January 25 / 12.53 Fairyhouse

12.53

Soft To Heavy

Fairyhouse For Your Fundraiser Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £5743.36
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 18 runners
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Fairyhouse For Your Fundraiser Beginners Chase

Runners: 18 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

11/8 (Won)

  • Win: £2.60
  • Place: £1.10

Form: /261-U D BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Previously a progressive novice hurdler for Paul Nicholls who only got as far as the first on chasing debut for Willie Mullins; has the talent to win this but jumping has to be taken on trust based on the last day.
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21th

22

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:00 Leopardstown

Chavez

10st 7lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: W P Mullins

visibility reduced by fog, towards rear

66/1

21th

22

27th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 100y

15:00 Leopardstown

Chavez

10st 7lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: W P Mullins

visibility reduced by fog, towards rear

66/1

12

14th Mar 2024

Soft

3m 2f 0y

Class 2

17:30 Cheltenham

Chavez

11st 7lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Unraced beyond an extended 2m5f and he was fading when falling at the final fence over that trip in a competitive handicap at Leopardstown last month; however, he ran well for a very long way under an aggressive ride and this lightly raced 8yo has some stamina in his pedigree; not ruled out.

16/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 4-3442

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
A maiden over hurdles but was consistent and has some decent placed form in handicaps; fair effort on chase debut when second at Tramore; entitled to come on from that given he was off for 5 months prior; could run well if he builds on debut effort.
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15

27th Apr 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 40y

15:40 Punchestown

Golf Marin

11st 7lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: A J Martin

Reverted from chasing to win a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle; may have turned a corner belatedly, having been costly to follow in the past; three times a beaten favorite in consecutive outings after finishing fourth in this race last season; 10lb higher now.

8/1

10

10th Apr 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 160y

15:00 Cork

Golf Marin

10st 0lb

J: John Shinnick

T: A J Martin

Often backed and was pretty costly to follow; travels well but can find little and latest chasing flop a big concern (mistakes); risky; in-form rider eye-catching, 2-9 chasing; 1lb out of handicap; illustrated fine yard form with 10s maiden hurdle win at Fairyhouse yesterday; participation must be in doubt but the one to beat on that evidence.

9/4

1st

5

9th Apr 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

13:25 Fairyhouse

Golf Marin

11st 12lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: A J Martin

travelled strongly, midfield, jumped slightly left 3 out, headway and pressed leaders going okay before 2 out, pushed along to challenge approaching last, led when ridden and ran on run-in, pushed out towards finish, comfortably

16/1

16/1

  • Place: £9.50

Form: /710-P C

Last run: 258 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Makes chase debut; useful on the Flat and over hurdles; first run for new trainer Cian Collins and reappears after five months off; not without a chance if fit.
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3

20th Jun 2023

Good

2m 3f 170y

13:40 Wexford

Ideal Pal

11st 12lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Cian Michael Collins

Best known as a six-time winner on the Flat; overall hurdles form not very convincing; will need to pick up more chasing experience judged on first two attempts.

20/1

16

27th Apr 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 40y

15:40 Punchestown

Ideal Pal

11st 7lb

J: Conor Orr

T: Cian Michael Collins

Much better known as a six-time winner on the Flat; hurdles form not very convincing; only four runners in a weak event in which he was second at Warwick four weeks ago.

25/1

23th

8

26th Apr 2023

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 180y

15:40 Punchestown

Ideal Pal

11st 7lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: Cian Michael Collins

prominent, went second after 4th

20/1

Form: 72/1-F D BF

Last run: 48 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced winner over hurdles; took a heavy fall 2 out on chasing debut at Clonmel when looking likely to finish in the frame; can be in the shake-up provided he shrugs off that mistake; will handle heavy ground.
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2

8th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 1y

Class 3

14:15 Taunton

Henn See

11st 11lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Alexandra Dunn

in rear, headway before 6th, lost ground and struggling after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out

33/1

Form: 5-808

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Modest hurdler making chase debut; this is a tough task in the circumstances.
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8th

