February 24 / 15.15 Fairyhouse

15.15

Heavy

Fairyhouse Bumper Bundle For Easter Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 2m 4f 135y
  • 10 runners
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Fairyhouse Bumper Bundle For Easter Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

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7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £1.90
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 0608F

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Looked like leaving previous form behind when falling two out with every chance here last month; up 2lb but could be going very much the right way and will be hard to beat if his jumping holds up.
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3rd

10

30th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

18:00 Tramore

Jouster

11st 1lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Paul W Flynn

Hurdle/chase winner for Gavin Cromwell before losing his way; some signs of a revival when fourth at Downpatrick (2m3f) and he's slipped to a handy mark.

10/1

4th

1

8th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

19:05 Downpatrick

Jouster

12st 0lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Paul W Flynn

Won twice over hurdles and once over fences for Gavin Cromwell before losing his form last year; has continued his regression for this yard and is hard to fancy on his poor Kilbeggan comeback run.

12/1

10th

7

24th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 110y

16:50 Kilbeggan

Jouster

11st 7lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Paul W Flynn

Good form for Gavin Cromwell in the closing months of 2024, featuring a chase win at Tramore and a handicap hurdle win at Fairyhouse; never managed to reach that standard last year.

14/1

20/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 7500

Last run: 84 days

W: 11st 6lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Maiden form doesn't bear too much scrutiny; with a shrewd young trainer and could well do much better in handicaps; best watched.
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5th

10

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

16:47 Clonmel

Solly Attwell

10st 8lb

J: Carl Millar

T: Cian Collins

Won twice over fences last September and not a bad chase run at Perth last time; poor on last hurdles run behind Rocky's Howya in March; others preferred.

14/1

3rd

2

24th Apr 2026

Good

2m 7f 180y

Class 4

15:12 Perth

Solly Attwell

11st 10lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Cian Collins

Back-to-back wins over similar trips to this last September and on good or yielding ground that he's not had in his last four races; however, current wellbeing is an issue and so too the blinkers in which he was tailed off last time when first fitted.

10/1

7th

15

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 4f 120y

16:27 Downpatrick

Solly Attwell

10st 3lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Cian Collins

Back-to-back chase wins at Galway (2m7f, good to yielding) and this venue (3m, yielding) last September; best of five subsequent runs when afair sixth at Punchestown (2m7f, soft to heavy) in January; struggled over hurdles last time; first-time blinkers.

20/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: -1556P C

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Landed a long distance handicap hurdle here in November; up 9lb for that and has been unable to cut any ice since; others preferred.
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No Results Found

Form: /P9364

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 11lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Remains a maiden but getting closer, a close third in a Naas handicap hurdle in December and ran to a similar level in another handicap there last month; should be thereabouts.
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3rd

4

1st Jun 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:22 Listowel

Chosen Shant

11st 4lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Aengus King

Long-standing maiden until joining yard last summer and then went back-to-back at Wexford in July/August; well beaten at the festival here on next start and has struggled since; better ground will help and she's 1lb lower than last winning mark.

8/1

4th

5

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:25 Wexford

Chosen Shant

10st 13lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Aengus King

Dual hurdle winner but is rated only 86 over fences and is out of her depth against some of these rivals.

100/1

7th

10

14th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 159y

19:50 Clonmel

Chosen Shant

10st 8lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Aengus King

Back-to-back winner of modest handicap hurdles at Wexford last summer; lost form in the autumn and ran poorly at Limerick four weeks ago on his first run after a winter break; better ground could make a big difference now; only 2lb above his last winning mark.

12/1

Form: -0065P

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
13-race maiden but has bits and pieces of form which give him a chance; poor run at Punchestown last time though and others preferred; cheekpieces retained.
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13

22nd May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 6f 160y

19:38 Limerick

Arthor

10st 11lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: James Joseph Mangan

Modest 21-race maiden under rules; won point-to-point in January; ran okay in Wexford handicap chase last month; fell at the sixth when sent off joint-favourite at Tramore nine days later; not dismissed.

8/1

13

22nd May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 6f 160y

19:38 Limerick

Arthor

10st 11lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: James Joseph Mangan

Modest 21-race maiden under rules; won point-to-point in January; ran okay in Wexford handicap chase last month; fell at the sixth when sent off joint-favourite at Tramore nine days later; not dismissed.

