December 14 / 13.37 Fairyhouse

13.37

Good To Yielding

Lacey’s Plumbing & Heating Supplies Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5643.48
  • 2m 7f 55y
  • 14 runners
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Lacey’s Plumbing & Heating Supplies Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £7.00
  • Place: £1.70

Form: 336- BF

Last run: 240 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Wasn't beaten far behind Sounds Victorius and 1l behind reopposing Masterboy Davis at Punchestown in February, but was a beaten favourite at Clonmel between the end of the campaign; will need a lot of improvement for the step up in trip; off 240 days.
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9

22nd Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 35y

16:30 Fairyhouse

Inn At The Park

11st 4lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

midfield

14/1

9

22nd Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 35y

16:30 Fairyhouse

Inn At The Park

11st 4lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

midfield

14/1

11/2

  • Place: £2.70

Form: 10753-

Last run: 242 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner at Ayr a year ago and held his own in maiden hurdles at the back end of last year; form of his Naas third worked out and another step up in trip should suit; big player if ready for his return.
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4th

7

18th Apr 2026

Soft

3m 0f 20y

Class 2

13:45 Ayr

Ayiko

10st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: S R B Crawford

He can make mistakes and was pulled up at Fairyhouse just 12 days ago in first-time cheekpieces (retained); however, he jumped to the left and returns to a left-handed track for the first time since his promising second on chase debut at Haydock (2m4f, soft); won 3m maiden hurdle here; interesting.

25/1

10

6th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 0f 120y

17:40 Fairyhouse

Ayiko

11st 2lb

J: James Bowen

T: S R B Crawford

Bumper and maiden hurdle winner, both at Ayr; best of three chase efforts came at Haydock in December when 2l behind the 124-rated Lario; has run well here over timber and he can't be fully dismissed in a new headgear combination.

9/1

5th

4

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

16:13 Down Royal

Ayiko

11st 8lb

J: J J Slevin

T: S R B Crawford

124-rated hurdler was beaten 2l on his chase debut at Haydock (2m4f, soft) and that form has been boosted by the third who has won twice since; beaten 4.5l over 3m in a Carlisle handicap chase on latest; could do better dropped back in trip; chance.

7/2

13/8

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 250- BF

Last run: 225 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Narrowly denied in a Thurles bumper before he was dropped in at the deep end in the Champion Bumper, outrunning his odds to finish fifth of 19 (beaten 6l); that looked like a reasonable renewal and probably worth forgiving his Punchestown festival bumper flop subsequently; bred for further and the one to beat here; off 225 days.
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2nd

14

2nd May 2026

Yielding

3m 7f 68y

15:05 Punchestown

Fishery Lane

10st 10lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

Maiden hurdle win over 2m4f; 0-6 chasing this term, decent handicap debut run at Leopardstown (2m6f), most recently halfway faller in 3m5f Ulster National; others possibly better handicapped and trip remains an unknown.

16/1

3

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

3m 4f 120y

16:27 Downpatrick

Fishery Lane

11st 6lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Maiden hurdle over 2m4f; 0-5 chasing this term, modest placings behind stablemates in two beginners' events; fair effort when fourth at Leopardstown in his first handicap chase; open to improvement, but stablemate Uncle Pat appears more attractively handicapped

9/1

4th

10

2nd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 120y

16:25 Leopardstown

Fishery Lane

10st 4lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

After winning his maiden hurdle over 2m4f (Fairyhouse) he was pulled up twice; 0-4 chasing this term, modest placings behind stablemates the last twice; doesn't exactly seem thrown in on handicap chase debut (5lb higher than hurdles).

12/1

Form: 34

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point winner who shaped with promise on return/rules bow before third at Gowran but was a distant fourth at Tipperary last month; needs improvement for further this time.
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1

23rd Jun 2026

Good

2m 5f 122y

Class 4

18:45 Newton Abbot

Coumeenoole

11st 13lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Initially disappointing for new stable this year but easily landed gamble in Bangor handicap (2m7f, good) in March, and did not need to be at same level to justify skinny odds in Uttoxeter novice (2m7f, good) this month; has a big penalty but should still be hard to beat.

4/9

1st

1

4th Jun 2026

Good

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

14:30 Uttoxeter

Coumeenoole

11st 9lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Miles clear with one other when beaten just over 1l in a Market Rasen 0-125 handicap latest (3m, good; RPR 118), and this novice contest isn't anywhere near as deep; yet to register form of that calibre with give underfoot, but possible he could get away with it here even if rain arrives.

