Fairyhouse (IRE)
16:50
Easter Festival 3rd - 5th April Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2021 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €45.20 Place: €12.80 €4.40 €2.10 Exacta: €880.20 Tricast: €4988.43 Trifecta: €2337.30
Non-Runners: Champagne Auction (reserve), Dayereh (reserve), Knockraha Katie (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Tangental (IRE) 9 G Poor Michael Butler 160 lbs 50/1 Won Midfield early - towards rear of midfield halfway - pushed along home turn - good headway towards near side before 2 out - ridden and went second after 2 out - ran on well run-in - led towards finish - readily (trainer said - regarding apparent improvement in form - gelding ran poorly on very testing ground last time - he had been given a four month break since then and has come back a lot stronger and fresher)(op 80/1)
2nd 11 Oscer Romero (IRE) 8 G AVG P J Rothwell 151 lbs 12/1 .75 Soon towards rear of midfield - headway 4 out - pressed leaders on outer when mistake 3 out - pushed along briefly home turn - soon headway towards near side - led going okay 2 out - ridden after last - soon faced challenge - headed towards finish(op 11/1)
3rd 5 Get Phar (IRE) 5 G Poor Eoin Griffin 157 lbs 15/2 6 Prominent - soon chased leader - 8 lengths second after 5th - lost second and not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along - bit short of room and switched right before 2 out - soon outpaced - ridden after 2 out - kept on and went third run-in - no match for first two(tchd 8/1)
4th 12 Highstreetfashion (IRE) 9 G Poor Patrick Rooney 148 lbs 33/1 1.25 Chased leaders - went second going okay 3 out - led home turn - soon pushed along and faced challenge - headed 2 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out - soon lost second - weakened and lost third run-in(op 28/1)
5th 2 Clonbury Bridge (IRE) 9 G AVG J P Dempsey 167 lbs 7/1 2 Chased leaders - close up 3 out - pushed along after 3 out - ridden and every chance towards far side before 2 out - no extra and weakened after 2 out(tchd 15/2)
6th 10 Flying Crystal (IRE) N/A Poor Jarlath P Fahey 159 lbs 11/1 1.75 Held up in rear - badly hampered by faller 2nd - not fluent and pushed along briefly 4 out - headway going okay after 3 out - midfield and pushed along home turn - switched left and pressed leaders before 2 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
7th 4 Only For Pascal (IRE) N/A Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 165 lbs 25/1 .5 Midfield - in touch with leaders when pushed along home turn - no impression when bit short of room before 2 out - kept on after 2 out(tchd 22/1)
8th 3 Go All The Way (GB) N/A Poor Francis J Flood 167 lbs 12/1 4.75 Took keen hold - held up in rear - in touch with leaders and pushed along after 3 out - no impression before 2 out - kept on(op 10/1)
9th 8 Memory Of Youth (IRE) 8 M AVG Mrs Denise Foster 160 lbs 3/1F .5 Midfield - not fluent 2nd - in touch with leaders when pushed along after 3 out - no extra when switched right before 2 out - soon weakened (vet said mare lost right-hind shoe)(op 7/2)
10th 7 Shean Glory (IRE) 7 M Poor Sean Aherne 156 lbs 9/2 10 Towards rear - headway on inner 4 out - close up when pushed along on inner home turn - soon ridden - no extra and weakened before 2 out (trainer said mare made an abnormal noise in-running)(op 7/2)
11th 1 Killybegs Junior (IRE) 5 G Poor A L T Moore 163 lbs 14/1 19 Prominent - soon chased leaders - pushed along and lost position after 4 out - dropped to midfield before 3 out - ridden and weakened after 3 out
12th 14 Loyal Lioness (IRE) N/A Poor Mrs Gillian Callaghan 155 lbs 100/1 35 Soon led and clear - 8 lengths ahead after 5th - reduced lead 4 out - faced challenge after 3 out - ridden and headed home turn - weakened quickly before 2 out
13th 13 Hunter (IRE) N/A Poor Philip Fenton 150 lbs 66/1 17 Always towards rear - ridden and no extra after 3 out - soon weakened and became detached
99th 6 Mr Bercow (IRE) 7 G AVG J T R Dreaper 162 lbs 5/1 - Towards rear of midfield - fell 2nd(op 13/2)