2025-01-11 Fairyhouse 13:07
Fairyhouse

SBK Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 3m

Going: Yielding To Soft

Prize: €9,440

Runners: 8

Winning time: 6m 11.02s (slow by 35.02s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

1 King Alexander

J: Paul Townend T: W P Mullins

Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:126 SP:15/8F

Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - headway after 4 out - going best when led 2 out - edged right approaching last - ridden out and clear run-in - comfortably(op 11/8)

2 2½

2 Fortunedefortunata

J: Danny Gilligan T: Gordon Elliott

Age:8 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:125 SP:5/1

Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - headway after 4 out - disputing third 2 out - kept on and went second run-in(tchd 9/2)

3 ½ 3

8 Attaboyarchie

J: Miss E J Sweeney(7) T: Karl Thornton

Age:8 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:110 SP:8/1

Prominent - led 4th - not fluent 3 out - not fluent when headed 2 out - raced in second when slightly hampered approaching last - weakened gradually and lost second run-in(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

4 2¼ 5¼

5 Sir Bob

J: Mark Walsh T: Robert Tyner

Age:13 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:114 SP:18/1

Prominent - lost ground and disputing third 2 out - lost position and weakened gradually run-in(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)

5 9½ 14¾

7 So They Tell Me

J: Aidan Kelly(5) T: Padraig Roche

Age:6 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:113 SP:11/4

Ran in snatches - in rear - kept on after 2 out - never dangerous (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 5/1)

6 9 23¾

3 Carrig Sam

J: Jordan Gainford T: Peter Croke

Age:9 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:120 SP:40/1

In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - not fluent 6th - lost ground before 4 out - outpaced after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 25/1)

7 4¼ 28

9 Where's Frankie

J: Donagh Meyler T: Karl Thornton

Age:9 Weight:10st 10lbs

OR:110 SP:13/2

Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 3 out - soon outpaced then weakened(tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1)

8 11 39

4 Walhaan

J: E Walsh T: Ciaran Murphy

Age:9 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:118 SP:18/1

Led - headed 4th - soon prominent - mistake 3 out - soon lost ground - weakened after 2 out(op 8/1)

Waittillitellyou

J: Kieren Buckley T: Edward Cawley

Age:11 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:114 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €2.88

Tote place: €1.10 €1.60 €2.40

Exacta: €11.30

Trifecta: €58.60

Tricast: €60.17

CSF: €12.24