Fairy Nights Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Orchidaceae (IRE) | 3 F | Good | A Oliver | 139 lbs | 3/1J | Won | Raced wide early - midfield - dropped to rear after 2f - headway on outer over 2f out - ridden to lead against near rail inside final 110yds - ran on(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Sir Jeremy (IRE) | 3 G | Poor |
Jamie Powell
(3)lbs
|
Adrian McGuinness | 117 lbs | 11/1 | .75 | Held up in rear - headway over 2f out - switched right when not clear run repeatedly over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - ran on (jockey said gelding got no run up the straight; trainer said that the drop in weight and the kinder ground may have contributed to the apparent improvement in form)(op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1) | |
| 3rd | 4 | Glyndwr (IRE) | 2 C | AVG | G M Lyons | 133 lbs | 28/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - towards rear - headway into midfield over 3f out - went third inside final 110yds - kept on(op 22/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Kilmood Susan (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | Daniel James Murphy | 122 lbs | 3/1J | 2.25 | Took keen hold - led - headed inside final 110yds - soon lost two places and weakened(op 11/4 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Just Before (USA) | 3 F | AVG | W P Browne | 127 lbs | 13/2 | 1.5 | Dwelt start - towards rear - headway over 1f out - not reach leaders(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Powerful Lady (FR) | 3 F | Poor | Miss Natalia Lupini | 127 lbs | 10/1 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 12/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Spycraft (FR) | 3 C | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 127 lbs | 14/1 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - pressed leader - weakened inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 16/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Va Va Vroom (IRE) | 2 F | AVG |
Keithen Kennedy
(5)lbs
|
Mrs John Harrington | 138 lbs | 17/2 | 1 | Never better than midfield(op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1) | |
| 9th | 10 | Boyne Valley (IRE) | 3 F | Poor |
Wesley Joyce
(3)lbs
|
Michael Mulvany | 116 lbs | 50/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - raced wide - in touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out(op 33/1) | |
| 10th | 2 | Roosevelt (GB) | 3 C | AVG |
Jack Cleary
(5)lbs
|
A P O'Brien | 137 lbs | 9/2 | 1 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent after 3f - weakened inside final furlong (vet reported colt to be blowing hard post race)(op 5/1 tchd 4/1) |
Fairyhouse (IRE) Races