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Fairyhouse (IRE)
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Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €1.20 Place: €1.02 €2.20 Exacta: €2.90 Trifecta: €4.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in 5th - closer in 4th before 4 out - improved into 2nd travelling well before 2 out - led after 2 out and soon eased clear - not extended (jockey said gelding pulled a shoe)(op 2/5)
11 G AVG Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 4/9F Won
2nd
Led - mistake 1st - narrow advantage at halfway - joined before 4 out where not fluent and headed briefly - soon disputed again and led 3 out - headed after next and soon no impression on easy winner - kept on same pace run-in to just hold 2nd(op 5/1)
11 G Poor Charles O'Brien 158 lbs 11/2 2.25
3rd
Chased leaders - 3rd halfway - improved into 2nd briefly after 3 out until lost place before next and pushed along - no impression on easy winner after 2 out - kept on same pace run-in - just failed for 2nd(op 8/1)
N/A Poor Seamus Fahey 154 lbs 7/1 0.05
4th
Held up behind leaders in 4th - 5th before 5 out - pushed along in 5th 3 out and no impression on leaders before next - kept on same pace into 4th run-in - never troubled leaders(op 16/1)
N/A Poor J A Nash 147 lbs 20/1 1
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5th
Towards rear - ran freely early - 6th halfway - progress after 3 out to chase leaders going well before next where ran around and not fluent - pushed along in 4th after 2 out and no impression on leaders - one pace run-in where dropped to 4th(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
N/A Poor Thomas Mullins 147 lbs 33/1 2.5
6th
Waited with in rear - last at halfway - took closer order in 6th before 2 out where bad mistake - no impression after and weakened
11 G Poor John C McConnell 154 lbs 50/1 32
7th
Close up behind leader - close 2nd at halfway - disputed lead before 4 out where led briefly - soon joined and headed 3 out - weakened to rear before next(op 20/1)
N/A Poor A Oliver 154 lbs 16/1 8