Off the mark with shock 150-1 success in 2m1f Down Royal maiden in January (second and third both good winners since, rated 129 and 125 respectively); nowhere near that form following month however when third in 2m Ayr novice on soft; upped in trip for handicap debut and on a decent mark if taking that maiden win literally.
10am
J: Danny Mullins
T: W R Crawford
5
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22/1
-64.1% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Towards rear - midfield halfway - headway after 2 out - keeping on when not fluent but left in fourth last - soon no extra(op 18/1)
Seemed to relish testing ground when scoring readily on hurdles debut in a Gowran maiden (2m, heavy) in November but later in month faded tamely in C&D novice; back from a break with stamina concerns.
Still a maiden but progressing in each run, notably runner-up latest two in 2m3f maidens, at Naas and when chasing home a ready 8.5l winner at Limerick last month; cheekpieces now added for handicap debut.
Won Ballysteen point-to-point (yielding) for Pierce Power and fortunate winner when left in the lead at the last on hurdles debut at Down Royal (2m6f) in October; softer ground possibly against him when pulled up in Thurles rated novice in December and back from a break here.
J: Darragh O'Keeffe
T: Henry De Bromhead🟢 BACK EARLY
6
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9/1
+25% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Midfield - keeping on when not fluent 2 out - no extra from last(op 17/2 and tchd 9/1)
Prominent - went second 5th - pressed leader 4 out - weakened before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - 17 lengths third when left in lead last(op 4/1 tchd 10/3 and 9/2)
Progressed really well earlier in the season with handicap wins at Sligo, Downpatrick and Naas; having risen 30lb in ratings, form has levelled out of late albeit recent Wexford third was a solid one; consistent mare but others may now be better handicapped.
Opening
J: Calum Hogan(5)
T: E Seymour
5
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33/1
+98.5% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Towards rear - brief headway 2 out - soon no impression
In touch with leaders - pushed along after 3 out - headway before 2 out - ridden and challenging approaching last - led last - kept on(op 9/4 tchd 2/1)
Disputed lead early - prominent 3rd - in touch with leaders 5th - went second before 6th - lost position before 2 out - weakened quickly before last(op 8/1)
Didn't always jump with fluency - disputed lead early - mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 1st - soon in touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out(tchd 80/1 and tchd 150/1)
Favourite when touched off in this race last year (off 105) and reappeared to land 2m maiden here in November on similarly testing ground; beaten favourite both starts since, latest when dropping out tamely before last in C&D rated novice in January; tongue-tie now added to cheekpieces worn the last twice.
J: Mark Walsh
T: T M Walsh
6
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15/2
+54.5% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Midfield - headway and prominent when not fluent 3 out - disputing third 2 out - hampered by faller last - ran on and went second towards finish - no match for winner(tchd 7/1)
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In touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - short of room on turn before 2 out - soon dropped to last - outpaced when mistake last - soon no chance (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 5/4)
Prominent - soon went third - nudged along and went second before 2 out - led narrowly when left clear last - ridden and idled towards finish - always doing enough(op 5/4 tchd 4/6)
Midfield - not fluent 5 out - headway before 2 out - soon led - faced challenge approaching last - soon headed - rallied and briefly disputed lead run-in - just failed(op 4/1)
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear early - mistake 1st - midfield 4th - headway 3 out - in touch with leaders after 2 out - no extra when jumped left and mistake last(op 80/1 tchd 200/1)
Lightly raced 5yo stepped up nicely on latest of three maiden runs to win over C&D in early February, seeing it out strongly in admittedly a weak affair; type to improve again but will need to off this mark.
Opening
J: Michael Kenneally(5)
T: Gerard Edmund O'Leary
5
15.0 → 9.0 ↑(40%)
12/1
-59.8% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Midfield - in touch with leaders 4th - prominent 4 out - weakened after 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 11/1)
Midfield - good headway and in touch with leaders on outer 5th - went second 4 out - nudged along and led 2 out - not fluent last - ridden and ran on well run-in(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
Fair level of form without yet winning, placed in Down Royal maiden and Ayr novice; two most recent runs below that level however and beginning to look exposed.
10am
J: Sean Bowen
T: S R B Crawford⚪ NO EDGE
8
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20/1
+82.6% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders 2nd - weakening when short of room and lost position after 3 out - no extra 2 out(tchd 20/1)
Nicely improved to get off the mark on fourth attempt hurdling and on handicap debut at Gowran last month, coming late under patient ride to win going away over 2m (heavy): every chance he'll improve again over this longer trip and 9lb rise workable.
