2025-04-21 Fairyhouse 14:05
Fairyhouse

Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m

Going: Soft

Prize: €11,800

Runners: 14

Winning time: 4m 20.80s (slow by 38.80s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

9 Last Kingdom

J: Mark Walsh T: W P Mullins

Age:4 Weight:10st 13lbs

OR:115 SP:10/1

Held up in rear - headway from 2 out - disputing second when not fluent last - soon nudged along and led - cosily(op 9/1 tchd 12/1)

2 1½

7 Stuntman Steve

J: Keith Donoghue T: Gavin Cromwell

Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs

OR:111 SP:18/1

Midfield on inner - headway 3 out - led 2 out - kept on but headed run-in - no match for winner(op 9/1)

3 ¾ 2¼

19 Weston

J: Conor McNamara T: H Rogers

Age:6 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:94 SP:14/1

Didn't jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway from 3 out - disputing second last - kept on run-in(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)

4 4 6¼

15 Catchabird

J: Aidan Kelly(5) T: Sarah Joanna Connell

Age:7 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:99 SP:10/1

Midfield - prominent 4 out - pressed leader before 2 out - no extra and lost two places from last(tchd 17/2 and tchd 11/1)

5 2½ 8¾

2 Whimsy

J: Oakley Brown(5) T: Anthony McCann

Age:6 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:120 SP:11/2

Towards rear - not fluent 4 out - headway on outer before 2 out - no impression from last(tchd 5/1)

6 1½ 10¼

3 Major Barry

J: Niall Houlihan T: Paul Stephen Kiely

Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:118 SP:50/1

Prominent - raced in second 2nd - not fluent 5 out - lost position 4 out - outpaced when not fluent last - soon no extra(op 33/1)

7 1½ 11¾

17 Aboy Joey

J: Simon Torrens T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Age:6 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:96 SP:22/1

Raced wide - towards rear - some headway 2 out - not pace to challenge(op 25/1 tchd 16/1)

8 shd 11¾

13 Duty Bound

J: Alex Harvey(5) T: J P Flavin

Age:6 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:101 SP:33/1

Midfield - badly hampered by faller and nearly lost jockey 2 out - rallied from last - not recover (jockey said gelding was hampered by the faller at the second last hurdle)(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)

9 ¾ 12½

12 Chosen Diamond

J: Philip Byrnes T: Edward Cawley

Age:9 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:101 SP:5/1

Led - headed 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 7/1)

10 1 13½

6 Kool One

J: Ivan Ryan(7) T: Conor David Maxwell

Age:4 Weight:11st 4lbs

OR:120 SP:9/2F

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - not fluent 3 out - weakening when mistake last(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)

11 shd 13¾

18 Teds Corner

J: Daniel King T: A J Martin

Age:5 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:94 SP:25/1

Always behind(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)

12 2½ 16¼

4 Wonleg

J: Rachael Blackmore T: Henry De Bromhead

Age:5 Weight:11st 10lbs

OR:118 SP:11/1

Always behind(tchd 9/1 and tchd 16/1)

10 King In Love

J: Sean O'Keeffe T: Sean Aherne

Age:5 Weight:10st 11lbs

OR:105 SP:11/2

Prominent on inner - pulled up quickly on turn after 2nd (jockey said gelding pulled up injured; vet said a post-race examination revealed no abnormalities)(op 7/1)

1 Arch Empire

J: Mr J H Williamson(7) T: Gordon Elliott

Age:5 Weight:11st 12lbs

OR:120 SP:10/1

In touch with leaders on outer - mistake 2nd - 2 lengths down when fell 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 12/1)

Read To Return

J: Daniel King T: A J Martin

Age:8 Weight:10st 4lbs

OR:98 SP: -

Kaptain Bay

J: Donagh Meyler T: Noel Meade

Age:4 Weight:10st 7lbs

OR:109 SP: -

Aurea Fortuna

J: Kevin Sexton T: A J Martin

Age:6 Weight:10st 8lbs

OR:102 SP: -

Putapoundinthejar

J: Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T: A J Martin

Age:5 Weight:11st 9lbs

OR:117 SP: -

Solsbury Hill

J: Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T: Conor O'Dwyer

Age:6 Weight:11st 2lbs

OR:110 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €12

Tote place: €3.40 €3.50 €6.40

Exacta: €152.40

Trifecta: €689.10

Tricast: €2543.97

CSF: €173.46