Far From Dandy (2022) Horse

Foal Date

08-Mar-22

Colour

bay

Dam

Max's Dandy

Prize Money

98416

Owners

Shamrock Thoroughbreds

About

Far From Dandy is a 4yo b trained by Stephen Thorne. It is by the stallion Far Above out of the dam Max's Dandy and has won three races to date. On 20th Dec 2025 at Dundalk, the horse secured its biggest win, collecting $15999.00 in the Last Minute Gift Vouchers Available Online Rated Race. It has been a lucrative runner for punters throughout its career, and anyone who backed it from the beginning would have seen an 88% return on investment.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Doncaster 29-Mar-26 1609m SOFT R3 CL2 Hcp $18,128 (of $73,778) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.420, SP: 6.50 1st Mezcala ( G Bass 133 ) 2nd Far From Dandy ( C Keane 138 ) 2.50L 3rd Lir Speciale ( C J Whiteley 130 , Cd 123 ) 2.70L See full resultsC Keane 62.6kg 2.50L2 (22)
Curragh 16-Mar-26 1609m HEAVY R6 Hcp $5,000 (of $99,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:49.380, SP: 29.00 1st Ribee ( D Mcdonogh 124 ) 2nd Eastwatch ( A Slattery 132 ) 1.50L 3rd Syzygy ( N Crosse 119 ) 4.50L 4th Far From Dandy ( B Coen 125 ) 6.20L See full resultsB Coen 56.7kg 6.20L4 (26)
Dundalk 21-Feb-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R5 Hcp $440 (of $21,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.780, SP: 5.00 1st Carolina Jetstream ( D O'connor 135 ) 2nd Brewing ( W Lordan 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Ndaawi ( D Mcdonogh 133 ) 0.15L 6th Far From Dandy ( C Keane 133 ) 3.20L See full resultsC Keane 60.3kg 3.20L6 (14)
Dundalk 20-Dec-25 1609m SYNTHETIC R6 Last Minute Gift Vouchers Available Online Rated Race $9,600 (of $15,999) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.540, SP: 3.75 1st Far From Dandy ( J Kearney 136 ) 2nd Fixation ( S Foley 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Diego El Queso ( N Burns 139 ) 1.00L See full resultsJ Kearney 61.7kg1 (12)
Dundalk 27-Nov-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R4 Hcp $7,800 (of $13,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.560, SP: 7.50 1st Far From Dandy ( B Coen 136 ) 2nd Leopold The First ( R Cleary 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Sonoran ( C Keane 140 ) 2.25L See full resultsB Coen 61.7kg1 (12)
Dundalk 01-Nov-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R5 Hcp (of $13,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.210, SP: 6.00 1st Glyndwr ( G Carroll 136 ) 2nd Finsceal Annie ( D Mcdonogh 138 ) 0.75L 3rd Altimara ( D O'connor 134 ) 0.00L 8th Far From Dandy ( B Coen 135 ) 4.55L See full resultsB Coen 61.2kg 4.55L8 (10)
Galway 03-Aug-25 1680m SOFT R7 Hcp $361 (of $18,001) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:49.800, SP: 6.00 1st Tilani ( C Hayes 121 ) 2nd Flying Fortress ( G Carroll 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Highbury See See ( A Slattery 135 ) 0.75L 6th Far From Dandy ( C Keane 140 ) 3.25L See full resultsC Keane 63.5kg 3.25L6 (12)
Galway 31-Jul-25 1720m SOFT R6 Hcp $780 (of $26,002) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:54.980, SP: 7.00 Slowly away, pushed along early and soon rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, headway approaching straight, 4th and ridden 2f out, no impression inside final 150 yards, kept on one pace 1st Leaping Star ( B Coen 129 ) 2nd Refreshment ( G Ryan 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Mathan ( D B Mcmonagle 131 ) 1.75L 5th Far From Dandy ( J Kearney 126 , Cd 129 ) 3.15L See full resultsJ Kearney 57.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 3.15L5 (10)
Killarney 15-Jul-25 1630m SOFT R3 Hcp $1,300 (of $13,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:44.640, SP: 5.50 Slowly away, in rear, ridden and kept on down outer from over 1f out, went third towards finish 1st Vlhova ( R Cleary 126 ) 2nd Vega's Muse ( S Foley 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Far From Dandy ( C Keane 140 ) 2.25L See full resultsC Keane 63.5kg 2.25L3 (12)
Leopardstown 20-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R4 BoyleSports Smart Racecard Rated Race $750 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.840, SP: 9.00 Soon rear of mid-division, 5th halfway, lost place and slightly hampered 1 1/2f out, kept on closing stages 1st Mississippi River ( J Cleary 138 ) 2nd Joyful Princess ( K Kennedy 129 ) 4.25L 3rd Ja'marr ( L Mcateer 127 ) 2.50L 5th Far From Dandy ( J Kearney 130 , Cd 133 ) 7.35L See full resultsJ Kearney 59kg, Cd 60.3kg 7.35L5 (8)
Curragh 24-May-25 1410m GOOD R8 Hcp $1,500 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.540, SP: 9.00 Mid-division, pushed along and some progress from 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, kept on again inside final furlong to go 4th final strides 1st Iceford ( B Coen 134 ) 2nd Shameful ( C Keane 138 ) 0.75L 3rd East Hampton ( L Mcateer 144 ) 0.00L 4th Far From Dandy ( J Kearney 128 , Cd 131 ) 3.10L See full resultsJ Kearney 58.1kg, Cd 59.4kg 3.10L4 (11)
Brighton 17-Oct-24 1610m SOFT R3 CL4 Nv $2,446 (of $9,493) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:43.330, SP: 2.25 Rear mid-division, headway well over 3f out, not clear run and bumped over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and led approaching final furlong, headed closing stages, no extra 1st Great David ( J Watson 128 ) 2nd Far From Dandy ( B Loughnane 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Northwest Passage ( W Carson 128 ) 0.75L See full resultsB Loughnane 60.8kg 0.50L2 (10)
Yarmouth 19-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R2 Md $5,373 (of $6,501), Winning Time: 01:36.240, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, pushed along and steady headway well over 2f out, led under 2f out, ridden 1f out and edged right, stayed on well, always doing enough 1st Far From Dandy ( B Loughnane 133 ) 2nd Wine Dark Sea ( T E Whelan 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Zou's Your Daddy ( R Dawson 133 ) 0.75L See full resultsB Loughnane 60.3kg1 (11)
Newcastle 11-Sep-24 1420m GOOD R2 Md (of $4,116), Winning Time: 01:31.360, SP: 13/2 Held up towards rear, pushed along off pace 3f out, kept on well final furlong 1st Philanthropist ( D Muscutt 133 ) 2nd Shamador ( H Doyle 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Talismans Time ( C Rodriguez 131 ) 3.00L 6th Far From Dandy ( T Jakes 133 , Cd 0 ) 7.75L See full resultsT Jakes 60.3kg, Cd 0 7.75L6 (12)