Richard Fahey saddled winner number 232 in Britain for 2015 Tuesday, three behind the record of 235 winners set by Richard Hannon Sr. in 2013. However, it will take a very healthy strike rate with the Yorkshire-based trainer's remaining runners for Fahey to equal or beat that record with only a limited number of flat fixtures available before the end of the year. Whatever happens, it has been another highly successful season for Fahey, as his runners banked over £3.8m in prize-money. He trained a pair of group 2-winning juveniles for Godolphin in Ribchester (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) and Birchwood (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}). His handling of Gabrial (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is also worthy of special mention. Gabrial began the season in March when beating subsequent GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. winner Mondialiste (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the Lincoln H. at Doncaster, and, even though the 6-year-old failed to win in 12 further runs, through Fahey's brave and astute placing, he earned just over £340,000 in prize-money, predominantly from group 1 placings in the Qatar Sussex S. and the QIPCO Queen Elizabeth II S.
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