2025-01-16 Fairyhouse 12:30
Fairyhouse

Book Your Easter Early Bird Tickets Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m5f

Going: Yielding To Soft

Prize: €6,785

Runners: 9

Winning time: 5m 26.50s (slow by 22.50s)

Age: 5yo+

Class:

3 Clonbury Bridge

J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:J P Dempsey

Age:9 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:107 SP:11/2

Prominent - pressed leader after 3 out - led 2 out - soon clear - ridden after last - reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough(op 5/1)

2 1

1 Wine An Dine

J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott

Age:8 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:110 SP:25/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - soon pressed leader - mistake 5th - lost second but prominent after 7th - lost position when outpaced and ridden after 3 out - ran on approaching last - went second run-in(op 33/1 and tchd 40/1)

3 1¼ 2¼

2 Vaureal

J:Mr R James(7) T:Colin Bowe

Age:6 Weight:11st 11lbs

OR:109 SP:11/2

Held up in rear - pushed along before 4 out - headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - prominent when ridden before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - went second when not fluent last - lost second but kept on run-in(op 7/1 tchd 5/1)

4 ½ 2¾

9 Walk In Time

J:Cian Quirke(5) T:David Harry Kelly

Age:8 Weight:10st 6lbs

OR:90 SP:11/1

Disputed lead early - prominent when slow jump 1st - went second after 7th - led before 3 out - headed when not fluent 2 out - weakened towards finish(tchd 12/1)

5 7 9¾

4 Theonewedreamof

J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:6 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:107 SP:11/4F

Midfield - not fluent 6th - towards rear when mistake 4 out - some headway when pushed along before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 9/4 tchd 85/40)

6 4¼ 14

5 Pipers Boreen

J:Kieren Buckley T:Shane Nolan

Age:7 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:105 SP:7/2

Didn't always jump with fluency - disputed lead early - prominent before 1st - lost position but in touch with leaders after 4th - towards rear when switched left and reminder after 3 out - kept on approaching last(op 9/2)

7 4 18

8 Room To Roam

J:Alex Harvey(5) T:John C McConnell

Age:11 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:100 SP:22/1

Disputed lead early - led narrowly before 1st - headed before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 20/1)

8 nk 18¼

7 Tankardstown Diva

J:James Smith(5) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue

Age:6 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:104 SP:7/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear early - in touch with leaders 4 out - prominent after 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2)

6 Jump The Shark

J:Mark Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell

Age:7 Weight:11st 6lbs

OR:104 SP:10/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - niggled along briefly after 7th - nudged along then eased and lost touch before 2 out - pushed along briefly after 2 out - eased and pulled up approaching last(op 15/2)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €6.50

Tote place: €2 €6.50 €2

Exacta: €104.70

Trifecta: €491.90

Tricast: €796.43

CSF: €112.85