February 03 / 14.25 Fairyhouse

14.25

Heavy

BetVictor Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

  • Prize money: £15391.3
  • 2m 2f 85y
  • 6 runners
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BetVictor Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

10/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.50
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 27-11

Last run: 50 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Promise in point-to-points and bumpers for Garry Caldwell; back from a 227 day absence with an impressive Listed mares' bumper win on debut for this yard at Navan (2m, heavy) in November and backed that up at same venue following month by beating hotpot Bambino Fever in 2m mares maiden hurdle, finding plenty from last (pair clear); longer trip should suit and could be the one to beat.
Place /
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

9

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:50 Fairyhouse

Oldschool Outlaw

11st 5lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gordon Elliott

Progressed really well since joining the Elliott yard this term, winning Navan Listed bumper and first two attempts hurdling, notably 9l defeat of Place De La Nation in 2m3f Grade 3 mares' novice here; better again in Grade 2 Ryanair Mares' Novice at Cheltenham, staying on second of 22 with several of these behind, notably Place De La Nation and Charme De Faust; return to this longer trip to suit.

15/8

2nd

15

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Oldschool Outlaw

11st 4lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gordon Elliott

Behind some of these in Aintree bumper last April but has left that form behind since joining Gordon Elliott; as was also the case with Bambino Fever, it was her debut over hurdles when narrowly repelling that mare at Naas, and she followed up with a super-stylish display in adding a Grade 3 at Fairyhouse (2m2f); this hasn't been a lucky race for Gordon Elliott but this mare's star is on the rise and her claims are crystal clear, so long as she doesn't need the soft or heavy ground on which her improvement has come.

4/1

1st

6

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 2f 85y

14:25 Fairyhouse

Oldschool Outlaw

10st 10lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: Gordon Elliott

Promise in point-to-points and bumpers for Garry Caldwell; back from a 227 day absence with an impressive Listed mares' bumper win on debut for this yard at Navan (2m, heavy) in November and backed that up at same venue following month by beating hotpot Bambino Fever in 2m mares maiden hurdle, finding plenty from last (pair clear); longer trip should suit and could be the one to beat.

10/11

11/8

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 325-11 C

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 137

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to yard's smart hurdler/chaser up to 2m4f Quai de Bourbon; last season's Triumph Hurdle fifth has returned this term to land long odds in 2m7f Thurles mares' maiden and made all in weak 4-runner 2m mares' contest here on New Year's Day (yielding); first real test here conceding weight; yard have won this for the last four years.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

3

2nd May 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 118y

16:15 Punchestown

Place De La Nation

11st 7lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Second-season hurdler has twice landed odds in ordinary company this term and has progressed well in Graded company, notably third in Grade 2 Ryanair Mares' Novice at Cheltenham and most recently Grade 1 Honeysuckle Mares' Novice at Fairyhouse when second to Zanoosh under a positive ride; meets two superior rivals here however so seems booked for third.

12/1

2nd

10

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:50 Fairyhouse

Place De La Nation

11st 5lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: W P Mullins

Second-season hurdler won 2m maiden here in January before chasing home 9l winner Oldschool Outlaw in 2m3f Grade 3 mares' novice; got a lot closer to that rival in Grade 2 Ryanair Mares' Novice at Cheltenham, only losing second on run-in to that rival; not sure this longer trip will play to her strengths but respected.

11/2

3rd

16

12th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 179y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Place De La Nation

11st 4lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: W P Mullins

Cracking effort for a maiden to finish fifth in last season's Triumph; won her first two this campaign, though was long odds-on for both (2m6f/2m) and she couldn't hold a candle to Oldschool Outlaw when returned to Graded company at Fairyhouse (2m2f); it takes some imagination to envisage her reversing those placings.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: -31443

Last run: 54 days

W: 10st 10lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Dual point-to-point winner and off the mark over hurdles at the third attempt in a Clonmel mares' maiden (2m4f, yielding) in October; better form in novice events since, latest when third in Punchestown Listed mares; lots more needed here though does go on heavy.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

4

12th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 170y

13:00 Limerick

Carry On Heidi

10st 9lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Jeremiah Patrick Baragry

Dual point-to-point winner and off the mark over hurdles in 2m4f Clonmel mares' maiden in October; better form in novice events since, latest when third in 2m3f Grade 3 Fairyhouse contest last month on heavy; lots to find in this deeper race.

