January 19 / 15.25 Fairyhouse

15.25

Heavy

Fairyhouse Supporting Treo Eile Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5221.24
  • 2m 3f 110y
  • 10 runners
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Fairyhouse Supporting Treo Eile Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

Abandoned

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Closely related to 2m4f hurdle winner Christmas Jumper, half-brother to three winners including the talented Drinmore Chase winner Coney Island; unraced dam closely related to smart bumper/jumps performer Wichita Lineman
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5

23rd May 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 80y

16:45 Punchestown

Belper

11st 6lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Paul Nolan

Best maiden effort came on debut when beaten 21l at Fairyhouse (2m3f, soft/heavy); needs a market check ahead of his handicap debut.

12/1

8th

7

17th Apr 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

16:45 Tramore

Belper

11st 4lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Paul Nolan

Soundly beaten in two maiden hurdles and likely to do better in handicaps after this.

33/1

1

5th Mar 2023

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:35 Leopardstown

Belper

11st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Paul Nolan

Soundly beaten in two maiden hurdles and likely to do better in handicaps after this.

66/1

Form: 5

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fair pedigree, dam a winning hurdler/chaser for Oliver Sherwood; debut fifth over a longer trio at this venue does not inspire confidence since he was beaten in excess of 100 lengths; should do considerably better with that run under his belt.
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3rd

17

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 110y

15:15 Fairyhouse

Buachaillbocht

10st 8lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: T M Walsh

Three-time hurdle winner won a novice chase at this meeting last year; third on seasonal return in a Navan handicap hurdle but last two efforts over fences have not been encouraging; back over timber now and new headgear combination needs to revive.

20/1

13

8th Mar 2026

Heavy

3m 0f 174y

16:02 Naas

Buachaillbocht

10st 0lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: T M Walsh

Three hurdle wins and got off the mark over fences at Fairyhouse last April in a novice chase (2m4f, soft to heavy); joint favourite for the Paddy Power at Leopardstown over Christmas when a solid sixth (3m1f, yielding); never looked comfortable in Grade 3 handicap chase last time back at that venue (2m6f, soft); chance if bouncing back despite being 3lb wrong.

10/1

Form: P

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
50-1 when pulled-up in a maiden hurdle at Down Royal; reported as having bled; makes no appeal as a result.
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3rd

2

15th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:52 Fairyhouse

Cosmo Renfro

11st 11lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Gavin Cromwell

Pulled up in three of his last four races; beaten 20l when second at Limerick on penultimate start; seems risky.

20/1

2

18th Nov 2025

Heavy

2m 5f 0y

14:35 Limerick

Cosmo Renfro

11st 12lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Gavin Cromwell

Dual winner here in testing ground but lost his form badly in the spring; needs a revival on debut for a new yard.

22/1

3

1st Jun 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:17 Kilbeggan

Cosmo Renfro

11st 12lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Shane Nolan

Two-time winner over timber, both wins coming at Limerick on testing ground; pulled up on good ground at Sligo latest; needs lots of rain.

20/1

Abandoned

Form: 8/0-

Last run: 308 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed next to nothing in two Down Royal runs 15 months apart, a bumper and a maiden hurdle; another long absence since.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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7th

4

7th Aug 2024

Good

2m 3f 130y

18:15 Wexford

Cross Court

11st 12lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Weak form over hurdles (rated 85); has struggled in his first two runs over fences; no appeal on first outing since last November.

50/1

0

2

7th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 110y

11:53 Fairyhouse

Cross Court

11st 12lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Modest hurdler who finished a remote eighth on his switch to chasing at Downpatrick; outclassed.

100/1

8th

1

6th Oct 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 55y

16:45 Downpatrick

Cross Court

11st 12lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: John C McConnell

Shown very little so far and hard to recommend on chase debut returning from seven months' absence for new yard.

20/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 265 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fair pedigree but now eight and has run only once; 66-1, tailed off in a bumper at Punchestown last April on his only start for Colm Murphy; first run for John Ryan now.
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3

12th Jun 2023

Good

2m 0f 46y

18:48 Roscommon

Farceur De Sivola

11st 11lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: John Patrick Ryan

Ran respectably behind a runaway winner at Kilbeggan last week (2m, good to yielding); perhaps a shade high in the weights.

10/1

4th

9

4th Jun 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

15:50 Kilbeggan

Farceur De Sivola

11st 5lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: John Patrick Ryan

Lightly raced for a horse of his age; failed to make much impression over a longer trip at Limerick in his first handicap; finished behind Ricky Langford then.

