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17:30 Fairyhouse (IRE)

www.fairyhouse.ie Handicap Chase (0-102)

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 5f 100y
  • Going: Soft to Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • €10,000 added
  • Winner: €6,150
  • 2nd: €1,900
  • 3rd: €900
  • 4th: €400
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 50.80s
  • Off Time: 17:32:13
  • 17 Ran
1
Silk - DARK GREEN, yellow seams, quartered cap
  • Form 48-679F
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-9
  • Official Rating 99

held up, slightly impeded 2nd, 15th at 4th, no impression 3 out, one pace

2
Silk - PURPLE & WHITE QUARTERED, purple sleeves, white cap
  • Form 623021
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 97

soon mid-division, 9th at 4th, closed and mistake 4 out, 5th before straight, chased winner and no impression approaching last, one pace

3
Silk - YELLOW & ROYAL BLUE DIABOLO, yellow sleeves, check cap
  • Form U03450
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 96

towards rear, slightly impeded and fell 2nd

4
Silk - YELLOW, large dark blue spots, dark blue spots on sleeves, yellow cap
  • Form 859967
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 95

held up, slight mistake 2nd, 14th at 4th, no impression before 3 out, mistake 2 out, no extra

5
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, red star, red stars on sleeves, emerald green cap, red stars
  • Form F44625
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 94

soon mid-division, 8th at 4th, pushed along 10th, no impression and not fluent 4 out, pulled up before last

6
Silk - Black, pink epaulettes & sleeves, pink star on cap
  • Form 200U24
  • Age 12
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 94

soon mid-division, slight mistake 3rd, 11th at 4th, reminders 6th, no impression 3 out, one pace

7
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & ORANGE HOOPED, white cap
  • Form 00828P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 90

tracked leaders, 4th at 4th, slight mistake 5th, not fluent 7th and pushed along briefly, slightly impeded 8th, under pressure 10th, no extra next, eased from 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

8
Silk - WHITE & BLACK HOOPS, white cap, black star
16/1
  • Form 000P-47
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 89

bumped slightly 2nd, prominent, 2nd at 4th, slow jump 8th, mistake 11th, 4th and no impression before straight, one pace

9
Silk - YELLOW, red cross of lorraine & sleeves, hooped cap
10/1
  • Form 81-5086
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 86

held up, not fluent 3rd, 12th at 4th, closer in 6th before straight, one pace

10
Silk - LIGHT BLUE & RED QUARTERED, blue sleeves, check cap
  • Form 7UU445
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 84

soon tracked leaders, slight mistake and pushed along briefly 4th, soon raced in 5th, challenged in 2nd from before straight, close up when fell 2 out

11
Silk - Purple & yellow quartered, yellow sleeves, hooped cap
20/1
  • Form U85P88
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 83

mid-division, reminder 2nd, not fluent 4th, soon last, under pressure 7th, no extra and pulled up before 4 out

12
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, white disc & sleeves, yellow & red striped cap
16/1
  • Form P7P3P4
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-7
  • Official Rating 83

soon tracked leaders, 6th at 4th, a little keen, 7th before straight, no impression when jumped left and slightly impeded 2 out, one pace

13
Silk - Black & red diabolo, red diamonds on sleeves, red diamond on cap
9/1
  • Form 78F-55P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 82

held up, 10th at 4th, disputed 8th before straight and no impression, kept on same pace

14
Silk - WHITE, dark blue star, yellow sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap
  • Form 89003P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 81

prominent, 3rd at 4th, challenged 3 out, soon led, left with decisive advantage from 2 out, steadied and jumped right last, stayed on well run-in, easily

15
Silk - YELLOW, black chevron & chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap, black spots
  • Form 3340-7P
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 81

held up, 13th at 4th, disputed 8th before straight, no impression and impeded 2 out, jumped left last, one pace

16
Silk - Red, green sash, red & white qtd cap
40/1
  • Form 650/4P4
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 78

tracked leaders, jumped right 2nd, 7th at 4th, under pressure 11th, soon no impression, pulled up before last

17
Silk - WHITE, large black spots, black spots on sleeves & cap
  • Form 707P57
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 77

led, inclined to jump slightly left, pressed and slight mistake 3 out, soon headed, one pace from next

18
NR
16/1
  • Form 6P8945
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 72

In depth

Verdict

Another low-grade affair with not a single course winner engaged. Le Grand Chene has been raised 4lb for landing an equally moderate contest at Downpatrick last week but did well as he found the trip too short and this is more like it. Better B Quick finished a good third over track and trip in November but has run poorly subsequently while Glenwood For Ever is still a novice, though his two most recent runs in handicaps put him in the picture. The veteran NOTIFICATION ran his best race to date over fences behind Tipped Up Harry at Navan last month and the winner has subsequently defied a big weight rise. Willie Cronin's charge will again have the trainer's son on board and the combination look good enough for this. Town Pond would have a chance on his victory at Downpatrick a year ago from just 1lb lower but Mount Brandon has been disappointing since a close second at Punchestown in December.

