Fairyhouse (IRE)
15:02
Kevin Sheedy Bowel Cancer Raceday 17th December Handicap Hurdle
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2022 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €4.50 Place: €1.50 €2.30 €1.90 Exacta: €29.80 Tricast: €120.24 Trifecta: €202
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Whatsavailable (IRE) 7 G Poor M F Morris 159 lbs 11/4 Won Prominent - not fluent 6th - went second before 7th - ridden after 3 out - keeping on when bit short of room before 2 out - led after 2 out - stayed on(op 4/1)
2nd 4 Flying Scotsman (IRE) 7 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 161 lbs 15/2 3 Raced wide - midfield early - in touch with leaders after 7th - mistake 4 out - ridden when headway before 2 out - left in third from 2 out - kept on and went second but no chance with winner towards finish(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
3rd 10 Viceregent (GB) 7 G Poor C Byrnes 148 lbs 6/1 .5 Prominent - pressed leaders when mistake 4 out - joined leaders when edged right and ridden before 2 out - not fluent when briefly led 2 out - soon headed - mistake and no extra last - lost second towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 13/2)
4th 11 Charlie Stout (IRE) 11 G Poor Shane Nolan 151 lbs 22/1 5 In rear early - minor headway before 5th - midfield going okay after 3 out - keeping on when pushed along home turn - not clear run when pressed leaders before 2 out - hampered by faller 2 out - soon ridden - no extra when mistake last(op 25/1)
5th 9 Papal Lodge (IRE) 7 G Good Peter Fahey 154 lbs 20/1 9 Prominent early - midfield after 7th - nudged along when headway after 3 out - ridden briefly before 2 out - kept on(op 16/1)
6th 3 Bigz Belief (IRE) 8 G Poor Matthew J Smith 163 lbs 40/1 2.5 Led - not fluent 2nd - mistake 3rd - mistake 7th - not fluent 4 out - pushed along home turn - headed before 2 out - weakening when mistake and slightly hampered 2 out(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1)
7th 8 Gaius (FR) 6 G AVG Noel C Kelly 154 lbs 20/1 19 Never better than mid-division - towards rear when ridden after 3 out - minor headway but no impression before 2 out(op 12/1)
8th 7 Zanjabeel (GB) 9 G Poor Michael J Browne 148 lbs 125/1 22 Always towards rear - slightly hampered before 4th - ridden and no extra after 3 out - got well behind when mistake 2 out(op 80/1 tchd 50/1)
9th 1 Boothen Boy (IRE) 5 G AVG Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 20/1 2.5 Took keen hold - prominent - raced in second after 2nd - lost second but close up before 7th - ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out - eased before 2 out (jockey said gelding was very keen)(op 12/1)
99th 12 Explosive Boy (FR) 8 G Poor A J Martin 150 lbs 13/8F - Midfield - steady headway after 3 out - joined leaders going easily towards far side when fell 2 out(op 9/4)
99th 2 Minella Escape (IRE) 7 G Poor Henry De Bromhead 160 lbs 25/1 - Midfield - not fluent 2nd - eased after 3rd - pulled up before 4th - looked to go wrong (jockey said gelding struck into himself)(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)
99th 5 Doctor Churchill (IRE) 7 G AVG Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 14/1 - Midfield early - mistake 1st - dropped to rear when not fluent 4th - ridden and weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)