The horse that has done most to put Feane on the map is Ohailbhic. Together they have won 3 of their 16 races as a partnership, and in racing terms that kind of reliable, repeated success with the same horse is how trainers and owners start to trust each other. It suggests Feane really knows this horse — when to run it, how to place it, and what brings out the best in it.
His most-used jockey over the past season has been Seamie Heffernan, one of the more experienced riders in the game. They have combined for 2 wins from 19 rides together — roughly 1 in every 10 — which is a working partnership that is still developing but clearly a deliberate one. Getting a jockey of Heffernan's standing to keep coming back to the yard is itself a small vote of confidence.
One detail that stands out is Feane's record when the weather turns nasty. On very wet, muddy ground — the kind of conditions that separate horses who genuinely handle it from those who just tolerate it — his runners have won 1 from 5 races, a 20% win rate, or 1 in every 5. That is double his overall average, and it hints that Feane has a good eye for spotting when conditions suit his horses and picking the right moments to run them. It is a small sample, but it is the kind of edge that trainers quietly exploit season after season.
Forty winners in four years won't put him on the front page just yet, but the foundations are clearly there — a reliable stable horse, a trusted jockey, and a trainer who seems to know what he is doing when the ground gets heavy underfoot. Feane is one to follow as the yard grows.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Curragh | 29 | 2 | 6.9% |
| Dundalk | 19 | 2 | 10.5% |
| Leopardstown | 9 | 2 | 22.2% |
| Down Royal | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Naas | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% |