8/1

6

13th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 7f 110y

17:25 Tramore

Arthor

10st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: James Joseph Mangan

Modest maiden over hurdles, placed off 89 over 2m5f last summer; point winner in January and ran okay on recent handicap chase debut over 2m3f at Wexford; this trip might be too sharp.

6/1

Form: 078U08

Last run: 32 days

W: 10st 7lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
33-race maiden with a few placed efforts to his credit; needs to find more to be a factor.
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12

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 4f 139y

Class 5

14:48 Market Rasen

Perfect Arch

10st 5lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: Simon West

0-31 over hurdles and 0-51 overall; has shown some bits and bobs of form this season and is suited by this C&D but still makes only limited appeal from 5lb out of the weights.

33/1

5th

8

26th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:00 Wetherby

Perfect Arch

10st 5lb

J: Bruce Lynn

T: Simon West

9yo who is a longstanding maiden and was pulled up here last time; he's hard to fancy.

20/1

16

22nd Jan 2026

Soft

2m 3f 154y

Class 5

13:55 Wetherby

Perfect Arch

10st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Simon West

Produced a couple of reasonable performances in the final third of last year but without threatening, and this 9yo is a longstanding maiden.

50/1

Form: 56-0PP

Last run: 26 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Off since May and pulled up in a Punchestown handicap hurdle last month; makes little appeal.
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9th

3

22nd Jan 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 110y

13:10 Gowran Park

Portnacoo

11st 8lb

J: Adam Leahy

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Four-time hurdles winner; not solid on his form this term, latterly for new yard; unseated rider at Taunton over fences on latest; best form is on better ground than this.

25/1

2

23rd Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 51y

15:52 Clonmel

Portnacoo

11st 9lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Three wins at Downpatrick and one at Carlisle which was the latest in February; showed nothing in two runs since that win but encouraging signs when fourth at Gowran 20 days ago and he's back on his last winning mark.

5/1

Form: 434707

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
21-race maiden; a couple of decent placed efforts over flights and ran okay here earlier in the month; more needed.
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11th

12

13th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 5f 80y

15:50 Tramore

Cest Rien

10st 5lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Thomas Mullins

Sole win came in chase here in the autumn and has also run well in C&D hurdle contest; better effort when last seen and could run well with cheekpieces added.

10/1

11th

12

13th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 5f 80y

15:50 Tramore

Cest Rien

10st 5lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Thomas Mullins

Sole win came in chase here in the autumn and has also run well in C&D hurdle contest; better effort when last seen and could run well with cheekpieces added.

10/1

6th

20

27th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 56y

15:40 Punchestown

Cest Rien

10st 7lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Thomas Mullins

Yet to win over hurdles in 21 starts; pulled up over hurdles and fences on latest starts and has to rebound.

33/1

20/1

Form: 1F5F-0 D

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Off the track for nearly a year and well beaten in a Punchestown handicap hurdle last month; hooded here and should come on for it but others more likely.
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9

26th Nov 2024

Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:50 Tramore

Yabo

10st 13lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Liz Doyle

Lost form after Gowran chase win in 2022 and very sparingly raced in recent years though has shown a bit of promise last twice at Wexford; new headgear combination here and not one to rule out.

20/1

9

26th Nov 2024

Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:50 Tramore

Yabo

10st 13lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Liz Doyle

Lost form after Gowran chase win in 2022 and very sparingly raced in recent years though has shown a bit of promise last twice at Wexford; new headgear combination here and not one to rule out.

20/1

7th

13

27th Oct 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

16:00 Wexford

Yabo

11st 7lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Liz Doyle

Lost form after Gowran chase win in 2022; beaten when falling at the last in a mares' handicap hurdle over C&D in May.

16/1

12/1

Form: 0-P777

Last run: 90 days

W: 10st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
30-race maiden; placed a couple of times; not disgraced at Cork in November when last seen but more needed.
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10th

11

24th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 135y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Ventnor

10st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: James M Barcoe

towards rear

12/1

7th

14

26th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

13:10 Cork

Ventnor

10st 0lb

J: Kieran Callaghan

T: James M Barcoe

led, headed but prominent after 2nd, lost position before 4th

14/1

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Payout
Exacta €12.80
Straight Forecast €14.55
Tricast €58.99
Trifecta €92.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Jouster

RP RATINGS (IRE):

C'est Rien

POSTDATA:

Jouster

The Irish Sun:

Jouster