th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 19 runners
13 Mar
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
24 Feb
8th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 16 runners
27 Jan
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 6 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
6 |
6 other |
18 Feb |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
13 Mar |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
2 other |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
2 Dec |
0% |