Fairyhouse (IRE)
15:20
Anna Gannon 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €15.90 Place: €3 €4.40 €2.30 Exacta: €157.10 Tricast: €755.12 Trifecta: €589.40
Non-Runners: Breezy Bell (in season), Champagne Rebel (reserve), Four Horsemen (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 15 Happy Dreams (FR) 7 G AVG Michael J McDonagh 157 lbs 12/1 Won Towards rear - headway from 3 out - shaken up when pressed leader 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on to lead final stride(op 17/2)
2nd 17 Wee Charlie (IRE) 8 G AVG Thomas Gibney 157 lbs 16/1 0.1 Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - hit 3rd - headway before 7th - pressed leader after 3 out - led 2 out - ridden run-in - kept on but headed final stride(tchd 14/1 and 18/1)
3rd 3 Jump The Shark (IRE) 7 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 165 lbs 3/1F 2.5 In touch with leaders - headway on outer after 7th - pushed along after 3 out - soon prominent - ridden and kept on run-in(tchd 5/2)
4th 21 Early Arrival (IRE) 10 G Poor James M Barcoe 147 lbs 50/1 0.2 Held up in rear - not fluent 4th - shaken up after 7th - headway on outer after 3 out - soon raced wide - prominent approaching last - ridden run-in - kept on well towards finish(op 66/1)
5th 6 Chosen Diamond (IRE) 9 G Poor Edward Cawley 162 lbs 16/1 7 Travelled strongly - towards rear - headway before 3 out - shaken up and prominent when not fluent 2 out - soon lost ground - ridden and rallied run-in - kept on(op 18/1)
6th 4 Young Fitzy (IRE) 8 G Poor Norman Lee 158 lbs 40/1 .5 Travelled strongly - prominent - not fluent 3 out - going okay 2 out - soon shaken up - ridden and weakened run-in(op 20/1 tchd 50/1)
7th 7 Falvio (POL) 5 G Poor A J Martin 162 lbs 15/2 5 Towards rear - mistake 3rd - midfield after 5th - headway after 3 out - going okay and prominent when not fluent 2 out - lost ground approaching last - ridden and weakened run-in(op 4/1)
8th 8 Ringsend John (IRE) 7 G Poor Thomas Cooper 162 lbs 50/1 .75 Towards rear - not fluent on outer 3 out - soon shaken up - pushed along when not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced - rallied and kept on run-in(tchd 66/1)
9th 10 Brucejack (IRE) 8 G Poor P A Fahy 160 lbs 33/1 0.2 In touch with leaders - headway on outer before 3 out - outpaced when mistake 2 out - soon beaten(op 66/1)
10th 23 Quornofamonday (IRE) 7 G Poor J P Dempsey 154 lbs 16/1 2.5 Travelled strongly - towards rear - hampered by faller 2 out - soon swerved left - kept on but never near to challenge - eyecatcher(op 28/1)
11th 14 Bella Union (IRE) 9 G Poor John C McConnell 157 lbs 7/1 .75 Took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader 3 out - going okay when led before 2 out - shaken up when mistake and headed 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
12th 19 Master Breffni (IRE) 7 G AVG J T R Dreaper 156 lbs 33/1 10 Towards rear of midfield - pushed along and keeping on when not fluent then hampered 2 out(op 50/1)
13th 2 After The Roar (IRE) 4 G Poor Emmet Mullins 165 lbs 25/1 6 In rear - shaken up after 7th - pushed along and held before 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
14th 9 Chainofconsequence (IRE) 7 G Poor Aengus King 156 lbs 28/1 11 Prominent - pushed along after 3 out - soon lost position - weakened and beaten when hampered by faller 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
15th 16 Morrie In D Quarry (IRE) 4 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 157 lbs 10/1 4.75 Midfield - mistake 3 out - soon shaken up - eased before 2 out(op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
16th 22 Natural Breeze (IRE) 9 G Poor P J Rothwell 147 lbs 40/1 5.5 Prominent - pressed leader from 5th - led 6th - pushed along when headed before 2 out - soon weakened - beaten when hampered by faller 2 out(op 66/1)
17th 1 Midnight Our Fred (IRE) 8 G AVG J P Flavin 167 lbs 50/1 46 Prominent - hit 3 out - soon pushed along and lost position - weakening when badly hampered by faller 2 out(op 66/1)
99th 18 Danny The Fence (IRE) 8 G Poor Karl Thornton 156 lbs 50/1 - Towards rear - some headway after 3 out - pushed along and held when brought down 2 out(op 80/1)
99th 27 Kandoit (IRE) N/A Poor C A McBratney 153 lbs 66/1 - Took keen hold - towards rear - in touch with leaders when not fluent 4th - ridden and held when fell 2 out(op 33/1)
99th 12 Elusive Rebeldom (IRE) 7 G Poor Thomas Cooper 153 lbs 66/1 - Led - headed 6th - ridden and lost ground before 3 out - soon dropped to rear - pulled up after 3 out(op 80/1 tchd 100/1)
99th 24 Nailed Down (IRE) 5 M Poor V C Ward 146 lbs 100/1 - In rear - headway when mistake 7th - soon ridden and got behind - pulled up before 3 out - finished lame (jockey said mare pulled up lame)(op 80/1)
99th 20 Mister Rocket Man (IRE) 6 G Poor Patrick J F Hassett 148 lbs 100/1 - Prominent - not fluent 3 out - pushed along and weakened before 2 out - in rear when mistake 2 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(tchd 66/1)
99th 13 Tuckmill (IRE) 9 G AVG Peter Fahey 158 lbs 9/2 - In touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - pushed along and well behind after 3 out - soon pulled up - burst blood vessel (vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils post race)(op 17/2)
99th 25 Scarbrook (IRE) 3 G AVG E Sheehy 148 lbs 16/1 - Always towards rear - pulled up after 3 out(op 8/1)
99th 11 Elsannah (IRE) 5 M AVG Shane Crawley 152 lbs 14/1 - Towards rear - headway when not fluent 6th - pushed along after 3 out - beaten when unseated rider 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)