January 16 / 12.00 Fairyhouse

12.00

Soft

Fairyhouse For Fundraisers Beginners Chase

  • Prize money: £5363.64
  • 2m 0f 70y
  • 11 runners
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Fairyhouse For Fundraisers Beginners Chase

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 13F-53 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Winner of his only point start; Navan bumper winner last season in testing conditions; sent chasing now after a well-beaten third behind the promising Workahead in a strong maiden hurdle at Leopardstown three weeks ago; stable in form.
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8th

3

20th Apr 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 140y

13:52 Fairyhouse

Springt De La Mare

11st 6lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

His first two wins over fences included a defeat of this week's impressive Cheltenham winner Theatre Native; RPRs suggest he could be on a useful mark and forget last time as was found to be coughing.

6/1

8th

3

20th Apr 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 140y

13:52 Fairyhouse

Springt De La Mare

11st 6lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

His first two wins over fences included a defeat of this week's impressive Cheltenham winner Theatre Native; RPRs suggest he could be on a useful mark and forget last time as was found to be coughing.

6/1

6th

1

23rd Mar 2025

Good

2m 3f 120y

15:28 Limerick

Springt De La Mare

12st 6lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

held up in rear

5/2

100/30

  • Place: £1.10

Form: P1P9-3 C

Last run: 55 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won 2m maiden hurdle here last February before failing to feature in better company; should improve from competent chase debut at Tipperary in November; winner Only By Night has won a Grade 2 contest at Cork, second Mirazur West was a smart novice hurdler; recent stable form a slight concern.
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15th

18

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 44y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

Theatre Native

10st 7lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Hurdle winner on heavy but best form on good ground, when a wide-margin winner of a mares' novice handicap chase on the New course (about 2m4f) last April; well held back here in November and at Leopardstown on Boxing Day which leaves her with something to find.

25/1

3rd

1

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 50y

16:50 Limerick

Theatre Native

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Hurdle winner got off the mark over fences in a valuable mares' Grade 3 handicap at Cheltenham in April; was well below that level at Punchestown next time; however, has gone well fresh before so considered.

6/1

5/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: -12733 D

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 8lb

5 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
1m5f handicap winner in 2023, won a Killarney maiden hurdle last May; placed in a handicap hurdle at Limerick last time, previously a fair third on chasing debut at Clonmel, 4l in front of Connors Cross.
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11

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 5f 89y

Class 1

14:45 Market Rasen

St Faz

10st 7lb

J: Freddie Keighley

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Hurdle/chase winner who has won four times on the Flat since moving to current yard earlier this year; lacks recent match practice over jumps and that could count against him in this competitive a race.

16/1

9th

14

(9)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

14:40 Newcastle (AW)

St Faz

9st 2lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Usually races prominently; 4-7 for new yard this year, including two wins on Southwell Tapeta (unraced here); fifth to Shrimp Shady in Chester Plate and ran well again when second at Thirsk last time; each-way chance.

12/1

2nd

11

(3)

31st May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

Class 3

18:15 Thirsk

St Faz

9st 0lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Usually races prominently; won four of his six starts for new yard this year, including when returned to turf for eight-runner race at Musselburgh (2m, good) in April; has excuses for the two defeats, on latest occasion fifth of 17 in the 2m2f Chester Plate despite the work he had to do to front-run from wide draw; one to note.

7/1

Form: 5-3445 D

Last run: 132 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat/hurdles winner; soundly beaten in fifth on chasing debut at Kilbeggan in September; this looks like a stronger race.
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8

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 3f 50y

16:50 Limerick

Luminous Light

10st 11lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Anthony McCann

Flat and dual hurdle winner got off the mark over fences at Clonmel in February and was a solid second in a Tramore novice last time; has a chance but questions about his attitude after refusing to race at Cork last time.

11/1

Form: -46570 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 12lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
3-23 over hurdles, chase form not good enough to suggest he can win a race like this; trainer probably has a better chance with Luminous Light.
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5th

3

27th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 61y

Class 5

20:38 Cartmel

Starman

11st 9lb

J: Mr Felix Foster

T: Joanne Foster

Close second over fences at Catterick in January (1m7f, good) but mainly poor efforts since, the latest in a selling hurdle.

40/1

4th

5

2nd May 2026

Good

2m 0f 48y

Class 4

16:40 Hexham

Starman

11st 1lb

J: Mr Felix Foster

T: Joanne Foster

Three hurdle wins in Ireland during 2023 but a close second over fences at Catterick (about 1m7f, good) in January came from out of the blue and hasn't been repeated since; returns to hurdles with a cloud hanging over him.

14/1

7th

1

5th Apr 2026

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

15:58 Market Rasen

Starman

12st 0lb

J: Mr Felix Foster

T: Joanne Foster

Seemingly back in good form when close second to short-odds favourite at Catterick (1m7f, good) on New Year's Day, his third start for Joanne Foster, but pulled up there twice since and now has it all to prove again; tongue-tie (worn on penultimate start) refitted.

