Fans Favourite: horse profile, stats, records and next races
Fans Favourite is a 3-year-old gelding by Palace Pier, trained by Hugo Palmer. He has won 3 of 10 starts and placed in 2 more, for £17,089 in prize money. He has won 3 of 3 on soft ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 5:20 at Doncaster on 11 September. His best performance rating is 73, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.
- Runs 10
- Wins 3
- Placed 5
- Strike rate 30%
- Prize money £17,089
- Best rating 73
- Official rating 68
Where Fans Favourite runs next
| Time | Course | Race | Best price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:20 | Doncaster | Pertemps Network Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) | — |
Fans Favourite form and race record
| Date | Course | Race | Dist | Going | Pos | Beaten | SP | Jockey | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 26 | Beverley | Dearing Plastics Celebrating 40 Years Handicap Stakes Class 5 | 1m 2f | Soft | 1 | — | 3/1C | Conor Whiteley | 68 |
| 31 Jul 26 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Race & Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Stakes Class 5 | 1m 4f | Standard | 3 | 6.5 | 12/1 | Harry Davies | 69 |
| 27 Jul 26 | Southwell (AW) | Prestige Safety E-learning @ Prestigesafetyservices.com Handicap Stakes Class 5 | 1m 3f | Standard | 5 | 6.75 | 9/1 | Kevin Stott | 69 |
| 19 Jun 26 | Ayr | Au Signature Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Soft | 1 | — | 11/10F | Conor Whiteley | 62 |
| 6 Jun 26 | Lingfield | Buy A Share At daretodreamracing.co.uk Handicap Class 5 | 1m 1f | Soft | 1 | — | 8/1 | Mason Paetel | 59 |
| 25 May 26 | Windsor | Happy Birthday Sveta Handicap Class 6 | 1m | Good To Firm | 3 | 1.75 | 20/1 | Ross Coakley | 59 |
| 20 Dec 25 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Nursery Class 6 | 1m 1.5f | Standard | 7 | 12 | 11/4J | Cieren Fallon | 60 |
| 6 Nov 25 | Newcastle (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 | 1m | Standard | 8 | 9.25 | 33/1 | Jason Hart | – |
| 16 Oct 25 | Brighton | Star Sports EBF 'Confined' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 | 1m | Good To Firm | 4 | 7.5 | 8/1 | Joe Leavy | – |
| 24 Jul 25 | Sandown | Martin Densham & Peter Deal Memorial British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 | 7f | Good | 9 | 14.75 | 18/1 | Lewis Edmunds | – |
Last time out
Finished 1 in the Dearing Plastics Celebrating 40 Years Handicap Stakes at Beverley on 29 August 2026. Held up in mid-pack - moved left for room and asked for effort 2f out - stayed on strongly to close on rival inside final furlong - driven out to edge ahead close home.
Fans Favourite by distance
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8f | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 10f | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 12f | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 11f | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 9f | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 9.5f | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Fans Favourite by going
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Soft | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Good To Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Fans Favourite by course
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Beverley | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Fans Favourite breeding
- Sire Palace Pier (GB)
- Dam Starlet (IRE)
- Damsire Sea The Stars (IRE)
- Breeder Lord Halifax
- Foaled 24 February 2023
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