Faro Island: horse profile, stats, records and next races
Faro Island is a 4-year-old gelding by Ulysses, trained by A Oliver. He has won 3 of 12 starts and placed in 1 more, for £10,601 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 4f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 22% at every other distance. He runs next in the 7:00 at Galway on 8 September. His best performance rating is 73, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.
- Runs 12
- Wins 3
- Placed 4
- Strike rate 25%
- Prize money £10,601
- Best rating 73
- Official rating 73
Where Faro Island runs next
| Time | Course | Race | Best price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 | Galway | BOYLE Sports Apprentice Handicap | — |
Faro Island form and race record
| Date | Course | Race | Dist | Going | Pos | Beaten | SP | Jockey | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 26 | Roscommon (IRE) | Oran Handicap | 1m 4f | Good To Yielding | 8 | 3.75 | 12/1 | Gary Carroll | 73 |
| 30 Jul 26 | Galway (IRE) | Guinness 0.0 Handicap | 1m 4f | Yielding To Soft | 1 | — | 10/1 | W J Lee | 66 |
| 16 Jul 26 | Leopardstown (IRE) | Mervue Equine Handicap | 1m 2f | Good | 6 | 4.25 | 3/1 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 67 |
| 26 Jun 26 | Curragh | Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Derby Handicap | 1m 4f | Good To Firm | 7 | 3.75 | 10/1 | Jack Kearney | 67 |
| 12 Jun 26 | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Handicap | 1m 1.5f | Yielding | 1 | — | 13/2 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 64 |
| 25 Apr 26 | Navan | Future Stars Raceday 16th May Handicap | 1m 2f | Good To Yielding | 4 | 6 | 14/1 | W J Lee | 65 |
| 17 Oct 25 | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 1m 2.5f | Standard | 13 | 23.5 | 5/2F | W J Lee | 65 |
| 29 Sep 25 | Down Royal | Pravha Handicap (0-60) | 1m 3f | Yielding | 1 | — | 11/2 | W J Lee | 60 |
| 19 Sep 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) | 1m 2.5f | Standard | 3 | 1.75 | 7/4F | W J Lee | 59 |
| 8 Apr 25 | Navan | Vintage Crop Raceday April 26th (C & G) Maiden | 1m | Good | 10 | 15.5 | 14/1 | W J Lee | – |
| 17 Oct 24 | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden (Div 2) | 1m | Yielding To Soft | 7 | 14.75 | 33/1 | Ben Coen | – |
| 21 Sep 24 | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 1m | Good | 7 | 11.25 | 33/1 | Declan McDonogh | – |
Last time out
Finished 8 in the Oran Handicap at Roscommon (IRE) on 31 August 2026. Slow to break - settled midfield - asked for effort approaching 2f out - one-paced to the line finishing 8th.
Faro Island by distance
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12f | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| 8f | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 10f | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 10.5f | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 9.5f | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 11f | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Faro Island by going
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Good To Yielding | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Yielding To Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Yielding | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Standard | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Good To Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Faro Island by course
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Faro Island breeding
- Sire Ulysses (IRE)
- Dam Boost (GB)
- Damsire Pivotal (GB)
- Breeder Cheveley Park Stud Limited
- Foaled 4 March 2022
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