January 01 / 15.35 Fairyhouse

15.35

Good To Yielding

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

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 2m 0f 110y
  • 9 runners
RTV
View Course
Jump Into January @ Fairyhouse (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race

Runners: 9 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sleet

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £21.60
  • Place: £3.40

Form: 53-

Last run: 347 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat-bred sort ran respectably in two bumpers last January, beaten 12l both occasions in testing ground; his absence is a concern but capable of a respectable showing again.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

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

6/1

  • Place: £2.80

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
From the family of classy mare Opera Hat; ran a solid race in a point last spring, only 2l behind a subsequent Listed bumper winner; stable has been amongst the winners lately and is one to consider on rules debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1st

2

7th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 8y

Class 3

14:52 Hereford

Largy Belter

11st 10lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Down in distance and off the mark at Leicester (2m, heavy) last month, left clear three out; a 7lb rise is hardly lenient on the face of it, but he could be unexposed at this trip.

7/4

1st

1

12th Feb 2026

Heavy

1m 7f 201y

Class 3

14:05 Leicester

Largy Belter

11st 7lb

J: Tristan Durrell

T: Dan Skelton

Joined Dan Skelton after promising Irish bumper debut at start of 2025; hasn't made an impact in four chase runs for current yard but he's had some tough assignments and he shaped better than the bare facts when runner-up on handicap debut at Ffos Las (2m3f, soft); has taken a strong hold in his last two runs and he's a possible improver on this drop back in trip.

4/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Eighth foal; closely related to point winner Drumlee Getaway; dam point winner/placed in bumper, sister to smart 2m1f-3m2f hurdle/chase winner Vic Venturi; by a useful sire and a decent damline; likely to improve from this debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

1

27th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

17:40 Listowel

Casterly Rock

12st 0lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: P E Collins

Good runs in three of his four bumpers, last time making all for a narrow success over C&D (yielding to soft); some course experience is never a bad thing and he's respected.

8/1

1st

3

21st Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

17:28 Listowel

Casterly Rock

12st 0lb

J: Eoghan Finegan

T: P E Collins

Some creditable runs in three bumpers; a close fourth on debut at Fairyhouse (yielding to soft) before finishing 11l behind the well-regarded Gameofinches at Punchestown in February; didn't run to the same level at Gowran when last seen in March; others more likely.

14/1

5th

2

8th Mar 2025

Soft

2m 2f 0y

17:35 Gowran Park

Casterly Rock

12st 0lb

J: Mr C J Quinn

T: P E Collins

prominent

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ninth foal; brother to useful 2m4f-3m jumps winner Ballyshannon Rose, half-brother to Grade 1 hurdles winner for this yard Three Stripe Life; dam bumper winner; 20,000euros foal made 135,000euros as a 3yo; by a leading sire and a strong damline; comes from a top yard so the market can reveal expectations on debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

7

6th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 55y

13:15 Cork

Nopresentliketime

11st 12lb

J: Jake Coen

T: Gordon Elliott

Good staying pedigree and was an expensive store; promise in sole bumper and bumped into a good one when second on hurdling debut at Ayr (2m4f, soft); weakened tamely in 2m6f contest on heavy last time.

8/1

5th

5

28th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 0y

15:00 Navan

Nopresentliketime

11st 12lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Bought for 135,000euros unraced in June 2023; fifth of nine in a decent Fairyhouse bumper in January 2025 (2m, yielding to soft); returned from 405-day absence over hurdles at Ayr last time when a 13l second to runaway winner; entitled to improve over that.

9/2

Form:

Last run: 16 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten a long way on debut at Naas after racing keenly; the hood can help him settle better but lots to find still.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4

(13)

1st Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 94y

18:08 Roscommon

Super Fly

9st 12lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Anthony McCann

Started his career in bumpers; weak form in maidens; struggled on handicap debut in a 1m1f contest at Leopardstown.

20/1

1

(16)

19th Jun 2025

Yielding

1m 1f 0y

19:30 Leopardstown

Super Fly

10st 2lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Anthony McCann

Started his career in bumpers; weak form in maidens, hard to fancy from an opening mark that puts him at the top of this handicap.

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 100,000Euros as a 3yo and comes from a decent French family; was a dominant winner of a point last April for Donnchadh Doyle; has to command serious respect on debut for these connections, though the yard's form has been hit and miss lately; wears a hood.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2

30th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

18:00 Tramore

Drop A Threat

11st 9lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: W P Mullins

Essentially disappointing given the impression he made in winning a point; beaten 17l and 46l in two chases, last time finishing behind Better Times; may do better in a handicap but not crying out to be backed.

