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Fairyhouse Easter Festival 8th - 10th April Rated Chase
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €7.90 Place: €2.20 €1.10 Exacta: €15.60 Trifecta: €30.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Velvet Elvis (IRE) 8 G AVG
Thomas Gibney 158 lbs 7/2 Won Disputed lead early - led clearly after 2nd - briefly headed before 4th - disputed lead after 5th - led clearly and made rest after 10th - pushed along before 2 out - ridden before last - stayed on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that a return to running in a small field of runners may have contributed to gelding's return to winning ways)(op 4/1)
2nd 2 Minella Crooner (IRE) 8 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 8/13F 3.5 Disputed lead early - raced in second and prominent after 2nd - pressed leader when pushed along after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - jumped right last - soon jockey lost irons when held - kept on - no match for winner(op 4/7)
3rd 5 Agusta Gold (IRE) 9 M Poor
W P Mullins 153 lbs 7/1 2.5 Raced wide - prominent - disputing second before 2nd - briefly led before 4th - disputed lead after 5th - prominent when mistake 10th - pushed along towards near side before 2 out - kept on but no extra after last - no match for first two(op 15/2)
4th 1 Cape Gentleman (IRE) 6 G Good
John Joseph Hanlon 168 lbs 10/1 12 In touch with leaders - pushed along home turn - soon outpaced - no impression when mistake last(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
5th 4 Milan Native (IRE) 10 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 16/1 8.5 In rear throughout - not fluent 2nd - jumped slightly left 5th - in touch with leaders when ridden but weakened after 3 out(op 28/1)
99th 6 Pakens Rock (IRE) 12 G AVG
Barry T Murphy 153 lbs 33/1 - Towards rear but in touch with leaders - mistake 1st - fell 4 out(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)