Opening
J: Donagh Meyler
T: Mrs Gillian Callaghan
6
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6/1
-91.2% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Towards rear - good headway 3 out - challenging 2 out - led narrowly when fell last(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
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In rear - not fluent 4 out - ridden before 3 out - headway before 2 out - led when not fluent last - went clear inside final 110yds - comfortably(op 9/1 tchd 12/1)
Improved round of jumping to get off the mark last month in 2m3f Naas handicap, making most and rallying well from last (soft-to-heavy); 7lb rise so needs to step up again.
Opening
J: Keith Donoghue
T: J P Dempsey⚪ NO EDGE
7
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8/1
-76.7% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Prominent - led narrowly after 1st - headed after 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out - pulled up approaching last
Hurdles win last summer came at Galway and back chasing of late, notably 2m7f Punchestown handicap win; okay effort at Leopardstown last time when favourite; also due to run over fences here on Saturday (3.15).
J: Philip Byrnes
T: A J Martin🔵 SP VALUE
7
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+18928.6% vs avg
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04 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Blackrock College AFC Ladies National Handicap Chase
Towards rear - headway halfway - in touch with leaders 11th - weakened before 3 out(tchd 11/2)
Towards rear - steady headway before 13th - weakened after 2 out (usual 3 out) (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion - officially described as soft - heavy in places - and would prefer a sounder surface)(op 10/3)
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Held up in rear - raced wide when niggled along briefly 12th - good headway 4 out - pressed leader 3 out - led approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in - comfortably(op 6/5 tchd 5/4)
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Held up in midfield - slow jump 1st - prominent behind clear leaders before 7th - prominent 4 out - challenging after 2 out - no extra then lost second run-in(op 3/1 tchd 7/2)
In rear - outpaced 3 out - rallying and in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - kept on well and led inside final 110yds - comfortably(tchd 15/2)
Midfield - in touch with leaders after 2 out (usual 3 out) - headway after last (usual 2 out) - went second omitted last - no extra when lost second towards finish(op 12/1)
Won a point-to-point on good ground last May; coped with much softer ground on first three maiden hurdle runs when placed behind some decent types; recent Limerick run was poor though, forcing it as usual but dropping out tamely; others preferred on handicap debut.
10am
J: Harry Sexton(7)
T: Adrian Sexton
6
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22/1
+146.1% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Prominent - lost position and dropped to midfield before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)
Bumper winner is 1-18 over hurdles with the victory coming off a mark of 100 in decisive fashion at Thurles (2m4f, heavy) in January; ran a nice race when fourth in a Listed novice at Navan last time (2m4f, heavy); don't rule out.
Early PM
J: Sean Flanagan
T: William J McLernon
8
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25/1
+22.1% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Led - headed but prominent after 1st - weakened quickly after 3 out - pulled up after 2 out(op 25/1)
Towards rear - slow jump 1st - headway before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - hung right before last - kept on and went second inside final 110yds(tchd 9/1 and 11/1)
In touch with leaders - not fluent and pecked on landing 3rd - not fluent then hampered by faller 3 out - soon reminder - ran on up the centre before last - soon ridden - went second but no chance with winner towards finish(tchd 11/4)
Prominent - led after 1st - headed and prominent before 2nd - pushed along and went second approaching last - ridden but no chance with winner run-in(op 8/1)
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Midfield - headway and prominent after 3 out - went second after 2 out - no chance with winner approaching last - mistake last - kept on(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
In touch with leaders - headway and prominent on near side of group after 3 out - left in second when hampered by faller last - kept on - no match for winner(op 50/1)
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Towards rear - jumped left when mistake and jockey lost iron briefly 1st - mistake 4th - not fluent 4 out - some headway 2 out - kept on but no impression run-in(op 11/2 tchd 7/2)
In touch with leaders - lost position over 4f out - dropped to rear when pushed along before straight - switched right when ridden over 3f out - soon minor headway but no impression(op 15/2)
Towards rear on inner early - midfield after 4th - pressed leaders going okay 3f out - went second and made challenge over 2f out - outpaced when ridden over 1f out - ran on inside final 110yds - led towards finish - won going away(op 40/1)
Won comfortably on hurdles debut at Downpatrick (2m2f, good) last summer and some okay runs in handicaps afterwards; absent since October and probably wants better ground.
