Fairyhouse (IRE)
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Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €10 Place: €1.50 €1.10 €10.70 Exacta: €72.10 Trifecta: €1116.70
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Good To Be Alive (IRE) 4 G AVG Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 9/1 Won Prominent - challenging going okay 2 out - shaken up when led approaching last - ridden clear run-in - ran on(op 15/2 tchd 10/1)
2nd 9 Sundance Sioux (IRE) 3 G Poor Cian Hughes 161 lbs 7/2 6 Prominent - went second 4 out - led 2 out - ridden and headed approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 4/1)
3rd 10 Atlantic City (GB) 4 F Poor Ciaran Murphy 154 lbs 50/1 6.5 Prominent - in touch with leaders when bit short of room on turn after 3rd - headway approaching last - went modest third and kept on run-in (jockey said filly ran green at bend past stands causing him to get a bit tight for room)(op 80/1)
4th 5 Imarajan (IRE) 3 G Poor Eddie & Patrick Harty 161 lbs 17/2 2.75 In touch with leaders - headway and prominent when mistake 2 out - no impression when not fluent last(op 8/1)
5th 11 Lagoon Nebula (GB) 3 F Poor Andrew Kinirons 154 lbs 50/1 2.25 Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - brief headway on near side of group before 2 out - soon no impression(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
6th 6 Legionnaire Forez (FR) 4 G Poor W P Mullins 161 lbs 4/9F 9 Jumped left on occasions - led - joined after 2nd - headed and weakened 2 out - eased when not fluent last (vet reported gelding to be post-race normal)(op 2/5 tchd 4/11)
7th 4 Hobart (IRE) 4 G Poor J A Nash 158 lbs 16/1 4.75 Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - pressed leader - lost second but prominent 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 18/1 and tchd 20/1)
8th 2 Aswellasabentley (IRE) 3 G Poor Liam Lennon 161 lbs 33/1 0.3 Held up in rear - some headway after 3 out - never dangerous(op 28/1)
9th 1 Are We Dancing (IRE) 4 G Poor Liam Lennon 154 lbs 200/1 48 Jumped left on occasions - didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - weakened after 3 out(op 150/1)
10th 13 Phoenix Princess (IRE) 3 F Poor Brendan Maurice Walsh 154 lbs 250/1 2.75 Midfield early - not fluent 2nd - towards rear when slow jump 4th - weakened 3 out(op 200/1)
11th 8 Rockys Favourite (IRE) 4 G Poor Paul Mulligan 156 lbs 250/1 3.25 In rear throughout(op 150/1)
99th 12 Mercurial Sea (IRE) 4 F Poor Nigel Thomas Slevin 149 lbs 125/1 - Towards rear early - some headway when not fluent 4th - midfield when pushed along after 3 out - weakening when mistake 2 out - mistake and fell last(op 80/1)
99th 7 Nobody (IRE) 4 G Poor Brendan Maurice Walsh 161 lbs 100/1 - Held up in rear - stumbled and slipped up soon after start (jockey said gelding hit a ridge - stumbled and fell shortly after the start)(op 80/1)