2025-02-05 Fairyhouse 14:55
Fairyhouse

Book Your Fairyhouse Hospitality Maiden Hurdle

Distance: 2m

Going: Heavy

Prize: €5,900

Runners: 13

Winning time: 4m 14.30s (slow by 37.30s)

Age: 4yo

Class:

3 Good To Be Alive

J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott

Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:9/1

Prominent - challenging going okay 2 out - shaken up when led approaching last - ridden clear run-in - ran on(op 15/2 tchd 10/1)

2 6

9 Sundance Sioux

J:Ben Harvey T:Cian Hughes

Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:7/2

Prominent - went second 4 out - led 2 out - ridden and headed approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 4/1)

3 6½ 12½

10 Atlantic City

J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy

Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:- SP:50/1

Prominent - in touch with leaders when bit short of room on turn after 3rd - headway approaching last - went modest third and kept on run-in(op 80/1)

4 2¾ 15¼

5 Imarajan

J:Kieren Buckley T:Eddie & Patrick Harty

Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:17/2

In touch with leaders - headway and prominent when mistake 2 out - no impression when not fluent last(op 8/1)

5 2¼ 17½

11 Lagoon Nebula

J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Andrew Kinirons

Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:- SP:50/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - brief headway on near side of group before 2 out - soon no impression(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)

6 9 26½

6 Legionnaire Forez

J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins

Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:4/9F

Jumped left on occasions - led - joined after 2nd - headed and weakened 2 out - eased when not fluent last(op 2/5 tchd 4/11)

7 4¾ 31¼

4 Hobart

J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:J A Nash

Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:16/1

Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - pressed leader - lost second but prominent 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 18/1 and tchd 20/1)

8 nk 31½

2 Aswellasabentley

J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Liam Lennon

Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:33/1

Held up in rear - some headway after 3 out - never dangerous(op 28/1)

9 48 79½

1 Are We Dancing

J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Liam Lennon

Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:200/1

Jumped left on occasions - didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - weakened after 3 out(op 150/1)

10 2¾ 82¼

13 Phoenix Princess

J:Daniel King T:Brendan Maurice Walsh

Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:- SP:250/1

Midfield early - not fluent 2nd - towards rear when slow jump 4th - weakened 3 out(op 200/1)

11 3¼ 85½

8 Rockys Favourite

J:Alex Harvey(5) T:Paul Mulligan

Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:250/1

In rear throughout(op 150/1)

7 Nobody

J:Sean Flanagan T:Brendan Maurice Walsh

Age:4 Weight:11st 7lbs

OR:- SP:100/1

Held up in rear - stumbled and slipped up soon after start(op 80/1)

12 Mercurial Sea

J:Carl Millar(5) T:Nigel Thomas Slevin

Age:4 Weight:11st 0lbs

OR:- SP:125/1

Towards rear early - some headway when not fluent 4th - midfield when pushed along after 3 out - weakening when mistake 2 out - mistake and fell last(op 80/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €10

Tote place: €1.50 €1.10 €10.70

Exacta: €72.10

Trifecta: €1116.70

CSF: €44.46