16

22nd Feb 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:50 Fairyhouse

Read To Return

11st 2lb

J: Daniel King

T: A J Martin

midfield

25/1

5th

8

21st Jan 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

15:47 Down Royal

Read To Return

11st 1lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: A J Martin

midfield, towards rear before 4 out

9/2

5th

8

21st Jan 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

15:47 Down Royal

Read To Return

11st 1lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: A J Martin

midfield, towards rear before 4 out

9/2

14/1

Form: 264-55 C

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Pretty useful form over hurdles but has largely been disappointing over fences; finished a well-beaten fifth in handicap chase at Fairyhouse last time out; has the ability to feature but needs to find improvement based on his latest runs.
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8th

5

4th Jun 2023

Good

2m 3f 100y

16:50 Kilbeggan

Flindt

11st 4lb

J: E Walsh

T: Ciaran Murphy

Locally-trained Flat and hurdles winner but has struggled so far over fences and tipped up at the first at Tipperary.

12/1

4

18th Apr 2023

Soft

2m 1f 105y

15:50 Tipperary

Flindt

11st 12lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Ciaran Murphy

held up in rear, fell 1st

25/1

5th

4

12th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 1f 160y

16:00 Limerick

Flindt

11st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Ciaran Murphy

prominent in chasing group, pushed along and lost position after 3 out, no extra when jumped right 2 out

13/2

Form: 290412 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Makes chase debut; useful hurdler who was a good second in a handicap hurdle on his last start at Leopardstown; could be thereabouts if he takes to fences and won't mind the ground.
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1st

7

1st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 78y

Class 2

14:40 Doncaster

Brookie

10st 3lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Anthony Honeyball

towards rear, headway after 5th, soon prominent, left in lead 8th

16/1

3rd

2

27th Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

13:55 Kempton

Brookie

11st 4lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Half-brother to Champion Chase winner Captain Guinness and made a bright start over fences, winning a novice handicap at Sandown in November; ran flat next time and stiff task here against two demonstrable Grade 1 horses.

100/1

3rd

2

27th Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

13:55 Kempton

Brookie

11st 4lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Anthony Honeyball

Half-brother to Champion Chase winner Captain Guinness and made a bright start over fences, winning a novice handicap at Sandown in November; ran flat next time and stiff task here against two demonstrable Grade 1 horses.

100/1

Form: 040-85

Last run: 36 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Promise in a maiden hurdle in March before lesser effort in a Punchestown bumper in April; now switched to chasing after a couple fair runs over hurdles; may need experience.
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6th

2

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 150y

15:20 Navan

All For Rachel

11st 7lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Won back to back handicaps in May-June of last year; well beaten on return from a break in a Grade 3 novice here and then pulled up behind Ol Man Dingle at Leopardstown in December; off since and is probably watched for now.

7/1

2

29th Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

12:45 Leopardstown

All For Rachel

11st 13lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Won back-to-back handicaps in May-June (form of second win at Listowel has been boosted); well beaten in a Grade 3 novice on seasonal reappearance at Navan; 13lb higher than last winning mark.

16/1

2

29th Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

12:45 Leopardstown

All For Rachel

11st 13lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Oliver McKiernan

Won back-to-back handicaps in May-June (form of second win at Listowel has been boosted); well beaten in a Grade 3 novice on seasonal reappearance at Navan; 13lb higher than last winning mark.

16/1

Form: 9U-355 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Useful hurdler who was faced with a big ask on chase debut at Fairyhouse where he finished a tailed-off fifth, nearly unseating three out; would have a chance based on his hurdles form but didn't look the most natural on chasing debut; one that might need more experience in this sphere.
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7

3rd Mar 2025

Yielding

2m 5f 107y

15:50 Leopardstown

Harveys Quay

11st 7lb

J: Mr Eoin Staples

T: E J O’Grady

fell 1st

8/1

4th

9

9th Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 175y

16:20 Navan

Harveys Quay

10st 13lb

J: Jody McGarvey

T: E J O’Grady

led, faced challenge before 2 out, headed 2 out, weakened and lost two places inside final 110yds