25/1

10th

10

26th May 2023

Good

2m 3f 0y

19:15 Limerick

Farceur De Sivola

11st 1lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: John Patrick Ryan

towards rear

14/1

Form: 00

Last run: 4 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Did not jump well on debut at Punchestown; never involved after an early mistake at Naas last Sunday;
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12th

12

18th Feb 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

16:02 Gowran Park

Moonface

11st 12lb

J: Eoin G Kelly

T: Paul W Flynn

Tailed off in three runs in maiden hurdles so far; huge ask.

200/1

7th

7

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:07 Limerick

Moonface

11st 12lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: Paul W Flynn

Has finished towards the back in maidens at Naas and Punchestown, can be ruled out.

66/1

10

24th Jan 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 33y

12:40 Down Royal

Moonface

11st 4lb

J: Eoin G Kelly

T: Paul W Flynn

No impact in two hurdle runs so far; tongue-strap left on; hard to make a case for.

150/1

Form: 4/85P-

Last run: 315 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Obtained hurdling experience in a top British yard; modest form; tried with a tongue-tie on first outing since pulled-up in a staying handicap at Wincanton last March.
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13th

19

13th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:50 Punchestown

Rideau Canal

10st 2lb

J: Miss Georgie Benson

T: Mrs Denise Foster

Belatedly off the mark at Thurles in February in an amateur handicap chase (soft to heavy), winning going away on only his third run over fences; reverts to hurdles after pulled up at Limerick last time and record of 0-21 is off-putting.

9/1

14

12th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 170y

16:14 Limerick

Rideau Canal

10st 7lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Mrs Denise Foster

Belatedly off the mark over just shy of this trip at Thurles last month under hold-up ride in beating Nolans Rocco in amateur handicap chase (soft-to-heavy), winning going away on only his third run over fences; more needed to confirm that form but possible.

7/1

Form: 07

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Failed to beat even one rival in races at Fairyhouse and Down Royal last month; can be ruled out.
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20th

7

30th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 7f 130y

16:52 Naas

Sculduggery

11st 9lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Tailed off in three maiden hurdles so far but signs in her pedigree that this new trip could suit; any market support would be worth noting.

16/1

12th

11

12th Feb 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

13:40 Navan

Sculduggery

11st 12lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Finished last in maiden hurdles at Fairyhouse and Down Royal in December; can be ruled out

100/1

Form: 4

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to three multiple winners including very useful seven-time scorer Vision Des Flos; dam a half-sister to high-class chaser Balko Des Flos, winner of the Galway Plate and Ryanair Chase, runner-up in Grand National; made a bright start when keeping on for fourth in a 21-runner 2m maiden at Leopardstown; can exploit a big drop in class.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

1

7th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 125y

16:30 Roscommon

So Des Flos

12st 0lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Tough task over hurdles last time and wasn't pulling up any trees in handicap chases before that; sights are now lowered considerably but all his three wins have come in the mud.

5/1

3rd

4

28th May 2025

Good To Firm

3m 0f 0y

19:30 Wexford

So Des Flos

11st 5lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Moderate form in handicaps over fences last season; 35lb inferior to Ash Three Meadow on current chase ratings; very tough task against his stablemate in the circumstances.

10/1

Abandoned

Form: 004070

Last run: 107 days

W: 10st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
80-rated mare; weak handicap form since Sligo fourth last August; has the merit of experience but unlikely to win a maiden.
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7th

12

31st Jan 2023

Soft

2m 5f 0y

12:25 Limerick

Moyode Mist

10st 6lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: J A Nash

80-rated mare; weak handicap form since Sligo fourth last August; faded badly after a prominent showing when sent back into maiden company at Fairyhouse last week.

25/1

11th

11

25th Jan 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 3f 110y

15:23 Fairyhouse

Moyode Mist

10st 11lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: J A Nash

80-rated mare; weak handicap form since Sligo fourth last August; has the merit of experience; first time with cheekpieces

16/1

Verdict

The unknown quantity is Belper, a half-brother to Grade 1 novice chase winner Coney Island. He looks like the only possible danger to the well-related SO DES FLOS, a stable outsider when making a pleasing debut over a shorter trip at Leopardstown. Buachaillbocht is unexposed. The low-rated Moyode Mist has plenty of experience. [Alan Sweetman]