17:10 Fairyhouse

Sunday 2 April 2017

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  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Soft to Heavy  |   18 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:11  |   Winning time: 5m 22.6s
1st
Horse silk
18
14/1
T: N MaddenJ: N P Madden
Held up towards rear, progress into mid-division before 3 out, 6th travelling well entering straight, ridden in 5th 2 out, stayed on to challenge before last, disputed last, led run-in and kept on well op 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
5 ½
16
50/1
T: Mrs A MooneyJ: M F Mooney
Held up towards rear, progress into mid-division before 3 out, 5th travelling well entering straight, switched to inner before 2 out where ridden in close 4th, stayed on to dispute before last, headed run-in and kept on same pace
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
4
1011-6
14/1
T: N LeeJ: J W Kennedy
Led and disputed, ridden before 2 out, kept on under pressure from before last, headed after last, no extra in 3rd run-in, kept on same pace
4th
Horse silk
7 ½
15
25/1
T: V T O'BrienJ: R P Treacy (5)
Mid-division, towards rear 3 out, ridden into moderate 8th 2 out, no impression in 6th before last, kept on run-in to 4th close home
5th
Horse silk
½
13
610-13
14/1
T: D BuddsJ: P F Mangan
Mid-division early, closer in 6th halfway, progress to challenge entering straight, ridden and disputed before 2 out, headed before last and no extra, kept on one pace
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
6
5/2f
T: M BrassilJ: C Brassil (5)
Soon mid-division, progress into 5th and slight mistake 3 out, 4th travelling well entering straight, challenged 2 out, soon ridden, under pressure in 4th before last where bad mistake, no extra op 7/1
7th
Horse silk
4
17
10/1
T: P J ColvilleJ: M P Fogarty
Settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, ridden and lost place 3 out, under pressure in 9th entering straight, 7th and slight mistake 2 out, no extra and kept on one pace op 11/1
8th
Horse silk
10
11
14/1
T: Miss E DoyleJ: S W Flanagan
Held up towards rear, ridden into moderate 10th 2 out, no impression and kept on one pace
9th
Horse silk
9 ½
7
10/1
T: Christian DelcrosJ: R Loughran
Mid-division best, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace op 6/1
10th
Horse silk
½
3
611-8
20/1
T: F J FloodJ: D E Mullins
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and no extra entering straight op 25/1
11th
Horse silk
1
8
20/1
T: S J KennyJ: A W Short (7)
Mid-division best, ridden and no impression 3 out, no extra before 2 out op 25/1
12th
Horse silk
¾
9
16/1
T: T CooperJ: G N Fox
Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, slight mistake 4 out and reminder, ridden and no extra after 3 out
13th
Horse silk
½
5
6/1
T: M J SmithJ: R C Colgan
Led and disputed, hanging and reminders 4th, ridden entering straight, no extra before 2 out, soon weakened
14th
Horse silk
14
1
12/1
T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne (7)
Towards rear for most, ridden and no impression 3 out, soon no extra and weakened
15th
Horse silk
16
12
811-0
33/1
T: P ByrneJ: B T O'Connell
Always towards rear, ridden and no impression before 3 out, weakened
16th
Horse silk
10
2
12/1
T: R TynerJ: P T Enright
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened op 11/1 tchd 10/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
10
6/1
T: T MullinsJ: D J Mullins
Mid-division best, towards rear when fell 4 out op 8/1
PU
Horse silk
14
16/1
T: T GibneyJ: J M Moore
Disputed briefly early, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and mistake 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.40Pl:€2.70, €11.50, €4.20, €5.70EX:€1,377.40Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€9,656.83SF:€648.69

Forecasts

Artic Pearl (5/2), The Church Gate (6/1), Phar Island (6/1), Irish Mustard (10/1), Black Kettle (10/1), Kristian Goingwel (12/1), Simple Steps (12/1), Aa Bee See (14/1), Rebel Cry (14/1), Ted Bach (14/1), Alices Man (14/1), Old Time Melody (16/1), Bellas Rock (16/1), Crehelp (20/1), No More Monkeys (20/1), Carrow Queen (25/1), Dr Zoom (33/1), Glasson Lad (50/1)

Verdict

Getting weight all round, handicap debutant Aa Bee See shouldn't be underestimated in the McManus silks and any market confidence would be worth noting. There are others with better claims on form however and none more so than THE CHURCH GATE, agonisingly denied in his previous two runs. He is versatile and should go well at this trip and may well claim a deserved success now. Simple Steps is noted coming back over hurdles having run well at times this season over fences while Black Kettle showed much more last time at Down Royal and must be taken very seriously as a result. No More Monkeys and Ted Bach are others worthy of consideration in a wide open finale.
  1. The Church Gate
  2. Black Kettle
  3. Ted Bach

Prize Money

1st: €6,160.002nd: €1,909.003rd: €910.004th: €410.005th: €160.00

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