15.15
HeavyFairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £12826.09
- 2m 6f 45y
- 8 runners
h.jpg)
Runners: 8 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
12/1 (Won)
- Win: £17.10
- Place: £3.20
Form: 28-435 C
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 |
21st Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 2f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Dual hurdles winner has shown poor form in five runs over fences, including on handicap chase debut at Down Royal last time when beaten by 29l; others bring more pressing claims. |
25/1 |
|
4th 3 |
20th Jan 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Two wins over hurdles, rated 132; nowhere near her best over fences; beaten a long way in three starts in beginners' races and out of her depth in a Grade 2 event at Limerick last time; 12lb below her hurdles rating, but does not appear well handicapped. |
8/1 |
|
4th 8 |
25th Apr 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 200y |
11st 7lb |
towards rear, not fluent and dropped to rear 3rd, detached 3 out, kept on and went remote fourth towards finish |
4/1 |
5/1
- Place: £1.10
Form: 223/31 C
Last run: 68 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 133
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
4th Oct 2026 Good 1m 7f 214y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Point/hurdles winner; 0-13 as a chaser and has been campaigned mostly over further but best form, shown in notable 2m4f/3m handicaps, helps to set the standard in this field; sold out of Willie Mullins' yard for £66,000 since last run. |
5/2 |
|
9th 1 |
9th May 2026 Good 3m 2f 0y |
11st 12lb |
Point and hurdle winner is yet to score over fences but has lots of fine efforts to his name; only beaten 13l in the competitive Topham Chase at Aintree last time; this is a bit easier so has to be on the shortlist even though is unproven over this far. |
5/2 |
|
7th 17 |
10th Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 19y Class 1 |
10st 8lb |
0-11 over fences and 14l behind Madara when sixth of 23 in the Plate at Cheltenham (2m4f, good to soft) last month; however, that was still a respectable run and the fact he represents Willie Mullins, who has won three of the last six runnings and saddles three today, means he's not discounted. |
25/1 |
16/1
- Place: £2.40
Form: 131/56 C
Last run: 44 days
W: 10st 10lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 117
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10th 13 |
1st May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 9lb |
Useful level of form for Tony Mullins when winning a novice hurdle at Fairyhouse in 2019 after finishing an excellent second in the 30-runner Cesarewitch; back after four years and has shown that he retains some ability; new headgear tried today and an interesting runner |
16/1 |
|
10th 13 |
1st May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 3f 58y |
11st 9lb |
Useful level of form for Tony Mullins when winning a novice hurdle at Fairyhouse in 2019 after finishing an excellent second in the 30-runner Cesarewitch; back after four years and has shown that he retains some ability; new headgear tried today and an interesting runner |
16/1 |
|
3rd 8 |
1st Apr 2024 Heavy 2m 6f 45y |
10st 10lb |
in touch with leaders |
16/1 |
4/1
Form: 132232
Last run: 22 days
W: 10st 6lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 113
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 18 |
18th Oct 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 0y |
10st 0lb
|
Best form in 2023; consistent, if frustrating, in 2024; off for a year before failing to recapture his best form in three runs last season; struggled over hurdles at Gowran recently; 5lb out of the handicap; second reserve. |
|
|
11th 11 |
2nd Oct 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 40y |
11st 0lb |
Put together a string of consistent, if frustrating, placed efforts over fences in 2024; off for a year before failing to recapture his best form in three runs last season; best watched after another absence. |
25/1 |
10/1
Form: /2411- C
Last run: 359 days
