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Optima RacingHorses › Faro Island (GB)

Faro Island (GB)

4yo ch g · Form & record 2024-09-21 to 2026-07-16 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by A Oliver.
Pedigree Ulysses (IRE) × Boost (GB) (by Pivotal)
OwnerJames Nicholson
BreederCheveley Park Stud Limited
Ratings Official 67 · best RPR 71 · best TS 72
10
Runs
2
Wins
20.0%
Strike rate
30.0%
Place rate
1.36
Actual / Expected
40.0%
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Full form — last 10 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-07-16 20d Leopardstown 10f Good 6/9 0.5 Dylan Browne McMonagle b 127 67 66 72 3/1
Flat Turf Mervue Equine Handicap Prominent - soon went second - headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/2)
2026-06-26 14d Curragh 12f Firm 7/14 0.5 Jack Kearney p 127 67 68 66 10/1
Flat Turf Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Derby Handicap Towards the rear - angled left and advanced into 10th from 2f out - ridden and went 6th 1f out - kept on without threatening
2026-06-12 48d Gowran Park 9.5f Soft 1/15 0 Dylan Browne McMonagle p 134 64 71 42 13/2
Flat Turf Gowran Park Handicap Missed the kick - held up in rear - ridden and made ground under 2f out - sixth a furlong out - kept on strongly inside final furlong along near rail - got up in final strides
2026-04-25 190d Navan 10f Soft 4/22 0.2 W J Lee p 135 65 65 40 14/1
Flat Turf Future Stars Raceday 16th May Handicap Midfield - headway going easily 3f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra and lost third towards finish(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
2025-10-17 18d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 13/13 15 W J Lee p 131 65 29 61 5/2
Flat AW View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Dwelt start - raced wide - in rear throughout (jockey said gelding never travelled; vet said gelding was found to have mucus in his lungs following endoscopic examination)(op 3/1)
2025-09-29 10d Down Royal 11f Soft 1/12 0 W J Lee p 136 60 68 64 11/2
Flat Turf Pravha Handicap Midfield - headway from 2f out - soon switched left and on outer - ridden from over 1f out - up the centre when kept on well and led inside final 110yds(op 3/1)
2025-09-19 164d Dundalk (AW) 10.5f Standard 3/13 0.1 W J Lee b 135 59 63 57 7/4
Flat AW Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (Div I) Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - midfield after 3f - switched right and headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 15/8)
2025-04-08 173d Navan 8f Good 10/12 W J Lee 132 43 3 14/1
Flat Vintage Crop Raceday April 26th (C & G) Maiden
2024-10-17 26d Curragh 8f Soft 7/14 0.3 Ben Coen 128 52 24 33/1
Flat Turf Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Div II) Midfield - brief headway under 2f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 66/1)
2024-09-21 DEB Gowran Park 8f Good 7/9 0.3 Declan McDonogh 131 61 40 33/1
Flat Turf Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Soon led narrowly - pressed winner after 2f - lost position when outpaced under 3f out - weakened gradually from over 2f out(op 25/1)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)2150.0%
Normal (2-4wk)300.0%
Freshened (1-2m)11100.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)4125.0%
Middle (10-12f)6116.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft4250.0%
Good300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2024-09-21–2026-07-16. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.