16/1

Form: 05-000

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 1lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Makes chase debut; lightly raced over hurdles; hasn't shown any signs yet that she is up to winning at this stage.
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13

22nd Aug 2024

Good

2m 7f 100y

18:36 Killarney

Always Giving

10st 9lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Tom Dreaper

towards rear

14/1

8

7th Jun 2024

Good

2m 6f 169y

20:30 Clonmel

Always Giving

11st 2lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Tom Dreaper

Showed very little until some encouragement in her comeback run at Downpatrick, beaten 17l; of interest but has to improve a fair bit too.

12/1

4th

8

10th May 2024

Good

2m 3f 100y

19:20 Downpatrick

Always Giving

11st 2lb

J: Mr J W Hendrick

T: Tom Dreaper

midfield, headway and went modest fourth 2 out, no impression from last

25/1

Form: 934P-8

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
106-rated hurdler was tailed off on his chasing debut at Down Royal; can be ruled out.
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13th

3

5th Mar 2023

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

16:35 Wexford

Cru Bourgeois

11st 11lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Paul Nolan

midfield

20/1

13th

5

18th Feb 2023

Soft

2m 4f 0y

16:02 Gowran Park

Cru Bourgeois

11st 12lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Paul Nolan

Some promise in maiden hurdles but shown nothing over fences in two runs so far.

100/1

11th

6

25th Jan 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

12:53 Fairyhouse

Cru Bourgeois

11st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Paul Nolan

106-rated hurdler was tailed off on his chasing debut at Down Royal; can be ruled out.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 99P-06

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Failed to make an impact in four starts over hurdles and wasn't fluent on chasing debut in Tramore; needs to improve.
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12

18th May 2023

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 0y

19:50 Tipperary

Atlantian

11st 8lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: A J Martin

5th

12

9th Apr 2023

Yielding

3m 0f 80y

16:40 Cork

Atlantian

10st 11lb

J: Peter Carberry

T: A J Martin

prominent in chasing group

6/1

2nd

1

12th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 6f 0y

14:50 Limerick

Atlantian

11st 13lb

J: Liam McKenna

T: A J Martin

midfield, pushed along and headway after 3 out, ridden and chased clear leader approaching last, ran on well and went clear with winner run-in

11/2

Form: 000P-

Last run: 278 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed little in four starts over hurdles; impossible to make a case for her.
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15

30th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 5f 0y

16:35 Limerick

Getaway Beauty

11st 1lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: James Daniel Dullea

prominent on inner, led after 2nd, headed and lost position before 9th, weakened quickly from 3 out, pulled up 2 out

33/1

14th

13

12th Mar 2023

Soft

2m 6f 0y

14:50 Limerick

Getaway Beauty

11st 3lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: James Daniel Dullea

prominent

50/1

6th

12

9th Feb 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 77y

13:30 Thurles

Getaway Beauty

11st 5lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: James Daniel Dullea

Nothing of note over hurdles and easily passed over here on chase debut.

150/1

Form: 080

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Not much sign of ability in three maiden hurdles; up against it; first reserve.
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6

5th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 77y

Class 4

14:35 Sedgefield

Natural Ability

11st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

0-8 over fences for previous trainers but scored over C&D (good) in pretty good style on stable debut in November; had excuse when well beaten at Catterick the following month (bled from the nose); contender if all goes to plan today.

11/4

6

5th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 77y

Class 4

14:35 Sedgefield

Natural Ability

11st 2lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

in touch with leaders, prominent 6th, 2 lengths down when fell 2 out

11/4

5th

2

17th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 3f 51y

Class 5

13:30 Catterick

Natural Ability

11st 11lb

J: Danny McMenamin

T: Chris Grant

midfield, went third 10th

4/1

Form: 4-8415 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Makes chase debut; lightly raced winner over hurdles; good fifth in handicap hurdle on his latest start staying on well; drop in trip not sure to suit but interesting if he takes to this discipline.
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10th

2

15th Sep 2023

Yielding

2m 5f 181y

16:15 Ballinrobe

Conna Cottage

11st 13lb

J: Mr A D Bustin

T: C Byrnes

Won a Clonmel maiden hurdle last December and some decent runs in defeat since; moved to this yard after being 4th in a Sligo claiming hurdle last time; of interest.

