Ireland 8yo

Vafortino (IRE)

T: Charlie Fellowes · J: James Doyle · O: D Macauliffe Anoj Don Dahab Racing

By New Bay (GB) out of Arbaah (USA)

Form 57-45078932

5/1 Current odds

6/41 W/R

107 RPR

94 TS

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41 runs
6 wins
placed
15% strike
10 d off
118 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 57-45078932 10 days off

2 3 9 8 7 0

At Leopardstown 1/2 1 win · 1 placed

On Good 4/15 4 wins · 7 placed

Best RPR 118 Career peak

Best TS 109 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 47
Win %: 15%
Placed %: 46%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

23 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at York — well clear of the 46% career baseline.

Ascot 25% 1-1-8
Meydan (UAE) 29% 1-1-7
York SPEC 67% 0-2-3
Leopardstown 50% 1-0-2
Naas 50% 0-1-2
Newmarket 50% 0-1-2
Chester 100% 0-1-1
Galway (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Goodwood 100% 1-0-1
Gowran Park 100% 0-1-1
Kempton (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Leopardstown (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Newcastle (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Redcar 100% 1-0-1
Roscommon 100% 1-0-1
Tipperary 100% 0-1-1
Abu Dhabi (UAE) 0% 0-0-1
Chepstow 0% 0-0-1
Cologne (GER) 0% 0-0-1
Curragh 0% 0-0-1
Doncaster 0% 0-0-1
Listowel 0% 0-0-1
Navan 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

19 jockeys · 3 trainers

Jockeys

Benoit de la Sayette 57% 1-3-7
Daniel Muscutt 25% 1-0-4
Shane Crosse 25% 1-0-4
James Doyle NOW 100% 1-2-3
Declan McDonogh 67% 0-2-3
M. P. Sheehy 67% 1-1-3
Christophe Soumillon 33% 0-1-3
Kieran Shoemark 0% 0-0-3
David Allan 100% 1-0-1
Franny Norton 100% 0-1-1
Laura Pearson 100% 0-1-1
R. P. Whelan 100% 0-1-1
Rossa Ryan 100% 0-1-1
Adrie de Vries 0% 0-0-1
Billy Loughnane 0% 0-0-1
Callum Shepherd 0% 0-0-1
Jim Crowley 0% 0-0-1
Luke Morris 0% 0-0-1
Ryan Sexton 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Kevin Philippart de Foy 55% 4-8-22
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 50% 2-3-10
Charlie Fellowes NOW 22% 0-2-9

Going Record

40 classifiable runs

Softleaning Loves the dig — 62% in-the-money on softer ground vs 17% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 17% 0-1-6
Good 47% 4-3-15
Good to Soft 55% 1-5-11
Soft 62% 1-4-8
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

41 classifiable runs

Specialist Pure seven horse — 61% in-the-money at 6½ – 7f.

Sprint ≤ 6f 0% 0-0-5
Seven 6½ – 7f 61% 5-12-28
Mile 7f – 1m1f 29% 1-1-7
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 0% 0-0-1
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

12 Sep 2026 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap Leopardstown (IRE) 2nd/17 0.2 Good 7f James Doyle OR 99 7/1

2 Aug 2026 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap Galway (IRE) 3rd/14 0.3 Yielding 7f Ronan Whelan OR 100 15/2

18 Jun 2026 Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) Ascot Class 2 9th/28 0.1 Good To Firm 7f Christophe Soumillon OR 101 50/1

14 May 2026 Oakmere Homes Hambleton Handicap York Class 2 8th/18 0.2 Good 1m Billy Loughnane OR 103 11/1

6 Mar 2026 Ras Al Khor Sponsored By Emaar (Turf) Meydan (UAE) 7th/13 0.2 Good 7f Kieran Shoemark OR 105 33/1

7 Feb 2026 Abu Dhabi Gold Cup () (Turf) Abu Dhabi (UAE) 10th/15 1 Good 1m Kieran Shoemark OR 105 —

23 Jan 2026 Jebel Hatta Presented By Longines (Turf) Meydan (UAE) 5th/6 3.25 Good 1m1f Callum Shepherd OR 102 25/1

2 Jan 2026 Zabeel Mile Sponsored By Phi Advertising (Turf) Meydan (UAE) 4th/10 0.1 Good 1m Kieran Shoemark OR 102 30/1

19 Dec 2025 Business Bay Challenge Sponsored By Emaar () (Turf) Meydan (UAE) 7th/14 0.05 Yielding 7f Adrie de Vries OR 104 25/1

28 Sep 2025 Dinger's Gartencenter Koln - Sprint Trophy (3yo+) (Turf) Cologne (GER) 5th/8 0.3 Good To Soft 7f Luke Morris 13/5F

Connections

Trainer: Charlie Fellowes 11%
Jockey: James Doyle 21%
Owner: D Macauliffe Anoj Don Dahab Racing
Sire: New Bay (GB)
Dam: Arbaah (USA)
Dam sire: Invasor
Country: Ireland
Age: 8yo

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