El Fontenaro (2022) Horse
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About
El Fontenaro is a four-year-old bay filly, by The Irish Rover out of Clonville. She is trained by J P Fahey and owned by Park Hill Racing. In 23 starts she has secured one win, placed second three times and was third once, earning $27,627 in prize money. Her most recent run was at Navan on 21 October 2026, where she finished 13th of 21. Her latest victory came at Cork on 25 July 2026.
Raced At
Dundalk • Navan • Bellewstown • Cork • Limerick • Fairyhouse • Sligo • Curragh • Down Royal • Naas • Gowran ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 05-Nov-26 1408m STANDARD R6 Book Your Christmas Party At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60), SP: 23.00 | Nathan Crosse 1.25L | 3 (13) |
| Navan 21-Oct-26 1170m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $16,065) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 01:14.280, SP: 10.00 1st Coincidental Glory ( R Holohan 142 , Cd 137 ) 2nd Another Nice'day ( O Tynan 129 , Cd 122 ) 0.10L 3rd One Cool Bear ( P Mcgettigan 140 , Cd 135 ) 1.35L 13th El Fontenaro ( D B Mcmonagle 140 ) 9.10L See full results | D B Mcmonagle 63.5kg 9.10L | 13 (21) |
| Bellewstown 01-Oct-26 1009m SOFT R5 Hcp $488 (of $9,767) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.300, SP: 5.00 1st One Cool Bear ( A Caffrey 135 ) 2nd Ballysax Lil' Mick ( W Joyce 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Star Allure ( S Rutledge 123 ) 0.75L 5th El Fontenaro ( R Holohan 140 , Cd 135 ) 1.95L See full results | R Holohan 63.5kg, Cd 61.2kg 1.95L | 5 (10) |
| Cork 29-Sep-26 1207m SOFT R4 Hcp $487 (of $9,739) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:20.650, SP: 10.00 1st Verified ( G Carroll 136 ) 2nd Pansy Poe ( R Holohan 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Carrigans Grove ( R Donaghue-leahy 140 ) 0.15L 5th El Fontenaro ( R Whelan 141 ) 4.40L See full results | R Whelan 64kg 4.40L | 5 (20) |
| Cork 25-Jul-26 1207m GOOD R5 Hcp $9,775 (of $9,775) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.760, SP: 4.33 1st El Fontenaro ( R Whelan 135 ) 2nd Rosato ( P Mcgettigan 136 ) 0.30L 3rd Jazzit ( S Tormey 132 ) 1.75L See full results | R Whelan 61.2kg | 1 (21) |
| Limerick 12-Jul-26 1344m GOOD R2 Hcp $3,289 (of $9,868) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:21.500, SP: 5.00 1st Rappell ( J M Sheridan 139 ) 2nd El Fontenaro ( N Crosse 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Whatswrongnow ( A Browne-souza 134 ) 4.00L See full results | N Crosse 59kg 0.75L | 2 (17) |
| Fairyhouse 12-Jun-26 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders, improved to dispute lead 2 1/2f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, headed and no extra close home | Shane Foley 57.6kg 1/2 length | 2 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 28-May-26 1230m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/1 Mid-division, no impression last 2f | Ronan Whelan 59.4kg Head | 11 (18) |
| Sligo 03-May-26 1263m SOFT (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 6/1 Disputed briefly, soon tracked leaders, 4th halfway, not clear run over 1f out, ridden 1f out, kepton same pace final furlong | J M Sheridan 59.4kg 3/4 length | 4 (14) |
| Dundalk 17-Oct-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 28/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra | Ronan Whelan 59.9kg 3/4 length | 6 (10) |
| Bellewstown 02-Oct-25 1009m SOFT Flat, SP: 8/1 Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along in rear halfway, no impression when not clear run over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor | Ronan Whelan 62.1kg 1/2 length | 7 (12) |
| Curragh 30-Aug-25 1207m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 25/1 Mid division, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out | J Cleary 57.2kg 1/2 length | 14 (21) |
| Cork 14-Aug-25 1006m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 9/2 Settled behind leaders towards on far side, ridden and dropped towards rear 2f out, kept on closing stages | Neve Bennett 59.9kg Neck | 5 (8) |
| Cork 25-Jul-25 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 16/1 Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, progress into mid division over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong | Ronan Whelan 63.5kg Neck | 8 (21) |
| Navan 13-Jul-25 1170m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, close up briefly after 1 1/2f, 3rd halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, disputed 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra closing stages | Ronan Whelan 59.4kg 1 length | 4 (9) |
| Down Royal 20-Jun-25 1006m GOOD Flat, SP: 10/3 Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along under 2f out, 4th and ridden on outer 1f out, kept on one pace inside final 150 yards | Ronan Whelan 59.4kg Head | 4 (7) |
| Down Royal 30-May-25 1006m GOOD Flat, SP: 13/2 Mid-division, ridden to progress 1 1/2f out, closer 1f out, disputed 2nd closing stages, not reach winner | Dylan Browne McMonagle 58.1kg Short Head | 3 (11) |
| Dundalk 06-Nov-24 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/2 Mid-division, took keen hold, ridden in 6th 2f out, weakened | Ronan Whelan 60.3kg 1 1/2 length | 14 (14) |
| Naas 19-Sep-24 1006m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 8/1 Mid-division early, soon improved to track leaders in far side group, ridden in 3rd over 1f out and soon challenged, kept on into 2nd inside final 100 yards, no impression winner | Ronan Whelan 56.7kg 1 1/2 length | 2 (14) |
| Navan 07-Sep-24 1170m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 8/1 Disputed lead, pushed along 2f out and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | J Cleary 54.4kg 3 1/2l | 7 (16) |
| Sligo 07-Aug-24 1152m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 12/1 Prominent and disputed lead halfway, pushed along and headed entering straight, ridden and no impression on winner inside final furlong, no extra | Ronan Whelan 60.3kg 3/4 length | 6 (13) |
| Gowran Park 27-Jul-24 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 200/1 Led, pushed along on inner early straight, headed 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, soon no extra and weakened inside final furlong | Leigh Roche 54.4kg 1/2 length | 8 (16) |
| Cork 14-Jun-24 1207m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 200/1 Towards rear in near side group, ridden and no impression 2f out | Neve Bennett 58.1kg 2 1/2l | 13 (15) |
| Curragh 24-May-24 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 40/1 Dwelt, always towards rear, never a factor | Leigh Roche 54.4kg 1 length | 16 (21) |