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13:05 Fairyhouse

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SBK Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £7695.65
  • 2m 1f 65y
  • 10 runners
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Fairyhouse

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £5.60
  • Place: £1.40

Form: 371435

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 8lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict

Well supported when winning over 2m on heavy at Clonmel in October; has run creditably on all three starts since then; not beaten far in fifth at Naas last time despite making a bad mistake two out.

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Verdict Starting price

1st

5

27th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 1f 65y

13:05 Fairyhouse

Midnight It Is

11st 8lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Gavin Cromwell

travelled strongly, pressed leader and briefly disputed lead, led before 6th, switched left 2 out, faced challenges before last, ridden and stayed on after last

6/1

5th

11

12th Jan 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

13:12 Naas

Midnight It Is

10st 8lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Gavin Cromwell

Well supported when winning over 2m on heavy at Clonmel in October; has run creditably twice since (over 2m2f-2m4f) and may do better at this trip; Conor Stone-Walsh claims a useful 5lb.

9/1

100/30

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 6-1172

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict

Given a break after a handicap hurdle win at Clonmel in May; returned in fine shape, winning a Thurles beginners' chase with considerable ease; made a bad mistake two out when unplaced favourite off his lower hurdles mark at same venue; better again back over fences at Thurles with Chainofconsequence back in sixth.

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5th

5

7th May 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 31y

19:50 Ballinrobe

Battle Of Ridgeway

11st 3lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Martin Hassett

midfield, headway 2 out, kept on from last, not reach leaders

10/1

4th

6

11th Apr 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

15:10 Limerick

Battle Of Ridgeway

10st 12lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Martin Hassett

prominent, outpaced before 2 out, lost third and weakened from last

14/1

7th

15

21st Mar 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 0y

15:58 Cork

Battle Of Ridgeway

10st 13lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Martin Hassett

Won either side of a summer break last year and has improved over fences this season; could be a big player from his 15lb lower hurdle mark, although has to prove he stays this far on heavy ground.

14/1

12/1

  • Place: £4.20

Form: 36620P

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict

Handicap chase winner at Tramore last April; good effort in defeat when second at Clonmel in October; poor effort over hurdles at Navan last month; questions to answer now after being pulled up in a Limerick event won by Chainofconsequence.

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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

1

21st Nov 2024

Good

2m 0f 121y

13:05 Thurles

Freddie Robdal

12st 0lb

J: Ethan O’Sullivan

T: Henry De Bromhead

midfield, went fourth before 3 out, challenging on inner when bit short of room approaching last, no extra final 110yds

10/1

6th

4

6th Oct 2024

Good

2m 1f 0y

16:00 Killarney

Freddie Robdal

11st 9lb

J: Ethan O’Sullivan

T: Henry De Bromhead

Gained second chase win in a handicap off 105 at Wexford in July (2m, yielding); too much to do when fifth there off 6lb higher last time out; handles soft ground and cant be discounted for top yard.

13/2

5th

4

7th Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

19:45 Wexford

Freddie Robdal

11st 9lb

J: Diarmuid Moloney

T: Henry De Bromhead

Ordinary maiden hurdler; more effective as a chaser; gained his second win when scoring by 3l in a conditional jockeys' race over C&D a fortnight ago; raised 6lb but same rider can claim an additional 3lb now.

5/1

Form: 31-9F3

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict

Won 2m4f maiden hurdle at Cork last March; tailed off on chase debut at Galway in October; making some headway when falling two out at Punchestown; remote third over C&D last time after the leader fell at the last; handicap debut.

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11th

16

7th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 150y

14:17 Navan

Battle It Out

10st 3lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Conor O’Dwyer

Won a 2m4f Listed novice handicap chase at Navan in February; signed off with a 15l third in a similar event at the Punchestown festival; held in second when unseating his rider at the last in a Galway conditions event six weeks ago.

12/1

1

26th Oct 2024

Good

2m 2f 54y

15:38 Galway

Battle It Out

11st 9lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Conor O’Dwyer

Winning hurdler but an improved chaser last season, winning a Listed novice handicap at Navan and rounded off the season when third in a Listed handicap at the Punchestown festival; sets the standard here and looks suited by the race conditions; shorter trip might not be ideal but he will appreciate every drop of the forecast rain.

9/4

3rd

14

3rd May 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 55y

16:15 Punchestown

Battle It Out

10st 4lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Conor O’Dwyer

Ordinary form in conditions chases before fair fourth over 2m1f on handicap debut at Fairyhouse; well suited by the step up to 2m4f when winning readily with a light weight at Naas; unable to sustain progress over 2m7f at Navan.

14/1

Form: PF6U35

Last run: 29 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict

Winning hurdler; has failed to complete three of his seven starts over fences; made a bad mistake at the eighth when third in a Ludlow handicap; beaten almost 20l in fifth at Leopardstown last time.

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2nd

2

11th Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 110y

Class 4

13:15 Kempton

Steppenwolf

11st 9lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Ex-Irish 6yo who is only 1-11 over fences, the win gained at Ffos Las (2m3f; stable debut) in May; has failed to back up that form in two subsequent starts (had further wind surgery since latest) and looks more exposed than these rivals.