Formwatch

Betterthanalright (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Prominent, soon disputed, left in lead 4th, slight mistake 5th, headed before next, 5th halfway, closer in 3rd after 5 out, pushed along in 5th when fell 3 out, at Thurles 3m hcp hvy in Jan.

Le Grand Chene (FR) 9-4fav (11-6) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, progress after 3 out and went 2nd next, under pressure and kept on well run-in to lead final 100 yards, won at Downpatrick 2m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in Mar beating Pointview Gale (11-12) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.

Better B Quick (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders before 3 out, never on terms, weakened next, last of 14, dist behind Simarthur (11-4) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan.

Pause And Ponder (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, pecked 1st, behind from 3rd, closer before 5 out, ridden and no impression 4 out, weakened, 7th of 9, dist behind Caolaneoin (11-12) at Naas 2m hvy in Mar.

Glenwood For Ever (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) Prominent, 4th halfway, pushed along on inner 2 out, edged left when hit railing and bumped rival approaching last, soon dropped to 6th, kept on one pace run-in, 5th of 10, 7 3/4l behind On The Shannon (11-2) at Fairyhouse 2m 6f hcp Yielding - Soft in Mar.

Notification (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Held up, 9th at 5th, slightly impeded 9th, 6th approaching straight, kept on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Tipped Up Harry (11-4) at Navan 2m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.

Mount Brandon (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Prominent, slight mistakes 1st and 4th, pecked 9th, dropped to moderate 8th approaching straight and no extra, pulled up before 3 out, at Gowran Park 3m 1f hcp sft in Mar.

Vincent Row (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Soon towards rear, slightly slow 1st, pushed along 2nd where slightly slow, reminder after 3rd, no impression from after 3 out, no extra from before next, 7th of 10, dist behind Luckyinmilan (11-8) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp sft in Mar.

Town Pond (IRE) 25-1 (10-5) Towards rear, 10th from 4th, not fluent 3 out, moderate 9th before straight, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 15 3/4l behind Sunsetstorise (11-7) at Fairyhouse 2m 6f hcp hvy in Jan.

Carrigeen Lobelia (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Held up, moderate 6th approaching 5th, pushed along briefly next, reminder 7th, under pressure and no impression from 8th, eased approaching straight, tailed off, 5th of 7, dist behind Whisper Rock (11-7) at Gowran Park 2m 2f sft in Mar.

Carrow Queen (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Mid-division, slight mistake 1st, 7th at 3rd, 9th at 8th, dropped to moderate 10th at 9th where mistake, detached 10th, some late headway to moderate 8th, no danger, 8th of 10, dist behind Thelobstercatcher (11-3) at Limerick 3m hcp hvy in Mar.

Clondaw Dude (IRE) 18-1 (10-0) Towards rear, headway to chase leaders 10th, 4th approaching straight, no impression when badly hampered 2 out, one pace, 4th of 14, dist behind Whatareudoingtome (10-10) at Gowran Park 3m 1f hcp sft in Mar.

Dr Duckett (IRE) 5-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, mistake 5th, led before next, headed before 7th, 3rd halfway, mistake 11th, ridden in 6th after 5 out, soon no extra and weakened, pulled up after 4 out, at Thurles 3m hcp hvy in Jan.

Change The Rules (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Slight mistake 1st, soon towards rear, last at 9th, jumped right 12th, no impression from 5 out, pulled up after 4 out, at Gowran Park 3m 1f hcp sft in Mar.

West Council (IRE) 50-1 (9-10) Soon in rear, 9th after 8th, driven after 9th, detached after 4 out, no extra, pulled up before 3 out, at Roscommon 2m 5f hcp gd in Sep.

Knocksquire (IRE) 7-2 (12-1) Ld/disp, 1/2l adv 1/2way, mstk 4out, wknd to 3rd & held bef 2out, no ex close home, 4th of 5, 13l behind Kilcolman Hill (12-1) at Cragmore 3m hvy in Feb.

West Ship Master (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Held up mid-division, headway halfway, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 9, dist behind Vision De La Vie (11-5) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (5) sft in Feb.

Night Sir (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Soon mid-division, no extra approaching straight, 5th of 14, dist behind Whatareudoingtome (10-10) at Gowran Park 3m 1f hcp sft in Mar.