January 01 / 14.00 Fairyhouse

14.00

Soft

tote+ Pays You More At tote.ie Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6445.38
  • 2m 7f 165y
  • 18 runners
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tote+ Pays You More At tote.ie Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 18 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £6.10
  • Place: £1.60

Form: -18454 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 7lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Only two wins from 25 hurdle starts, but has stronger recent credentials than most of these; has held his form well since winning at Clonmel in September; not beaten far on his last two visits to Punchestown.
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13th

9

27th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 7f 0y

16:10 Punchestown

Cher Why Not

11st 6lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Timothy Doyle

Veteran's two of three wins have come at 3m but latest was over two years ago; recent comeback when attempting repeat win was poor so hard to be confident in although handicapper has given him a chance.

14/1

9

27th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 7f 0y

16:10 Punchestown

Cher Why Not

11st 6lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Timothy Doyle

Veteran's two of three wins have come at 3m but latest was over two years ago; recent comeback when attempting repeat win was poor so hard to be confident in although handicapper has given him a chance.

14/1

16

1st Jan 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 110y

13:50 Fairyhouse

Cher Why Not

10st 8lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Timothy Doyle

Second runner for yard; won this race in 2023 off this mark; several solid runs in defeat last season; is capable of running well after a break.

16/1

OUR TIP

Form: 0/0-26 BF

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Point winner early last year; fair chance on form of promoted second over 3m at Galway in October; unplaced favourite at Limerick in November.
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7

25th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 70y

17:55 Kilbeggan

Mahler Appeal

11st 5lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Garrett James Power

Chase winner is yet to score over hurdles but some decent runs in defeat; has been poor chasing lately and needs his best back in this discipline.

22/1

14/1

  • Place: £3.70

Form: 0-69P6

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 11lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
1-13 in points; improvement needed from handicap hurdle sixth at Clonmel last month.
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5th

11

14th Apr 2024

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

16:50 Down Royal

Legacy Of Dreams

10st 11lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

soon led, faced challenges 3 out, headed when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened

16/1

5th

11

14th Apr 2024

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

16:50 Down Royal

Legacy Of Dreams

10st 11lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

soon led, faced challenges 3 out, headed when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened

16/1

13th

16

9th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

15:20 Gowran Park

Legacy Of Dreams

10st 0lb

J: Conor Owens

T: P J Rothwell

Winning chaser, recorded a long-priced handicap success at Limerick last May; 0-10 over hurdles, well beaten over this trip at Punchestown last time.

16/1

14/1

  • Place: £5.00

Form: 0900-0

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Little sign of promise so far; big price when down the field on seasonal debut at Punchestown; perhaps premature to write off, but hard to make a logical case.
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10th

6

4th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 180y

17:22 Naas

Duffys Getaway

11st 5lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

Progressive 3m handicap hurdler in 2023-24 season on soft/heavy, winning once at Punchestown off 89; chasing career hasn't gone to plan and was pulled up reverted to hurdles at Limerick on his penultimate run (3m, soft to heavy); best watched until he shows some spark.

25/1

9th

12

15th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 5f 0y

12:23 Fairyhouse

Duffys Getaway

10st 7lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

Progressive 3m handicap hurdler in 2023-24 season on soft/heavy; chasing career hasn't gone to plan and was pulled up over hurdles at Limerick last month.

25/1

Form: 09-065

Last run: 36 days

W: 10st 9lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Still a maiden but her last two runs offer some encouragement; place possibility on the strength of sixth at this venue on penultimate start
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16

5th Aug 2025

Yielding

3m 1f 10y

20:00 Roscommon

Haveuseentherain

10st 1lb

J: Daniel King

T: S G Walsh

A 25l defeat at Wexford last time out brought Rules' record to 0-23; difficult to make a solid case for on form.

40/1

16

4th Jul 2025

Good

2m 3f 110y

17:00 Wexford

Haveuseentherain

10st 2lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: S G Walsh

Longstanding maiden under both codes, remains opposable off this meagre mark.

