January 01 / 15.35 Fairyhouse

15.35

Heavy

Jump Into January @ Fairyhouse (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

  • Prize money: £5221.24
  • 2m 0f 0y
  • 7 runners
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Jump Into January @ Fairyhouse (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

Runners: 7 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

11/10 (Won)

  • Win: £3.10
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 3

Last run: 36 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 60,000euros as a yearling and is well related; ran a race full of promise when 3rd in a Cork maiden hurdle (2m; soft) on debut behind two smart Willie Mullins-trained sorts; should have a big chance back to a bumper but was twice taken out on heavy ground, though.
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6th

7

4th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 150y

15:20 Down Royal

Staffordshire Knot

11st 12lb

J: James Smith

T: Gordon Elliott

Quality sort reached his peak when winning a Navan Grade 2 hurdle over 2m6f in February; however, jumped badly right and was poor in the Pertemps Final last time; posted two decent chase runs in 2024 and should be difficult to beat if jumping soundly.

2/5

1

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Staffordshire Knot

12st 0lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Never got seriously involved when ninth in the 2m5f handicap at last year's Festival; 2m6f-3m has proved just the ticket this winter with three wins (including the Punchestown qualifier) and a second, with last two outings in Grade 2; they were all in the mud but good to soft was fine earlier in career; tough customer and Gordon Elliott won this three times in a row not so long ago, twice with Sire Du Berlais among the topweights.

16/1

1st

6

8th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 180y

14:50 Navan

Staffordshire Knot

11st 3lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

Suited by testing conditions; won Pertemps Qualifier over this trip at Punchestown before readily taking less competitive 2m6f Clonmel conditions event; better again in 3m Grade 2 Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran when clear second to a 159-rated rival.

15/8

10/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 3-3

Last run: 74 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat-bred showed ability when 3rd in an Ayr bumper on debut in April; coped well with heavy ground to also finish 3rd in a Carlisle novice hurdle in October; can run well back to a bumper.
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5

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

16:02 Warwick

Recoded

11st 4lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Runner-up in Huntingdon maiden (2m3f, good) on stable debut last October but was disappointing favourite on handicap debut at Plumpton (2m4f, good) one year ago and has not raced again since; had wind op in June.

6/1

5

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

16:02 Warwick

Recoded

11st 4lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Runner-up in Huntingdon maiden (2m3f, good) on stable debut last October but was disappointing favourite on handicap debut at Plumpton (2m4f, good) one year ago and has not raced again since; had wind op in June.

6/1

5

4th Nov 2025

Good

2m 5f 5y

Class 4

16:02 Warwick

Recoded

11st 4lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Runner-up in Huntingdon maiden (2m3f, good) on stable debut last October but was disappointing favourite on handicap debut at Plumpton (2m4f, good) one year ago and has not raced again since; had wind op in June.

6/1

Form: 3

Last run: 66 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth in sole point start and showed promise on bumper debut at Sligo in October behind two decent types; new yard now and is capable of another decent showing.
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6

2nd Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

17:00 Clonmel

Donnie Devito

11st 3lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Dual hurdles winner last year at about 2m4f; appeared to be getting the hang of things over fences with a 1l third at the Galway festival (2m6f, good) where What's Up Darling was 1.5l behind off level weights; avoids a penalty and a repeat of his latest effort should see him in the mix.

5/1

2

1st Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 111y

17:30 Galway

Donnie Devito

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Followed up Punchestown maiden hurdle win with a novice success here last year (2m4f, good); out of form since; modest improvement upon chase debut to finish a 9.75l fourth of six at Wexford last time (2m3f, good); the return to this track needs to spark something.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam unraced, out of unraced half-sister to 2m4f-3m hurdle winner Granite Man; by a leading sire and yard enjoyed a productive 2023; follow market leads.
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9th

1

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

19:30 Ballinrobe

Ned In The Park

11st 12lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Timothy Doyle

Off the mark when making all off 5lb lower at Clonmel on penultimate (2m4f, yielding); beaten off revised mark back there latest; ran respectably both previous visits to this venue and drop to 2m might suit; not dismissed.