16/1

9/2

Form: 092P-3 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 12lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Bumper and hurdles winner; has plenty of chasing experience, placed six times from 12 starts; appears vulnerable to less exposed rivals, though capable of getting in the money as when 16l third in a rated contest on his seasonal debut at Limerick.
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8th

1

25th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 200y

18:55 Kilbeggan

Cayd Boy

11st 12lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Liz Doyle

prominent

6/1

8th

1

25th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 200y

18:55 Kilbeggan

Cayd Boy

11st 12lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Liz Doyle

prominent, stumbled after 2 out, soon jockey looked down to see if something was amiss and eased

6/1

Form: 501-77

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Naas handicap hurdle win last April took her hurdles mark to 109; first two chase starts imply she will need to get a mark.
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1st

4

4th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 6f 35y

13:03 Punchestown

Crecora Hills

10st 13lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Robert Tyner

Got off the mark over fences at Naas in November over 2m4f and a decent run in defeat over a similar trip at this track since; races off the same mark today up in trip and can be a player if staying.

3/1

8

13th Feb 2025

Soft

2m 0f 160y

16:05 Clonmel

Crecora Hills

10st 10lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Robert Tyner

Naas handicap hurdle win last April took her hurdles mark to 109; showed a bit more on third run over fences at Fairyhouse last month and possibility of more to come now entering handicaps (7lb lower than hurdles).

10/1

7th

10

16th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 70y

12:00 Fairyhouse

Crecora Hills

11st 5lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Robert Tyner

Naas handicap hurdle win last April took her hurdles mark to 109; first two chase starts imply she will need to get a mark.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form: 1710-P D

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
120-rated hurdler with three wins to his name; huge price when pulled up on chasing debut in Naas contest won by the talented Ile Antartique; likely to need more experience in this discipline.
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15th

14

29th Apr 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 149y

15:40 Punchestown

American Money

10st 2lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

in touch with leaders

10/1

15th

14

29th Apr 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 149y

15:40 Punchestown

American Money

10st 2lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

in touch with leaders, weakened from 2 out

10/1

4th

13

22nd Apr 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

17:05 Fairyhouse

American Money

10st 7lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

raced in second

14/1

Form: 1/6-04

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Point-to-point runner-up in 2022; surprise winner (66-1) of a maiden hurdle at Punchestown the season before last; creditable fourth on chasing debut at Clonmel on his second run after a long absence; 4l behind today's rival St Faz on that occasion.
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2nd

8

27th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:50 Clonmel

Connors Cross

10st 8lb

J: Kevin A Murphy

T: Ian O’Connor

led, went clear going easily after 3 out, much reduced lead home turn, joined 2 out, headed last, no extra towards finish

6/1

9th

3

16th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 70y

12:00 Fairyhouse

Connors Cross

11st 12lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Thomas Cooper

prominent, led after 2nd

8/1

9th

3

16th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 70y

12:00 Fairyhouse

Connors Cross

11st 12lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Thomas Cooper

prominent, led after 2nd

8/1

Form: 7-3345

Last run: 101 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
90-rated maiden hurdler, placed twice, not a likely contender on first chase attempt.
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4th

14

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 100y

19:18 Roscommon

Spanish Maid

10st 0lb

J: Shane O’Callaghan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Off the mark over fences at the ninth attempt in a 1m7f handicap at Tramore (in cheekpieces) and then narrowly followed up back over hurdles (no headgear); higher mark to contend with but she's a thriving mare with a feather weight.

5/1

1st

18

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Spanish Maid

10st 7lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Placed twice over hurdles two seasons ago; moderate form over fences until much improved when second at Wexford in March on her stable debut; was well backed then, and recovered losses when even-money favourite at Tramor last month; excellent chance off a similarly low hurdles mark; stable in form.

7/4

1st

9

19th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 7f 110y

17:30 Tramore

Spanish Maid

10st 3lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Produced her best handicap run to date on stable debut in a Wexford chase (19.5f, soft) on latest when attracting market support; 3lb higher now but this shorter trip should suit on that evidence; chance.

9/4

Form: 58-603

Last run: 106 days

W: 11st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Home-bred mare; modest hurdles form after a maiden win at Clonmel in October; third behind useful stablemate Judicieuse Allen (winner again since) on chase debut at Sligo in October; might want further than this.
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1

6th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

16:12 Stratford

Mount Sinai

12st 0lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Signed off for Willie Mullins with a claiming hurdle win at Sligo (2m2f, good) last month and has good claims here if judged on that performance but he suffered a heavy defeat over fences for new stable 12 days ago and has become hard to predict.

5/2

4th

4

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 3f 100y

16:18 Downpatrick

Mount Sinai

11st 5lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

In new yard after winning a Sligo claiming hurdle for Willie Mullins last time, albeit she was very well treated by the weights that day; has chase experience but needs to do more.

6/4

5

7th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 193y

17:05 Sligo

Mount Sinai

10st 6lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

With a top yard but yet to add to her 2023 maiden hurdle win in seven starts since, the last three over fences; best treated by race conditions if she runs to her rating of 116 but hard to be massively confident she will.

7/4

Non-runners

Isle Of Sark, Union Station

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €6.60
Straight Forecast €5.68
Trifecta €30.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Theatre Native

TOPSPEED:

St Faz

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Theatre Native

POSTDATA:

Theatre Native

The Irish Sun:

Theatre Native