50/1

Form: 06000

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Modest form in maidens; nothing in her two handicap runs to suggest a major chance.
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7th

13

2nd Oct 2023

Soft

3m 0f 0y

16:50 Fairyhouse

Greatmindstinkalik

10st 13lb

J: James Smith

T: Matthew J Smith

Never really in the race but stayed on to finish a remote fourth in a Listowel handicap hurdle last time; might be ridden a bit handier in this quite weak contest and could well do better for an in-form stable.

6/1

4th

14

22nd Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 0y

15:15 Listowel

Greatmindstinkalik

11st 0lb

J: Ryan Treacy

T: Matthew J Smith

held up in rear, headway after 3 out, kept on, never near to challenge

12/1

Form: -24330

Last run: 97 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Absent since a poor run at Roscommon in September; makes handicap debut in an ordinary contest; each-way chance on overall maiden form.
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11

13th Jun 2023

Good

2m 2f 51y

16:55 Sligo

Elusive Sea

10st 6lb

J: Corey McGivern

T: Gordon Elliott

midfield

33/1

13

26th May 2023

Good

2m 6f 0y

19:45 Limerick

Elusive Sea

11st 4lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Gordon Elliott

Placed in bumpers and in maiden hurdles over a range of distances but pulled up on all three starts this year on softer ground, jumping poorly latest; cheekpieces now tried and return to better ground sure to suit but too many question marks at this stage.

12/1

11

6th Mar 2023

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

15:25 Leopardstown

Elusive Sea

11st 0lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Placed in bumpers and in maiden hurdles over a range of distances but pulled up on latest two starts on soft ground; return to better ground seems sure to suit but too many question marks at this stage.

20/1

Form: 94/0-4

Last run: 158 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Trip should not be a problem judged on his win in a 2m Flat handicap at Thurles in October; showed some potential as a hurdler with fourth placing in a 2m5f maiden at the Galway festival.
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14th

13

(2)

22nd Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 4f 110y

17:20 Limerick

Three Comets

9st 2lb

J: Cian MacRedmond

T: Luke Comer

towards rear

25/1

11th

10

21st Mar 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 0y

15:23 Cork

Three Comets

11st 4lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Luke Comer

Out of form on the Flat since last seen over hurdles a year ago, probably safe to rule out.

33/1

13th

4

(15)

23rd Feb 2024

Standard

1m 4f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Three Comets

9st 13lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: Luke Comer

Won over 2m at Thurles in 2022 but form last year on turf was poor; first AW run in nearly a year and hard to fancy.

20/1

Form: 70951- D

Last run: 288 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Big-priced winner at Thurles last season for owner/breeder who has taken over the training; suited by a test of stamina but entitled to need the run after a break.
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9th

7

8th Aug 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

18:38 Wexford

Cafe Del Mar

11st 2lb

J: Ethan O’Sullivan

T: David J Phelan

Losing run stretches back to March 2022; managed a few placed efforts last year but suffered a heavy defeat on sole start this year at Thurles in March; others appeal more.

22/1

9th

15

15th Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 42y

16:50 Thurles

Cafe Del Mar

10st 3lb

J: Ethan O’Sullivan

T: David J Phelan

50-1 when winning this race three years ago; each-way chance on last year's best form; not at her best on her final two starts before a short break; decent form last season, when second in a handicap hurdle at Killarney and a handicap chase at Wexford.

16/1

Form: 059-00

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
From a top-class family; modest form so far perhaps blinkers will make a big difference, but hard to be confident.
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0

2

22nd Sep 2023

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 0y

15:15 Listowel

Jesina

11st 12lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

116-race maiden, ex-Jessica Harrington; Has shown a fair degree of consistency on good ground since joining this stable; each-way prospects if she handles the ground.