11/2

4th

3

14th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 116y

18:50 Clonmel

Ned In The Park

11st 12lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Timothy Doyle

Best maiden run when third at Punchestown last June; little impact on handicap debut at Navan, better at Gowran in August; returned from a break to make all over C&D on yiedling ground a month ago; can remain competitive off 5lb higher

4/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; unraced dam half-sister to 2yo winners Lady Caroline (6f) and Nantucket (5f); Flat-bred gelding was a 1,000euros vendor buyback as a foal; not bred for this and best watched for future reference.
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3rd

4

(12)

11th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 3f 90y

19:30 Bellewstown

Good Deal

9st 9lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Patrick Magee

Bumper winner in January 2025; rated 109 over hurdles and race-fit but probably best watched on Flat debut.

28/1

4th

1

17th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:47 Wexford

Good Deal

11st 12lb

J: E Walsh

T: Patrick Magee

Bumper winner has run with credit in five maiden hurdles without winning; is capable of running well on handicap debut but could be vulnerable too off top-weight.

13/2

3rd

5

8th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:50 Navan

Good Deal

11st 12lb

J: E Walsh

T: Patrick Magee

Fairyhouse bumper winner; best hurdles run came at that venue last April when a 7l second (2m4f, yielding); well below that level in two runs this term and beaten 26l in C&D novice on latest; others make more appeal.

15/2

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; half-brother to 2m/2m2f chase winner Barna Venture; unraced dam closely related to 2m2f hurdle winner Barna Gold and bumper/2m4f-2m6f hurdle/chase winner Barna Bay; decent pedigree; tongue-tie on for debut; follow market leads.
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6th

1

1st Jan 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

15:35 Fairyhouse

Barna Endeavor

12st 0lb

J: Mr J P Sampson

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Fourth foal; half-brother to 2m/2m2f chase winner Barna Venture; unraced dam closely related to 2m2f hurdle winner Barna Gold and bumper/2m4f-2m6f hurdle/chase winner Barna Bay; decent pedigree; tongue-tie on for debut; follow market leads.

28/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam bumper/3m hurdle winner, closely related to smart bumper/2m4f-3m hurdle and chase winner Wichita Lineman, half-sister to top-class bumper/2m-3m hurdle winner Rhinestone Cowboy; a 95,000euros foal then cost a whopping 210,000euros as a 3yo; by a quality sire and a fine damline; represents formidable connections, so maximium respect.
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4

31st Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 156y

17:05 Galway

I Am River

11st 4lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: W P Mullins

Cost 210,000euros as a 3yo and from the family of Wichita Lineman and Rhinestone Cowboy; odds-on for a Fairyhouse bumper on New Year's Day 2024 and was pulled up after losing his action; returned from a long absence to make all in a maiden at Kilbeggan two months ago, hard to assess

7/2

3

1st Jun 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:12 Kilbeggan

I Am River

11st 12lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: W P Mullins

Cost 210,000euros as a 3yo and from the family of Wichita Lineman and Rhinestone Cowboy; went off odds-on for a Fairyhouse bumper on the first day of 2024 and was pulled up after losing his action; could still be a smart prospect.

11/8

3

1st Jun 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

14:12 Kilbeggan

I Am River

11st 12lb

J: Anna McGuinness

T: W P Mullins

Cost 210,000euros as a 3yo and from the family of Wichita Lineman and Rhinestone Cowboy; went off odds-on for a Fairyhouse bumper on the first day of 2024 and was pulled up after losing his action; could still be a smart prospect.

11/8

Non-runners

Cullagh West

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €10.20
Straight Forecast €27.56
Trifecta €59.60

Selections

POSTDATA:

I Am River

SPOTLIGHT:

Staffordshire Knot

The Irish Sun:

I Am River