16/1

3rd

3

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 2f 85y

14:25 Fairyhouse

Carry On Heidi

10st 10lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Jeremiah Patrick Baragry

Dual point-to-point winner and off the mark over hurdles at the third attempt in a Clonmel mares' maiden (2m4f, yielding) in October; better form in novice events since, latest when third in Punchestown Listed mares; lots more needed here though does go on heavy.

16/1

Form: 64-17

Last run: 50 days

W: 10st 10lb

7 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Off the mark at the third attempt in a Tramore bumper in May (good-to-yielding); absent until fair midfield finish on hurdles debut in 2m Naas maiden in December on testing ground; lots more needed.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

1

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 100y

16:35 Killarney

Early Bird

11st 7lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: Jonathan Sweeney

Bumper winner on good to yielding and progressing over hurdles, second over 2m3f (soft) at Clonmel in March.

4/1

2nd

2

26th Mar 2026

Soft

2m 2f 188y

16:42 Clonmel

Early Bird

11st 7lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Jonathan Sweeney

Useful form in bumpers, winning at Tramore on third attempt in May 2025 on good; shaped well enough in a good mares maiden hurdle at Naas in December, beaten 17.5l seventh by Oldschool Outlaw; ran about as well as could be expected again behind that rival in Grade 3 company lto; calmer waters now and big chance back down in trip.

100/30

4th

5

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 2f 85y

14:25 Fairyhouse

Early Bird

10st 10lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Jonathan Sweeney

Off the mark at the third attempt in a Tramore bumper in May (good-to-yielding); absent until fair midfield finish on hurdles debut in 2m Naas maiden in December on testing ground; lots more needed.

25/1

Form: 0/4-77

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 10lb

7 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won ordinary Thurles bumper (soft) in November 2023; lightly raced and set some stiff tasks since in bumpers; tailed off on both hurdles outings last month, very stiff task second occasion in Naas Grade 3.
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3

12th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 166y

17:58 Sligo

Cola Blaze

11st 7lb

J: Paddy Cleary

T: Nigel Thomas Slevin

Bumper winner early in her career and has been overfaced several times since in both bumpers and over hurdles; this is more realistic but she was beaten 15l in a handicap last time; tried in a combination of headgear.

16/1

9th

15

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 4f 86y

13:53 Down Royal

Cola Blaze

10st 8lb

J: Paddy Cleary

T: Nigel Thomas Slevin

Won a Thurles bumper in November 2023; lightly raced and set some stiff tasks since in winners' bumpers and more recently, after missing all of 2025, in Grade 3 races over hurdles; this is much more realistic.

16/1

Form: -12010 D

Last run: 39 days

W: 10st 10lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Useful bumper form and stepped forward hugely from underwhelming hurdles debut effort to land 2m2f Downpatrick mares' maiden in August, quickening up well from the last to beat a hot favourite 5l (good); soon beaten however on easier ground in Leopardstown novice handicap last month and legitimate ground concerns upped in grade.
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6th

2

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 2f 85y

14:25 Fairyhouse

Atomic Queen

10st 10lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Peter Fahey

Useful bumper form and stepped forward hugely from underwhelming hurdles debut effort to land 2m2f Downpatrick mares' maiden in August, quickening up well from the last to beat a hot favourite 5l (good); soon beaten however on easier ground in Leopardstown novice handicap last month and legitimate ground concerns upped in grade.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta €1.30
Straight Forecast €1.68
Trifecta €3.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Oldschool Outlaw

POSTDATA:

Place De La Nation

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Oldschool Outlaw

TOPSPEED:

Oldschool Outlaw

The Irish Sun:

Oldschool Outlaw