10/1

Form: -00098

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
Has finished in mid-field in stronger handicaps than this one, over 2m6f at Navan (won by the progressive Maxxum) and over 2m4f at Cork when noted staying on well; potentially interesting in this grade.
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1st

20

(13)

26th Apr 2025

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

17:30 Navan

Elle Dorado Rock

9st 1lb

J: Colin Keane

T: A J Martin

Sole win in either code came on the AW over 2m in January but career-best when strong-finishing close second in Gowran handicap over this trip on Wednesday, having allowed winner first run; Keane now takes over and obvious claims off same mark.

9/2

Form: 90-00

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Has struggled in maiden hurdles; little to suggest she can win for a small local stable that has had very few runners in recent seasons, but capable of providing the odd good-priced winner in the past.
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16

10th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 162y

19:58 Sligo

Brock Beauty

10st 6lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

Weak hurdles form early in her career; caused a surprise with a recent maiden point win at Necarne, probably did not have much to beat; cheekpieces on now.

14/1

16th

25

4th Mar 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:10 Navan

Brock Beauty

10st 0lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Gerard Farrell

Big price when pulled-up at Fairyhouse in her first handicap; 4lb wrong at the weights now.

66/1

7

1st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 7f 165y

14:00 Fairyhouse

Brock Beauty

11st 1lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: Gerard Farrell

Has struggled in maiden hurdles; little to suggest she can win for a small local stable that has had very few runners in recent seasons, but capable of providing the odd good-priced winner in the past.

25/1

Form: 870463

Last run: 64 days

W: 10st 10lb

8 yo Mare

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Four-time Flat winner, best on AW; has taken a long time to get to grips with hurdling, but she now holds a leading chance on the form of Galway third in October; runner-up Brandy Harbour won his next two starts, and fifth-placed Carbon King beat 24 rivals at Navan before Christmas.
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10

9th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

2m 6f 169y

20:30 Clonmel

Sulafaat

10st 11lb

J: Shane Fenelon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

midfield, not fluent 1st

16/1

7th

14

2nd Jun 2023

Good

2m 7f 70y

20:00 Down Royal

Sulafaat

11st 5lb

J: Kieran Callaghan

T: John Joseph Hanlon

0-16 over hurdles but it was a step back in the right direction when fourth of 12 (beaten 6l) at Downpatrick a fortnight ago; previous career best had come at this trip and he handles decent ground; each-way player.

5/1

4th

12

19th May 2023

Good

2m 5f 100y

18:05 Downpatrick

Sulafaat

10st 13lb

J: Kieran Callaghan

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Record of 0-15 over hurdles and generally struggling off this basement mark, so others preferred.

28/1

Form: 30-P9P

Last run: 215 days

W: 10st 9lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
15-race maiden; badly out of form in three outings in 2022; has changed stable, very hard to fancy.
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7

9th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

2m 6f 169y

20:30 Clonmel

Cornhill Lass

11st 0lb

J: Richard Condon

T: E Sheehy

towards rear, mistake 4th, detached 8th, jumped left 9th, pulled up before 5 out

25/1

9th

11

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 5f 0y

12:25 Limerick

Cornhill Lass

10st 6lb

J: Alan King

T: J G Murray

Showed some ability for Tom Mullins without winning; impossible to fancy on current form; pulled-up in two outings this month, and in two of her three 2022 appearances.

50/1

8

7th Jan 2023

Soft

3m 0f 0y

13:37 Cork

Cornhill Lass

11st 5lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: J G Murray

Showed some ability without winning for Tom Mullins but has shown nothing for some time; makes little appeal.

66/1

Form: 3/750- D

Last run: 335 days

W: 10st 9lb

16 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Second in a three-runner point at Boulta in November after remote fourth to Samcro at Dromahane; creditable fifth at this venue 12 months ago, but hard to believe he can improve on that now.
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15

1st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 7f 165y

14:00 Fairyhouse

Thekingofconnemara

10st 9lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Thomas Dowling

Second in a three-runner point at Boulta in November after remote fourth to Samcro at Dromahane; creditable fifth at this venue 12 months ago, but hard to believe he can improve on that now.

