April 08 / 17.40 Fairyhouse

17.40

Soft

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Total Enjoyment Mares INH Flat Race (Listed Race)

  • Prize money: £15663.72
  • 2m 0f 90y
  • 9 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Total Enjoyment Mares INH Flat Race (Listed Race)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

14/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.80
  • Place: £2.60

Form: 2-

Last run: 436 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Second to a useful gelding (fourth a useful novice over hurdles in Britain this season) at Gowran over 14 months ago and reappears here; has potential but stiff task after such a lay-off.
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1st

9

8th Apr 2023

Soft

2m 0f 90y

17:40 Fairyhouse

Tiger Bay Queen

11st 4lb

J: Mr J J Codd

T: Peter Fahey

Second to a useful gelding (fourth a useful novice over hurdles in Britain this season) at Gowran over 14 months ago and reappears here; has potential but stiff task after such a lay-off.

14/1

12/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form: 2-45 BF

Last run: 111 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Joined this yard for big money after finishing runner-up in Goffs Land Rover Bumper at Punchestown; hooded when fair fourth in Listed bumper at Navan but disappointing when favourite at Thurles before Christmas; needs to bounce back.
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5

30th Sep 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 5f 147y

17:45 Roscommon

Miss Agusta

11st 2lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Dual hurdles winner on heavy; hasn't really sparkled over fences yet and tame effort on second handicap start at Kilbeggan.

10/1

6th

6

6th Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 40y

18:50 Kilbeggan

Miss Agusta

11st 1lb

J: Finn Brickley

T: Gordon Elliott

Rated 121 over hurdles after two 2m wins in heavy ground; five attempts chasing have yielded thirds both Tramore and Wexford over same trip but didn't convince over 2m6f at former venue last time; back in trip slightly for handicap debut.

12/1

4th

7

18th Aug 2024

Good

2m 6f 0y

15:33 Tramore

Miss Agusta

11st 7lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Rated 121 over hurdles after two 2m wins in heavy ground; four attempts chasing have yielded thirds both here and at Wexford over same trip; marked step up in distance here and probably needs to improve for it.

5/1

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6/1

  • Place: £2.60

Form: 1 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Won a point at the fourth attempt and, after a year off, made winning start for this yard when readily landing ordinary Down Royal bumper on testing ground; same rider but he can't claim 7lb this time.
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12

22nd Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

14:50 Fairyhouse

Cuta Des As

10st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

towards rear, mistake and unseated 6th

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Half-sister to smart hurdler/bumper winner Theatre Glory and fair hurdler Ambitious Fellow who also won a bumper; bought privately out of Donnchadh Doyle's yard after falling at the last when holding a clear lead in a Dromahane point in November; could be very useful.
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15th

18

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 44y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Theatre Native

10st 7lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Hurdle winner on heavy but best form on good ground, when a wide-margin winner of a mares' novice handicap chase on the New course (about 2m4f) last April; well held back here in November and at Leopardstown on Boxing Day which leaves her with something to find.

25/1

3rd

1

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 50y

16:50 Limerick

Theatre Native

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Hurdle winner got off the mark over fences in a valuable mares' Grade 3 handicap at Cheltenham in April; was well below that level at Punchestown next time; however, has gone well fresh before so considered.

6/1

Form: 1 D

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Nice pedigree and justified 11-10 favouritism on good ground at Thurles; runner-up was beaten much further by Cuta Des As next time but probably ran below-par on that occasion; keen on debut and can improve if settling better; siblings didn't mind soft ground.
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4th

17

2nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 175y

14:02 Galway

West End Victory

11st 5lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Stephen Gerard Carey

Ran in these colours for Willie Mullins, winning a Thurles bumper before finishing fifth of nine in a Listed race; makes yard/hurdle debut after a long absence.

20/1

Form: 1 D

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Out of a sister to yard's County Hurdle winner Arctic Fire; odds-on, made most when landing Leopardstown bumper on yielding last month; that's probably ordinary form but stable first-string and open to more improvement.
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5

19th Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

16:15 Limerick

Arctic Fly

11st 4lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Last season's novice chase campaign was cut short after two failures to complete; returned in good shape to win at Tipperary and backed that up with a second placing behind Aspurofthemoment at Galway; pulled up in Kerry National, Paul Townend aboard now; stamina doubt remains.

