P T Foley

The most revealing number in Foley's record, though, is what happens when the rain arrives. On genuinely wet or muddy ground, the yard wins 5 races from just 19 — that is 26%, or better than 1 in 4. In a sport where most trainers are happy to hit 1 in 10, that figure stands out sharply. It suggests Foley either has a particular eye for horses that relish testing conditions, or is especially good at placing them on the right days. Either way, when the forecast looks grim, this is a yard worth watching.

Foley has also developed a productive relationship with Naas racecourse, sending out 3 winners from 14 runners there. That might sound modest, but getting 3 from 14 at any single track — roughly 1 in every 5 runners — points to a trainer who understands the track and knows how to target it. Racecourses have their own quirks and layouts, and some trainers simply read them better than others.

The standout horse in the yard's recent history is Rebel Gold, who has won 3 of the 31 races they have tackled together. A partnership that long tells you something: Foley has kept faith with this horse across more than 30 outings, and the horse has repaid it with three wins. In racing, that kind of patience and consistency between trainer and horse is rarer than the headline results suggest. Meanwhile, jockey Simon Torrens has been Foley's go-to partner in the saddle, riding 60 times for the yard and winning on 5 of those occasions — again, that 1-in-12 ratio mirrors the yard's overall form, suggesting a settled, reliable combination rather than one still searching for its best shape.

At four years in, Foley looks like a trainer still on the way up — organised, effective in the wet, and building the kind of quiet, steady record that tends to get noticed.