20/1

19

18th Dec 2022

Frozen

3m 0f 59y

13:14 Thurles

Thekingofconnemara

10st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Thomas Dowling

First reserve; old boy was second in a point' lately but isn't easy to fancy back under rules.

14th

5

26th Oct 2022

Soft To Heavy

1m 4f 0y

17:10 Curragh

Thekingofconnemara

11st 7lb

J: Miss Emilie Finickenhagen

T: Thomas Dowling

Veteran whose two hurdle wins were obtained in 2014; glimpses of ability last winter but can only be watched here on return from 10 months' absence.

33/1

Form: PFP-65 C

Last run: 54 days

W: 10st 9lb

15 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Not disgraced over fences at this venue in November; only one win from 27 starts, asking a lot for him to double his score at this stage of career.
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16

1st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 7f 165y

14:00 Fairyhouse

Vodka Society

10st 9lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: David Peter Dunne

Not disgraced over fences at this venue in November; only one win from 27 starts, asking a lot for him to double his score at this stage of career.

16/1

5th

10

8th Nov 2022

Soft

2m 7f 192y

13:50 Fairyhouse

Vodka Society

10st 10lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: David Peter Dunne

towards rear of midfield

14/1

6th

14

8th Oct 2022

Good

2m 7f 192y

15:20 Fairyhouse

Vodka Society

10st 0lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: David Peter Dunne

towards rear, headway from 4 out, ridden 3 out, no impression from 2 out

100/1

Form: 246-79

Last run: 93 days

W: 10st 9lb

14 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Veteran has not won for almost five years; best form in 2022 was over fences early in year; finished sixth at Punchestown yesterday.
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8th

13

1st May 2023

Good To Yielding

3m 2f 50y

15:55 Down Royal

Wee Small Hours

10st 0lb

J: Dillon Maxwell

T: M M Rice

held up in rear, some headway when not fluent 5 out

33/1

21th

24

30th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 7f 130y

16:52 Naas

Wee Small Hours

10st 13lb

J: Dillon Maxwell

T: M M Rice

Veteran and inconsistent these days but it was a good run when fourth behind Longhouse Poet last time; not ruled out back over timber.

8/1

4th

8

17th Mar 2023

Yielding To Soft

3m 2f 50y

15:50 Down Royal

Wee Small Hours

11st 0lb

J: Dillon Maxwell

T: M M Rice

towards rear, headway and in touch with leaders 12th, good jump to lead 13th, bad mistake and jockey lost irons 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before 2 out

200/1

Form: 5968

Last run: 42 days

W: 10st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Has been keeping decent company in juvenile hurdles; makes early start in handicaps, and the bar is not set particularly high.
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18

1st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 7f 165y

14:00 Fairyhouse

Gig Harbor

10st 6lb

J: Corey McGivern

T: Noel Meade

Has been keeping decent company in juvenile hurdles; makes early start in handicaps, and the bar is not set particularly high.

10/1

8th

4

20th Nov 2022

Yielding

2m 0f 100y

12:20 Punchestown

Gig Harbor

11st 0lb

J: Jonathan Moore

T: Noel Meade

More likely a long-term handicap prospect on the evidence of three runs over hurdles; held by Impero and Calico on Galway running.

25/1

16

8th Nov 2022

Soft

2m 0f 55y

14:22 Fairyhouse

Gig Harbor

11st 0lb

J: Peter Carberry

T: Noel Meade

Stablemate of Charlie Luciano; more likely a long-term handicap prospect on the evidence of three runs; second reserve.

Non-runners

Wee Small Hours

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €25.10
Straight Forecast €20.39
Tricast €242.15
Trifecta €271.20

Selections

RP Ratings (IRE):

Gig Harbor

The Irish Sun:

Elusive Sea

SPOTLIGHT:

Sulafaat

POSTDATA:

Cher Why Not

TOPSPEED:

Gig Harbor