6/1

10th

3

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:05 Kilbeggan

Drop A Threat

11st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Wide-margin point winner who hasn't fulfilled that potential in seven starts, six of them over hurdles; fourth on chase debut at Tramore 25 days ago, arguably flattered; similar standard race here down in trip; likely to come good at some point for top connections, but becoming expensive to follow.

7/2

4th

2

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

18:42 Tramore

Drop A Threat

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

Wide-margin point winner for Donnchadh Doyle two seasons ago; failed to deliver over hurdles; switch to chasing may help, and the bar is set low for this introduction.

5/2

Form: 2-45

Last run: 16 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Similar efforts in defeat in three bumpers, the latter two for this in-form yard; needs to find a bit more to get off the mark and seems more a place prospect.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

13

14th May 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 0y

19:20 Tipperary

The Lookout Man

11st 4lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Finbarr Cowman

Solid efforts in defeat on four of his five bumper (all over 2m) starts for various trainers, including at Kilbeggan last time; big hike in trip on hurdles debut and will need to improve for it

33/1

13

14th May 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 0y

19:20 Tipperary

The Lookout Man

11st 4lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Finbarr Cowman

Solid efforts in defeat on four of his five bumper (all over 2m) starts for various trainers, including at Kilbeggan last time; big hike in trip on hurdles debut and will need to improve for it

33/1

5th

10

24th Apr 2025

Good

1m 7f 110y

19:15 Kilbeggan

The Lookout Man

12st 0lb

J: Mr Finian Maguire

T: Finbarr Cowman

midfield, headway and prominent over 3f out, outpaced 2f out

20/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 12st 0lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; half-brother to 9.4f turf/10.6f AW (RPR 66) and 2m hurdle winner Nulife ; dam placed in points, from the family of high-class 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Blazing Walker; unsold for 14,000euros as a yearling; best watched on belated debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

1

1st Jan 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 110y

15:35 Fairyhouse

Azure Maine

12st 0lb

J: Mr B Dunleavy

T: Jamie Albert Sloan

Third foal; half-brother to 9.4f turf/10.6f AW (RPR 66) and 2m hurdle winner Nulife ; dam placed in points, from the family of high-class 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Blazing Walker; unsold for 14,000euros as a yearling; best watched on belated debut.

100/1

9th

1

1st Jan 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 110y

15:35 Fairyhouse

Azure Maine

12st 0lb

J: Mr B Dunleavy

T: Jamie Albert Sloan

Third foal; half-brother to 9.4f turf/10.6f AW (RPR 66) and 2m hurdle winner Nulife ; dam placed in points, from the family of high-class 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Blazing Walker; unsold for 14,000euros as a yearling; best watched on belated debut.

100/1

Form: 6 BF

Last run: 207 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well-bred Flat sort was a beaten 9/4 fav' on debut in a bumper last summer, though only 13l behind; can do better but previously missed an engagement due to soft ground so the forecast rain isn't in his favour.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

(3)

27th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 56y

Class 1

15:15 York

Passenger

9st 11lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Sir Michael Stoute

Failed to stay in last year's Derby and most progressive otherwise, accounting for easy Wolferton winner Israr (pair well clear) in Group 2 Huxley at Chester (extended 1m2f, good to firm) on his reappearance in May; among the market leaders for the Group 1 Prince Of Wales's at Royal Ascot on the back of that but had to miss it due to an infection; has a 3lb penalty for Chester but still the one beat.

13/8

1st

6

(4)

10th May 2024

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 1

15:05 Chester

Passenger

9st 3lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Sir Michael Stoute

slowly into stride, in touch with leaders, waiting for room on inner 2f out, switched right and ran on over 1f out, ridden to lead final 110yds

9/4

1st

6

(4)

10th May 2024

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 1

15:05 Chester

Passenger

9st 3lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Sir Michael Stoute

slowly into stride, in touch with leaders, waiting for room on inner 2f out, switched right and ran on over 1f out, ridden to lead final 110yds

9/4

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €123.20
Straight Forecast €174.70
Trifecta €1006.50

Selections

The Irish Sun:

Drop A Threat

POSTDATA:

The Lookout Man

SPOTLIGHT:

Largy Belter