Mark Fahey

This season tells a clear story: 24 winners from 193 runners, which works out at roughly 1 in every 8 races. That is a solid return for a yard that is still relatively young, and it suggests a trainer who knows how to place his horses well and get them ready to run when it matters.

One place where Fahey has been particularly effective is Fairyhouse. Four winners from just 8 runners at that track is a remarkable record — that is half his horses coming home in front, which is the kind of ratio that even the most established yards would be proud of. When Fahey sends a horse to Fairyhouse, it pays to take notice.

Perhaps the most interesting detail in his profile is how he performs on wet ground. When the rain comes and the ground turns soft or muddy, Fahey wins with 5 from 23 runners — roughly 1 in every 4 to 5 races, compared to his overall rate of 1 in 8. That gap is significant. It suggests either that he has a particular eye for horses who love wet conditions, or that he is especially good at spotting when the ground suits his string and targeting those days deliberately. Either way, a soft-ground day with a Fahey runner in the field is worth a closer look.

His most regular jockey partnership is with Joseph Harnett, who has ridden 27 times for the yard and landed 2 winners. A win rate of roughly 1 in every 14 rides together is modest on the surface, but in a sport where trainer-jockey relationships are built over time, 27 rides in four years also reflects a yard that spreads its work across several riders rather than relying on one. Fahey is still in the early stages of what looks like a promising career — 78 winners from a standing start is no small thing — and the trajectory is pointing in the right direction.