2025-01-16 Fairyhouse 14:50
Fairyhouse

Jump Into January Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m4f

Going: Soft

Prize: €5,900

Runners: 9

Winning time: 5m 15.60s (slow by 42.60s)

Age: 5yo+

Class:

6 Fishery Lane

J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins

Age:6 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:10/11F

Made virtually all - mistake 5th - not fluent and briefly headed 4 out - faced challenge but going best before 2 out - ran on and ridden after last(op 11/10 and tchd 6/5)

2 4½

1 Grimaud

J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:- SP:10/1

Towards rear but in touch with leaders - jumped slightly left 4th - headway before 4 out - prominent when not fluent and stumbled 3 out - challenging and pushed along before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - mistake and lost ground last - not recover(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)

3 6 10½

8 John The Spark

J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue

Age:8 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:101 SP:25/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in last - headway after 4 out - prominent when ridden and no extra after 2 out - no match for first two(op 33/1 tchd 22/1)

4 4½ 15

9 Quantum Quest

J:J J Slevin T:Henry De Bromhead

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:11/4

Prominent on inner - lost position but in touch with leaders after 7th - mistake and dropped to midfield 4 out - dropped to last 3 out - ran on before 2 out - went modest fourth towards finish(op 2/1)

5 ¾ 15¾

10 Slieve Annilog

J:Oakley Brown(5) T:Riceal Dunne

Age:7 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:25/1

In touch with leaders - towards rear after 5th - headway after 5 out - prominent after 3 out - no extra after 2 out - not fluent last - weakened and lost fourth towards finish(op 28/1 tchd 20/1)

6 16 31¾

7 Jersey Des Brosses

J:Jake Coen(3) T:Gordon Elliott

Age:6 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:16/1

Soon prominent - pressed winner before 8th - briefly led from 4 out - lost second and pushed along after 3 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out(op 20/1 and tchd 28/1)

7 2¾ 34½

4 Be Positive

J:Cian Quirke(5) T:Seamus Neville

Age:6 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:100/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - pressed leaders before 8th - weakened after 3 out(op 40/1)

8 2 36½

2 Along The Way

J:Mark Walsh T:Eddie & Patrick Harty

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:9/2

Took keen hold - prominent - briefly led before 1st - in touch with leaders after 5th - dropped to rear before 5 out - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 5/1)

5 Ellis Mor

J:Phillip Enright T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP:150/1

Took keen hold - prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders after 3rd - not fluent and pushed along briefly 7th - weakened before 4 out - dropped to last when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding hung left)(tchd 200/1)

Battleoftheboyne

J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:- SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €1.91

Tote place: €1.10 €2.90 €3.40

Exacta: €11.90

Trifecta: €148.80

CSF: €12.48