10/1

17

24th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 180y

16:23 Listowel

Arctic Fly

10st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

Last season's novice chase campaign was cut short after two failures to complete; returned in good shape to win at Tipperary and backed that up with a second placing at Galway; those races were over shorter distances; a question mark about her ability to stay effectively.

16/1

2nd

4

3rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 2f 54y

15:30 Galway

Arctic Fly

11st 6lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Smart hurdler won over fences at Killarney last summer; pulled up twice after, reportedly making a noise on the second occasion; made a winning return at Tipperary early last month with Aeros Luck back in fifth; holds a leading chance

4/1

Form: 23

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Promising second at Cork in January (winner well behind Brianna Lily at Naas subsequently) but well-held third behind smart-looking type at Gowran where, in fairness, she may have raced on the slowest ground in the straight; could show up well.
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1st

10

29th Apr 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 149y

15:40 Punchestown

Ascending Lark

10st 6lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

towards rear, headway from 3 out, went third last, ridden and ran on well to lead towards finish

8/1

1st

10

29th Apr 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 149y

15:40 Punchestown

Ascending Lark

10st 6lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

towards rear, headway from 3 out, went third last, ridden and ran on well to lead towards finish

8/1

1st

1

20th Mar 2025

Good

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

14:45 Ludlow

Ascending Lark

12st 1lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Seems to handle any ground; 4-4 since joining new yard and switched to hurdles, beating two rivals at Exeter (2m) most recently; improving mare who commands major respect in this similar event.

8/11

Form: 17 CD

Last run: 62 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Looked a good prospect when C&D winner on yielding to soft in November; bombed out in Leopardstown Grade 2 in February but found to have scoped wrong afterwards and merits respect.
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8th

4

8th Apr 2023

Soft

2m 0f 90y

17:40 Fairyhouse

Marie Philippe

11st 8lb

J: Mr B O’Neill

T: Mrs John Harrington

Looked a good prospect when C&D winner on yielding to soft in November; bombed out in Leopardstown Grade 2 in February but found to have scoped wrong afterwards and merits respect.

7/1

7th

4

5th Feb 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

16:40 Leopardstown

Marie Philippe

11st 8lb

J: Mr B O’Neill

T: Mrs John Harrington

Just did enough to win on her debut at Fairyhouse in December; runner-up was well beaten by Fancy Girl subsequently; better than the bare form of that race suggests and not one to be underestimated here.

3/1

1st

6

21st Dec 2022

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

15:07 Fairyhouse

Marie Philippe

11st 5lb

J: Mr B O’Neill

T: Mrs John Harrington

Third foal; half-sister to useful 2m1f-2m2f hurdle winner Zurekin; dam French 2m1f-2m5f chase winner (inc Grade 1), half-sister to 2m-3m1f high-class hurdle/chase winner Crystal D'Ainay; by a top sire and from a potent damline, so commands major respect on debut.

3/1

Form: 7142 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 8lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Won Clonmel bumper last summer and went close on soft ground at Naas last month on second run back from a break; jockey can't claim but we saw what he could do at Cheltenham and yard has had a good winter.
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6th

5

29th May 2026

Good

2m 5f 145y

19:00 Tramore

Brianna Lily

11st 3lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: James M Barcoe

No win since 2023 but step in the right direction when a keeping on 4.75l third at Clonmel (19.5f, gd-yld) 15 days ago; effectively 7lb lower here with rider's claim; stays this far and in the mix with a repeat of that last effort.

11/2

3rd

11

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

18:50 Clonmel

Brianna Lily

10st 7lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: James M Barcoe

Bumper and hurdles winner; last win came two years ago; has shown next to nothing since then; 50-1 when towards the rear at Cork on Sunday

33/1

12th

16

10th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 50y

15:50 Cork

Brianna Lily

10st 7lb

T: James M Barcoe

First reserve; bumper and hurdles winner but last win came two years ago; precious little shown in recent times.

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Payout
Exacta €133.40
Straight Forecast €108.08
Trifecta €1514.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Arctic Fly

RP Ratings (IRE):

Cuta Des As

The Irish Sun:

Arctic Fly

POSTDATA:

Cuta Des As