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Fairyhouse Members 2020 Handicap Hurdle
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €4.80 Place: €2.30 €3.80 €1.70 Exacta: €103.10 Tricast: €238.39 Trifecta: €628.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Fight For Love (FR) N/A Elite Gordon Elliott 151 lbs 6/1 Won Chased leaders - 3rd halfway - went 2nd after 3 out - disputed lead before 2 out - soon ridden on terms and headed narrowly before last - regained narrow advantage run-in - all out far side close home where joined - led line(op 5/1)
2nd 3 Reine Fee (IRE) 10 M Poor Shane Crawley 162 lbs 10/1 0.05 Mid-division - 6th halfway - headway to challenge 2 out where slight mistake and pecked - soon ridden on terms and led narrowly before last - headed narrowly run-in - kept on well to dispute lead close home - headed line(op 8/1)
3rd 10 Fighting Fit (GB) 10 G AVG J P Dempsey 146 lbs 100/30F 3 Mid-division - pushed along in 7th after 3 out and no impression on leaders 2 out where not fluent - soon went 6th and ran on well into 4th after last where ridden briefly and soon went never threatening 3rd (jockey said gelding burst a blood vessel)(op 4/1 tchd 3/1)
4th 4 Empire Burleque (IRE) N/A Poor Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 13/2 4.5 Chased leaders - disputed 4th after 5th - driven in 5th before straight - ridden into 3rd before last where slight mistake and no impression on leaders - weakened into 4th run-in(op 6/1 tchd 15/2)
5th 6 Billy's Angel (IRE) 9 G Poor Adrian Murray 151 lbs 13/2 .5 Chased leaders early - 2nd halfway - ridden and lost place after 3 out - weakened before next(tchd 7/1)
6th 2 My Manekineko (GB) 14 G Poor J A Nash 158 lbs 16/1 1.25 Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - slight mistake 3 out - some headway before 2 out - ridden in 8th after 2 out and kept on run-in where checked slightly into never threatening 6th near finish(op 20/1)
7th 1 De Benno (IRE) N/A Poor James Grace 159 lbs 16/1 1.25 Led narrowly until joined after 1st and disputed lead - regained advantage 2nd - ridden and joined before 2 out - soon headed and no extra behind leaders under pressure in 4th between last 2 - weakened - not fluent last(op 20/1)
8th 12 My Club Colours (IRE) N/A Poor Paul Nolan 138 lbs 12/1 5.5 Held up - pushed along in rear before 3 out - some headway into moderate 10th 2 out - kept on in behind into never threatening 8th(tchd 14/1)
9th 5 Cluan Dara (IRE) 10 G Poor John Patrick Ryan 153 lbs 8/1 9 In rear - took closer order after halfway - pushed along in 8th before straight - took closer order and jumped big in 6th 2 out - soon no extra and weakened before last - eased run-in(op 12/1)
10th 9 Important Message (GB) 12 G Poor David Peter Dunne 148 lbs 8/1 14 Mid-division - driven in 6th after 3 out - soon no extra and weakened before 2 out where bad mistake in 8th - eased run-in(op 7/1)
11th 8 Best Not Argue (IRE) N/A Poor Noel C Kelly 147 lbs 50/1 6 Settled towards rear - mistake 4th - 10th 4 out - pushed along briefly before next - driven and weakened after 3 out - slight mistake last(op 66/1)
12th 11 Jack Wade (IRE) N/A Poor P J Rothwell 143 lbs 16/1 11 Close up until disputed lead after 1st - slight mistake 2nd and headed - disputed 4th after 5th - weakened before 3 out(tchd 14/1 and 20/1)