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SoftFairyhouse Point-To-Point INH Flat Race
- Prize money: £5221.24
- 2m 0f 0y
- 6 runners
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Runners: 6 runners
Type: NH Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
Abandoned
Form: P-
Last run: 527 days
W: 12st 0lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 9 |
29th Aug 2026 Good 2m 5f 34y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
Point winner who scored over fences at Newcastle (about 3m, good to soft) in March and made all over C&D (good) last month; had Blazing Court, Path Of Stars and Judicial Review close behind that day but a 2lb nudge is no reason to dismiss him. |
4/1 |
|
1st 9 |
20th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 5f 34y Class 5 |
10st 3lb |
One of two to pull clear of the others when opening account at Newcastle (2m7f, good to soft) in March, and both subsequent fourths (3m/3m1f; latter was here) were perfectly respectable; may benefit from this drop back in trip; no surprise if he features. |
7/1 |
|
4th 9 |
28th Jun 2026 Good 3m 1f 107y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Newcastle winner in March (2m7f, good to soft) who was a fair fourth of eight at Perth last time (3m, good to soft); a possible. |
6/1 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 12st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0 5 |
24th Jan 2024 Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 4lb |
soon pressed leaders, mistake 3rd |
5/4 |
|
8 |
26th Dec 2023 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
11st 7lb |
Purchased for £225,000 last April after beating the favourite Prends Garde A Toi in a maiden at Ballyknock on his only start for Sean Doyle; beaten at odds-on in a bumper at Fairyhouse, while Prends Garde A Toi suffered the same fate at Punchestown; reservations on that score but holds obvious chance nonetheless. |
11/4 |
|
2nd 2 |
24th Nov 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Purchased for £225,000 at Goffs Aintree sale last April after beating a Gigginstown/Colin Bowe favourite Prends Garde A Toi in a maiden at Ballyknock on his only start for Sean Doyle; battled well after being outjumped at the last; the runner-up is now housed with Elliott and was also entered for this event; stable in superb form. |
4/5 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 12st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 3 |
24th Aug 2026 Good 2m 7f 73y |
11st 12lb |
Half-brother to useful chaser and won sole point; landed two bumpers, including a Leopardstown Grade 2, but went missing for two years until returning this spring; much better on third hurdles run when narrowly beaten over 2m6f in Galway when tongue-tie/cheekpieces combination seemed to perk him up; goes without those aids now on chase debut. |
7/2 |
|
2nd 8 |
29th Jul 2026 Good 2m 6f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Won Grade 2 bumper at the DRF in 2024; sidelined until April, pick of two runs in maiden hurdles when hampered early on and weakened late over extended 2m6f in finishing fourth (good); didn't seem to stay 3m at Cork on latest, drops in trip here with headgear combination tried; definite player. |
11/2 |
|
3rd 3 |
10th Jul 2026 Good 3m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Won Grade 2 bumper at the DRF in 2024; sidelined until unplaced run in Fairyhouse bumper at Easter; notably weak in the betting for hurdling debut at Ballinrobe, hampered early on and weakened late over extended 2m6f, finishing 5l off strong-finishing Young Doran; sharper for that experience, and probably fitter too. |
3/1 |
Abandoned
Form: 34
Last run: 150 days
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
20th Jun 2025 Good 2m 4f 139y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Did not take to chasing at end of last year (two attempts) and was tailed off when reappearing over hurdles last month; on a good mark now but needs to have taken considerable benefit from that recent outing. |
8/1 |
|
4th 2 |
26th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Won maiden hurdle here (2m, soft) in March 2024 and is well handicapped if judged on that performance, but didn't take to chasing at end of 2024 and this return to hurdling comes after a 163-day break. |
5/1 |
|
4th 2 |
26th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 145y Class 5 |
11st 12lb |
Won maiden hurdle here (2m, soft) in March 2024 and is well handicapped if judged on that performance, but didn't take to chasing at end of 2024 and this return to hurdling comes after a 163-day break. |
5/1 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 12st 0lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 7 |
24th Nov 2023 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
First foal; dam an unraced half-sister to bumper/smart hurdle winner Alpha Ridge; in good hands and has made the frame in two points but others have stronger claims. |
25/1 |
Abandoned
Form: —
Last run: —
W: 11st 7lb
5 yo Mare
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
21st Apr 2025 Yielding 3m 0f 100y |
11st 11lb |
mistake 3rd |
11/2 |
|
5 |
21st Apr 2025 Yielding 3m 0f 100y |
11st 11lb |
mistake 3rd |
11/2 |
Verdict
This is likely to boil down to a match between two once-raced point winners. D B COOPER beat a well-regarded rival at Ballyknock and can kep up Gordon Elliott’s superb run of form by accounting for Jeroboam Machin who justified market confidence at Durrow. [Alan Sweetman]