13/2

11th

7

28th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 4

14:25 Uttoxeter

Steppenwolf

11st 11lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Ex-Irish 6yo who was given a wind op before winning quite stylishly on stable debut at Ffos Las (2m3f, good) in May; disappointed when favourite to follow up at Bangor last month but could plausibly still have more improvement to come for this stable; swaps cheekpieces for first-time blinkers.

9/1

5th

2

28th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

18:13 Bangor-on-Dee

Steppenwolf

11st 13lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Failed to score over fences for Gavin Cromwell but underwent breathing surgery before scoring readily for his new yard in 2m3f handicap chase at Ffos Las 29 days ago; hiked up 8lb but still rates a big player.

13/8

OUR TIP

Form: 0-3F4P C

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 112

Form & Verdict

Three-time winner over hurdles; not a bad start over fences when third in a Thurles beginners' in October but hard to fancy on more recent form.

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12th

11

31st Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 110y

18:00 Galway

Henning

10st 7lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

took keen hold, in touch with leaders, prominent before 2nd

16/1

6th

7

4th Jul 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:25 Tipperary

Henning

11st 6lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Comes here in good heart; placed twice over fences and didn't see out 3m on return to hurdling when third at Kilbeggan; this looks a more suitable trip.

8/1

Form: -35532

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 1lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict

Bumper and hurdles winner; showed signs of a possible imminent breakthrough over fences when second in the Limerick event won by Chainofconsequence.

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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

2

7th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 4f 198y

Class 4

15:10 Carlisle

Teescomponentsyess

11st 10lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Fairly useful Irish chaser who ended a long losing run when finally getting off the mark over fences in 2m4f Gowran handicap chase 19 days ago; has an 11lb higher mark to overcome here but he's still firmly in the picture.

5/2

1st

11

17th Feb 2024

Heavy

2m 4f 0y

16:35 Gowran Park

Teescomponentsyess

10st 0lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Bumper and hurdles winner; 0-9 chasing, pick of recent form when runner-up in 2m2f Limerick handicap on penultimate; needs to jump better than at Fairyhouse last time.

16/1

Form: 163-PP C

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 4lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict

Won over 2m5f here last February; pulled up in a Clonmel handicap in October and suffered the same fate a month ago in a Limerick event won by Chainofconsequence.

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3rd

2

19th Apr 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 1f 100y

19:20 Limerick

Sunnyvilla

11st 11lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: Donal Hassett

Now a three-time winner over fences; possibly a little fortunate to get away with a 4lb rise for his front-running success at Thurles at the beginning of the month; 5lb claimer controlled the race effectively then.

5/2

1st

7

1st Apr 2024

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 160y

14:58 Cork

Sunnyvilla

10st 0lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: Donal Hassett

made virtually all, 15 lengths ahead 4th, much reduced lead 5 out, faced challenge 2 out, pushed along approaching last, ridden and went clear again run-in

11/2

4th

11

9th Mar 2024

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

15:55 Gowran Park

Sunnyvilla

10st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Donal Hassett

Hinted at a revival in first-time cheekpieces (retained) at Thurles last month but best form is over further and he's 2lb wrong here.

33/1

Form: 929613 D

Last run: 16 days

W: 10st 6lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict

Remote sixth in a Thurles event in which Battle Of Ridgeway was second in the middle of last month, restored to form when winning in good style from Teescomponentsyess at Limerick; trainer attributed the improvement to the fitting of blinkers; fair third behind the progressive Money Heist off his new mark at Clonmel.

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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

7

29th Nov 2024

Good

2m 2f 63y

12:30 Thurles

Chainofconsequence

10st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Michael J McDonagh

Down the field over hurdles on latest; Downpatrick win in June was over a staying trip, though won over shorter at Limerick last December; form lacks consistency.

14/1

14th

18

3rd Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:50 Cork

Chainofconsequence

10st 10lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Michael J McDonagh

Won over fences at Downpatrick but disappointed since; has a shout on best hurdles form of last year.

28/1

8th

6

2nd Jul 2024

Good To Firm

2m 6f 150y

15:33 Tipperary

Chainofconsequence

11st 5lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Michael J McDonagh

Won his second race over fences when beating Ocean Legacy by 11l at Downpatrick last time, left in the lead two out; improving but this is tougher raised 7lb.

5/1

Form: 0-U967 D

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 8lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict

Has run only six times since winning a handicap hurdle at Cheltenham in November 2021; unseated at fourth on chase debut in Cork and had shown little since; tailed off last time in a Thurles event in which Battle Of Ridgeway was second; up against it.

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9

6th Oct 2024

Good

2m 1f 0y

16:00 Killarney

Mc Alpine

10st 9lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

0-12 over fences; badly out of form since winning over hurdles at Cheltenham in November 2021; blinkers need to have a transformative effect.

25/1

10th

8

27th Sep 2024

Soft

2m 3f 100y

16:25 Listowel

Mc Alpine

11st 5lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

held up in rear

28/1

9th

6

30th Aug 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 100y

18:50 Wexford

Mc Alpine

11st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: P J Rothwell

Dual hurdle winner is 0-10 over fences and isn't easy to fancy on the back of recent poor efforts.

33/1

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