6/1

2nd

6

10th Aug 2023

Good

2m 1f 185y

17:05 Sligo

Conna Cottage

11st 0lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Gavin Cromwell

Clonmel maiden winner on soft ran okay on last month's comeback in 3m Bellewstown handicap; not one to rule out off a handy weight given his rider's claim.

11/2

4th

8

8th Jul 2023

Good

3m 0f 0y

20:00 Bellewstown

Conna Cottage

11st 0lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Maiden winner who ran okay in a Leopardstown handicap next time; jumping has let him down over fences the last twice but of interest back hurdling.

16/1

Form: 37P-P6 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Useful bumper winner who had some decent form over hurdles; was pulled up on his final two starts over obstacles; offered something to work on when a well-beaten sixth on chasing debut at Down Royal; will act on soft/heavy ground; needs to improve on debut to figure here.
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12

25th Jan 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

12:53 Fairyhouse

Killer Mode

11st 12lb

J: B J Cooper

T: Noel Meade

Useful bumper winner who had some decent form over hurdles; was pulled up on his final two starts over obstacles; offered something to work on when a well-beaten sixth on chasing debut at Down Royal; will act on soft/heavy ground; needs to improve on debut to figure here.

16/1

6th

8

26th Dec 2022

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

13:23 Down Royal

Killer Mode

11st 12lb

J: E Walsh

T: Noel Meade

in touch with leaders, prominent on inner 2 out (usual 3 out), soon ridden and outpaced, weakening when switched right omitted 2 out

18/1

Form: FPP-59 D

Last run: 57 days

W: 11st 5lb

9 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Makes chase debut; useful winner over hurdles but finished last season out of form; needs to build on his reappearance at Punchestown and is best watched for now.
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10th

10

17th Nov 2023

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:35 Wexford

Strange Notions

11st 5lb

J: Hugh Morgan

T: Charles O’Brien

Struggling over hurdles after Ballinrobe win in May 2021; had a run on the Flat in May; latecomer to chasing at the age of nine.

20/1

9th

9

(13)

13th May 2023

Soft To Heavy

1m 5f 0y

16:35 Navan

Strange Notions

9st 4lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: Charles O’Brien

Has been struggling over hurdles since Ballinrobe win 12 months ago; hard to be confident about her prospects on her first Flat run since a beaten favourite over C&D in March 2021; best Flat run was when beaten a nose here four seasons ago.

10/1

15

25th Jan 2023

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

12:53 Fairyhouse

Strange Notions

11st 5lb

J: Jack Foley

T: Charles O’Brien

Makes chase debut; useful winner over hurdles but finished last season out of form; needs to build on his reappearance at Punchestown and is best watched for now.

20/1

Form: 7006F

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has shown very little over hurdles or fences so far and makes no appeal; second reserve.
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7th

6

13th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 15y

Class 5

14:22 Hexham

Low Mileage

11st 6lb

J: Edward Austin

T: George Bewley

18-race maiden; sound efforts in cheekpieces last twice, finishing third at Catterick (1m7f, good) and runner-up at Musselburgh (2m4f, good to soft); interesting.

7/2

2nd

3

16th Feb 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 68y

Class 5

15:30 Musselburgh

Low Mileage

11st 6lb

J: Edward Austin

T: George Bewley

Having tumbled down the weights he returned to form with a fair third of six at Catterick in December in first-time cheekpieces/tongue-tie (both retained) on his fourth stable start; however, he needs a bigger run today if he's to break his duck at the 18th attempt.

9/1

Non-runners

Strange Notions, Low Mileage

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €18.60
Straight Forecast €22.92
Trifecta €247.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Chavez

POSTDATA:

Henn See

The Irish Sun:

Chavez