W: 11st 11lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 4 |
5th Mar 2026 Soft To Heavy 2m 6f 198y |
11st 0lb |
Very useful hurdler at up to 3m (rated 132); yet to shine in spell over fences, but not disgraced in Grade 1 behind Final Demand at Limerick in December; behind two smart types in Navan Grade 2 on latest; return to hurdling could spark a revival; Jack Kennedy's sole ride on the card. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 5 |
8th Feb 2026 Heavy 3m 0f 0y |
11st 3lb |
Useful handicap hurdler at up to 3m (rated 132); yet to shine over fences, though he was only 2 3/4l behind Gold Dancer when third of four in the Grade 1 Limerick event won by Final Demand. |
10/1 |
|
6th 5 |
3rd May 2025 Yielding 2m 4f 118y |
10st 10lb |
held up in rear |
25/1 |
8/1
Form: U15F1P
Last run: 19 days
W: 11st 12lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 133
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 9 (16) |
1st Sep 2026 Soft 1m 6f 0y |
9st 9lb |
Won last year's Galway Plate; Grade 2 winner over 2m4f at this venue last October; ended last season's novice chasing campaign with a surprise success in a 3m1f Grade 1 contest at the Punchestown festival; has a stamina-laden jumps pedigree and may lack the pace of some of these rivals. |
6/1 |
|
1st 9 |
28th Apr 2026 Yielding 3m 0f 213y |
11st 10lb |
Progressive in the first half of the season; won the Galway Plate, beat subsequent Savills Chase winner Affordale Fury at Gowran in October; second to Kaid d'Authie in an unsatisfactory four-runner DRF event; faded from three out in Brown Advisory; badly hampered and unseated two out in Fairyhouse Grade 1 won by Fleur In The Park. |
12/1 |
8/1
Form: 73-514 D
Last run: 37 days
W: 11st 1lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 122
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
18th Oct 2026 Yielding 2m 3f 125y |
11st 4lb |
Hurdles winner over 2m7f; best chase form has been over extended 2m4f at Down Royal, winning a beginners' last Christmas and close second in rated novice in March; didn't stay 3m4f in the Ulster National, poor run at Perth when last seen in April. |
8/1 |
|
2 |
23rd Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 4f 20y Class 2 |
11st 1lb |
Won at Down Royal (2m4f, good to yielding) in December and ran well in defeat on next two starts (2m3f/2m4f, heavy/good to yielding) prior to failing to stay 3m4f in the Ulster National at Downpatrick; could play a leading role back down in trip. |
11/4 |
|
8th 5 |
29th Mar 2026 Yielding To Soft 3m 4f 120y |
11st 5lb |
122 rated hurdler; got off the mark at the second attempt over fences in a 2m4f beginners' event at Down Royal at Christmas; beaten 6 1/4l in a handicap chase at Gowran, where heavy ground may not have been ideal; better when second in a rated race at Down Royal; hard to be sure how effectively he will stay. |
11/2 |
25/1
Form: 44U-34
Last run: 235 days
W: 10st 9lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 116
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 13 |
15th Oct 2024 Good 2m 6f 166y |
11st 0lb |
Prolific Flat and dual hurdles winner at a fairly modest level; long losing run but twice placed in claiming hurdles including latest when 6l off Cozone at Clonmel (2m4f, good); rider's claim brings the pair closer but still needs to find more. |
10/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
3rd Oct 2024 Yielding 2m 3f 206y |
10st 8lb |
Prolific Flat and dual hurdles winner; fair form under both codes this summer, placed in claimer over this trip at Bellewstown and not shamed in handicap company last time; well in at the weights, for what that's worth in a race of this nature, and good ground important. |
3/1 |
|
6th 3 |
13th Sep 2024 Good 2m 6f 11y |
11st 9lb |
midfield |
10/1 |
Non-runners
Kilbree Warrior, Starzov, Mighty Jeremy, Explosive Boy
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €63.70 |
| Straight Forecast | €39.35 |
| Tricast | €251.78 |
| Trifecta | €417.60 |
Selections
RP RATINGS (IRE):
Western FoldSPOTLIGHT:
Positive ThinkerThe Irish Sun:
SlanagaibhgoleirTOPSPEED:
Western FoldPOSTDATA:
Positive Thinker