4/11

2nd

4

8th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 16y

Class 3

16:20 Market Rasen

Coumeenoole

11st 10lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

The same combination of a sharp track, good ground and stayers' trip of his peak Irish effort similarly worked the oracle at Bangor last time; a 9lb re-raise demands another big step forward, though that's not impossible having won with far more in hand than the near-3l verdict may infer.

15/8

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Soldier Of Fortune gelding; dam 2m3f/2m4f chase winner, half-sister to winners Heath Hunter (bumper/2m-2m3f hurdle) and Oscar Wilde (2m3f chase); runner-up in a maiden point but this looks like a tough introduction; wears a hood.
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8

14th May 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 0y

19:20 Tipperary

Mashalla Habibi

11st 4lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

unner-up in a point and some fine efforts in maiden hurdles; beaten 12l at Leopardstown (2m4f) in March and 3l at Limerick last time (2m5.5f); has a solid chance if backing that up over this trip.

9/4

8

14th May 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 0y

19:20 Tipperary

Mashalla Habibi

11st 4lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

unner-up in a point and some fine efforts in maiden hurdles; beaten 12l at Leopardstown (2m4f) in March and 3l at Limerick last time (2m5.5f); has a solid chance if backing that up over this trip.

9/4

2nd

5

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 60y

16:02 Limerick

Mashalla Habibi

11st 12lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

led, raced in second before 2nd, prominent when not fluent last, kept on

7/4

Form: 43

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point winner who has run with credit in a couple of maiden hurdles over 2m4f; good chance new trip will suit and interesting with first-time cheekpieces.
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13

2nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

18:23 Limerick

Committee Meeting

10st 13lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: P J Rothwell

Point winner; some promise in maiden hurdles at Punchestown and Thurles in 2024; has struggled in two handicap hurdles after a spell over fences; stablemate Warm In Gorey is more appealing.

25/1

8

28th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 200y

18:50 Limerick

Committee Meeting

10st 11lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Point winner; displayed promise in maiden hurdles at Punchestown and Thurles; poor form last year in three chase starts; heavy defeat after break on handicap debut at Cork in April; can only be watched in first-time blinkers.

28/1

12th

14

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 15y

15:35 Cork

Committee Meeting

10st 3lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: P J Rothwell

Ran well in a maiden hurdle at Thurles in November 2024 but has struggled since, though has been set some tough tasks; this more realistic and worth a market check on return from a break on handicap debut.

25/1

Form: 230-P

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Finished 1l ahead of Inn At The Park when runner-up in a Punchestown bumper but has gone the wrong way in his last couple of starts; made errors when pulled up on recent return; now tried with cheekpieces.
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4

23rd Jul 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 3f 100y

16:10 Wexford

Masterboy Davis

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Gordon Elliott

Second in sole point start; good bumper form last year; pick of five attempts hurdling when clear third in a 3m Cork maiden (yielding to soft); tailed off at Limerick in March and similar story switched to handicaps at Sligo in May; chasing debut under rules needs to spark some life.

10/1

6th

1

13th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 188y

20:00 Sligo

Masterboy Davis

11st 12lb

J: Finn Brickley

T: Gordon Elliott

prominent

13/2

6th

1

13th May 2025

Good

3m 1f 188y

20:00 Sligo

Masterboy Davis

11st 12lb

J: Finn Brickley

T: Gordon Elliott

prominent

13/2

OUR TIP

Form: P8/63/

Last run: 904 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner but out of form on the Flat when last seen and probably best watched after a two-year absence.
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2

20th Mar 2025

Good

3m 0f 140y

16:47 Cork

Aint No Sunshine

12st 3lb

J: Miss Ellie Holder

T: John Joseph Hanlon

in touch with leaders

20/1

8th

7

13th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 122y

14:18 Punchestown

Aint No Sunshine

11st 0lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Miss Tara Lee Cogan

Struggled on the Flat towards the end of his time in Britain and tailed off on belated return last month; bit to prove.

20/1

8th

7

13th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 3f 122y

14:18 Punchestown

Aint No Sunshine

11st 0lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: Miss Tara Lee Cogan

Struggled on the Flat towards the end of his time in Britain and tailed off on belated return last month; bit to prove.

20/1

Form: 164-6

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cork bumper winner on debut last season but didn't manage to progress in three subsequent bumper runs; entitled to come on from tailed off Punchestown return but has a bit to find; new trip.
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10th

3

14th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 55y

13:37 Fairyhouse

Scamall Bawn

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Cork bumper winner on debut last season but didn't manage to progress in three subsequent bumper runs; entitled to come on from tailed off Punchestown return but has a bit to find; new trip.

14/1

10th

3

14th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 55y

13:37 Fairyhouse

Scamall Bawn

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Cork bumper winner on debut last season but didn't manage to progress in three subsequent bumper runs; entitled to come on from tailed off Punchestown return but has a bit to find; new trip.