J: Alex Harvey
T: John C McConnell🔵 SP VALUE
6
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50/1
+24.4% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Towards rear throughout - detached halfway - pulled up 2 out (jockey said mare was hampered by a faller at 2nd hurdle)(op 50/1)
Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association Novice Handicap Hurdle
Disputing second - led 3rd - disputing second after 4th - disputed lead 2 out - lost position and outpaced from last - just held third(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
Prominent - went second going easily 2 out - led narrowly last - pushed along and went clear run-in - reminder inside final 110yds - comfortably(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
Jim And Niall MacMahon Memorial (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race
In touch with leaders - midfield before halfway - headway when switched left over 5f out - soon led narrowly or disputed lead - headed when hard ridden from 2f out - rallied and disputed lead over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/4)
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Soon midfield - lost position when outpaced on inner under 5f out - headway over 3f out - prominent when ridden under 3f out - weakened from 2f out(op 10/1)
Won C&D maiden in November on heavy but hasn't gone from that, most recently weakening two out in 2m7f Punchestown handicap in February; return to this trip should suit and tongue-tie added.
Opening
J: Ben Harvey
T: Cian Collins🟢 BACK EARLY
7
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40/1
+115.8% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Prominent - led after 3 out - faced challenge 2 out - rallying and pressed leader when left clear last - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that application of a tongue-tie for the first may have brought about the improvement - which was noted)(op 40/1 tchd 28/1)
Prominent - briefly disputed lead early - briefly disputed lead after halfway - pressed leaders on inner when reminder 3f out - weakened when ridden from over 2f out(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
Lightly raced 3yo was having only third start when landing ordinary 2m Wexford maiden last month, coming home strongly to beat a joint-favourite (pair clear); longer trip should suit but this a stiff task.
Opening
J: Shane O'Callaghan(5)
T: P J Rothwell⚪ NO EDGE
5
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11/1
-47.8% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Midfield - headway on outer and in touch with leaders after 3 out - kept on and went fourth run-in - not reach leaders(op 10/1)
Maiden's best run came when placed in good-ground Wexford maiden last summer; testing ground wouldn't have suited on last month's comeback run and may need more drying to be considered.
J: Jack Tudor
T: P A Fahy
6
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80/1
+9.5% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Never better than midfield - weakened and towards rear before 3 out - pulled up 2 out(op 80/1)
Midfield - lost position after 2nd - raced in last when pushed along after 5th - pulled up before 7th (jockey said gelding never travelled and pulled up)(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders before 4 out - pressed leaders after 2 out - ridden to lead approaching last - kept on well run-in(op 11/2)
Maiden's best effort yet on latest when up with pace throughout in finishing second of 18 in 2m3f Leopardstown novice handicap last month (soft-to-heavy); not sure this slightly longer trip will suit.
Opening
J: Sean O'Keeffe
T: Thomas Dowling
5
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18/1
-55.8% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Towards rear - switched left home turn - headway into midfield 2 out - no impression approaching last
Win came over this trip at Gowran (soft) in October; safely held since, okay run at Limerick last time over an inadequate trip but looking pretty exposed at this stage.
10am
J: Simon Torrens
T: P J Rothwell⚪ NO EDGE
6
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+11888% vs avg
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22 Mar 26
Limerick (IRE)
Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
Towards rear - headway from 3 out - midfield before 2 out - ran on well from last - not reach leaders(op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Qualifier Handicap Hurdle
Led - headed and chased clear leader after 1st - headway and briefly led 6th - pressed leaders when hampered and lost position home turn - soon weakened(op 17/2)
Not beaten far in a Galway bumper on debut but hasn't kicked on since then, well held in three maiden hurdles; opening mark looks plenty high on evidence to-date.
Last month's Naas comeback run (10.5l fifth behind Umpire's Call) was a step in the right direction but lots more required here in a more competitive handicap.
J: Conor Stone-Walsh
T: Gavin Cromwell⚪ NO EDGE
6
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13/2
+7.1% vs avg
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05 Apr 26
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle
Midfield - in touch with leaders on inner - switched left home turn - disputing third when not fluent 2 out - no impression when left in second last - lost second towards finish(op 6/1)