Fairyhouse (IRE)
13:45
Tote Always SP Or Better Handicap Hurdle
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 Distance: 3m Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €4.50 Place: €1.40 €1.70 €1.40 Exacta: €13.10 Tricast: €59.04 Trifecta: €67.20
Non-Runners: The Lovely Man (stone bruise)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Soon raced in third behind clear leaders - prominent 5th - went second 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - 2 lengths down after 2 out - ridden and headway approaching last - led narrowly run-in - ridden out(tchd 4/1)
8 G Poor C Byrnes 146 lbs 7/2 Won
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2nd
Led - headed but pressed leader 1st - led again after 2nd - 2 lengths ahead after 2 out - faced challenge last - soon headed - kept on and went clear with winner towards finish
4 F AVG Emmet Mullins 149 lbs 5/1 1.25
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3rd
Midfield - in touch with leaders 4 out - went third after 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 11/4)
5 G AVG Ross O'Sullivan 143 lbs 3/1F 7
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4th
Prominent - lost third after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 22/1)
8 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 25/1 12
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5th
Held up in rear - some headway from 2 out - never near to challenge(tchd 7/2)
8 G AVG Declan Queally 149 lbs 4/1 6.5
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6th
Towards rear - headway into midfield after 3 out - outpaced from 2 out(tchd 16/1)
8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 154 lbs 14/1 5.5
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7th
Towards rear throughout(op 12/1)
5 G AVG Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 10/1 22
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8th
Midfield - weakened quickly before 2 out (vet reported the gelding to be post race normal)(op 7/1)
6 G AVG Patrick T Foley 152 lbs 13/2 27
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99th
Pressed leader - briefly led 1st - weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up 2 out(tchd 40/1)
6 G Poor J A Nash 146 lbs 50/1 -
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