14/1

6th

3

23rd Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 148y

15:25 Punchestown

Scamall Bawn

12st 0lb

J: Mr D Kiely

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Readily landed a bumper on debut at Cork 13 months ago; did not really step up on that in two subsequent runs; off for nine months but his best form is when fresh and the ground should be ideal.

8/1

Form: 00-00P

Last run: 83 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Poor form at huge odds in five maiden hurdle runs.
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7

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

15:43 Downpatrick

Never Present

10st 12lb

J: Dylan Kidd

T: John C McConnell

Hard to summon up too much enthusiasm on what he's shown so far and others are far more solid.

33/1

3

8th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 100y

19:13 Wexford

Never Present

11st 12lb

J: Dylan Kidd

T: John C McConnell

Yet to display any signs of winning potential in seven starts over hurdles; others make more appeal.

16/1

Form: 3-

Last run: 225 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point winner who was bought for £125,000 at January Cheltenham sales and shaped with promise when third of 19 in a Punchestown festival bumper; new trip for return but this looks tough.
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6

4th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 170y

16:25 Fairyhouse

Melbourne Shamrock

11st 8lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Emmet Mullins

Lightly raced 7yo came good on handicap debut in first-time cheekpieces when made plenty of use of in 2m7f Naas contest in February (heavy); dropped away tamely two out in 3m Pertemps Final at Cheltenham following month on quicker ground (blinkered); return to easier ground and cheekpieces back on so don't be surprised at a bounce back.

12/1

20th

15

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Melbourne Shamrock

10st 8lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

Lightly raced 7yo; fifth race over hurdles when justifying favouritism in the nine-runner Naas qualifier (2m7f, heavy) 18 days ago with cheekpieces fitted for handicap debut, helping to set the pace and holding on by a neck from Minella Sixo; tries blinkers this time; relatively unexposed and probably a thorough stayer, so he should figure in calculations.

14/1

1st

5

22nd Feb 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 20y

15:30 Naas

Melbourne Shamrock

11st 3lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

Point-to-point winner has had light Rules campaign so far, showing nice bit of improvement with stamina test latest two maiden starts; just denied at Fairyhouse after running around before the last and losing momentum with a sloppy jump and at Navan looked in need of further when staying on fourth over 2m4f (soft-to-heavy); remains a work in progress and cheekpieces fitted for handicap debut; holds Cheltenham entries.

11/4

Form:

Last run: 27 days

W: 10st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up on debut and tailed off 250-1 shot on rules bow last month; blinkers on.
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12

14th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 55y

13:37 Fairyhouse

Giddyupngogo

10st 11lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

Pulled up on debut and tailed off 250-1 shot on rules bow last month; blinkers on.

200/1

12

14th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 55y

13:37 Fairyhouse

Giddyupngogo

10st 11lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

Pulled up on debut and tailed off 250-1 shot on rules bow last month; blinkers on.

200/1

19th

6

17th Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

12:10 Navan

Giddyupngogo

11st 7lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

Pulled up at Necarne in May on her only point-to-point outing; dam won a bumper in Britain and is from a good family

100/1

Form: 8-678C

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Carried out last time and showed very little previously.
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8th

10

22nd Feb 2024

Soft

2m 0f 88y

16:53 Thurles

Only You Norah

10st 13lb

J: Mr Finian Maguire

T: Donal Commins

Order Of St George filly; unraced dam closely related to 7f 2yo Group 3 winner Thousand Words and prolific 1m4f-2m1f winner Wordiness; yard don't get many bumper winners.

100/1

Form: 7-7

Last run: 18 days

W: 10st 11lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Tailed off last in a bumper on debut and well held 125-1 shot since.
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16

13th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 3f 0y

12:35 Clonmel

Snowshaan

10st 13lb

J: Conor Smithers

T: Patrick T Foley

Mild promise on second bumper outing but didn't settle and dropped out quickly on hurdles debut at Fairyhouse latest; tongue-tie now fitted.

100/1

14

14th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 55y

13:37 Fairyhouse

Snowshaan

10st 11lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

Tailed off last in a bumper on debut and well held 125-1 shot since.

200/1

14

14th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 55y

13:37 Fairyhouse

Snowshaan

10st 11lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Patrick T Foley

Tailed off last in a bumper on debut and well held 125-1 shot since.

200/1

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Payout
Exacta €91.40
Straight Forecast €84.08
Trifecta €342.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Fishery Lane

TOPSPEED:

Committee Meeting

POSTDATA:

Fishery Lane

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Fishery Lane