Racecards
20:20 Fairyhouse (IRE)
Friday Night Racing At Fairyhouse Handicap
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- €12,500 added
- Winner: €7,700
- 2nd: €2,388
- 3rd: €1,137
- 4th: €512
- Form 08/1328-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer A J Martin
- Jockey John J Fitzpatrick
rider briefly lost iron leaving stalls and slowly into stride, in rear, progress 2f out, ridden in 7th 1f out, kept on without threatening
- Form 708-835
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 80
mid-division on outer, ridden entering straight, weakened
- Form 122252
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey D O'Brien
prominent, led after 2f, joined briefly 4f out, ridden and joined again 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 07/946-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J Geoghegan
- Jockey G P Halpin
led, headed after 2f, ridden in 3rd entering straight, weakened
- Form 3752-06
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer A McGuinness
- Jockey R P Whelan
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along after 3f, ridden 3f out, weakened
- Form 246/828-
- Age 12
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J P Broderick
- Jockey C O'Donoghue
mid-division, weakened ridden entering straight, weakened
- Form 126163
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer G P Cromwell
- Jockey C D Hayes
mid-division, pushed along in 8th when hampered and stumbled entering straight, soon ridden, no impression final furlong
- Form 9746-67
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey Anastasia O'Brien
rear of mid-division on outer, progress into 6th 2f out, soon short of room, checked over 1f out and again under 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, just failed, unlucky
- Form 75471/0-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 64
dwelt, always towards rear, ridden and no impression straight
- Form 0-54
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 75
chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, wandered around under pressure over 1f out, disputed lead and continued to wander around 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, all out
- Form 71-5094
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer J S Bolger
- Jockey R P Cleary
chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 651871
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P Martin
- Jockey W M Lordan
chased leaders, improved to dispute lead briefly 4f out, disputed lead again and ridden 2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, headed near line
Verdict
Only a neck separated Ligeti and Bottleofsmoke at Leopardstown last month and that pair may be the pick of the older horses again in this. But there are a few three-year-olds who may be capable of better including Thunder Crash, who makes his handicap debut and should be suited by a further step up in distance – his yard won this in 2014. STEELYEYED only won a claimer here last time but won a Leopardstown handicap earlier in the season. His sire, Duke Of Marmalade, was effective over this trip so the bottom weight is taken to score again. Slaney Street and Wild Irish Rose need more but look best of the rest.
Formwatch
Landsman (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Settled 6th, 5th before 3 out, no impression after 2 out, soon ridden, kept on one pace, 5th of 8, 22l behind Dodgybingo (11-7) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f gd in May.
Cash In Mind (FR) 25-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden 2f out and no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Mawaany (8-11) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gd in May.
Ligeti (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Soon raced in 6th, progress on outer into straight, disputed 3rd 1f out, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind St Lawrence Gap (9-7) at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp gf in May.
Novancia (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Mid-division, closer in 4th into straight, 5th over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Pandagreen (8-4) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp fll gf in May.
Face Value 14-1 (11-10) Led, joined from 6th, headed approaching 3 out, no impression approaching next, 5th of 11, 16 3/4l behind Glendine River (11-4) at Tramore 2m 5f hcp gd in Jun.
Black Benny (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Towards rear, 7th halfway, pushed along on inner approaching straight, no extra under 2f out, last of 9, 10 1/4l behind To Choose (8-10) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Oct.
Bottleofsmoke (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Held up, soon raced in 9th, raced towards outer straight, pushed along to go 6th 1f out, kept on without matching 1st 2 inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind St Lawrence Gap (9-7) at Leopardstown 1m 5f hcp gf in May.
Wild Irish Rose (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to lead under 3f out, headed under 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 11, 5l behind Wingingit (8-7) at Navan 1m 2f hcp gd in Apr.
Last Garrison (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Hit off rail on inner after 2nd, soon raced in 10th, slight mistake 4th, moderate 11th before straight, no extra, 12th of 16, dist behind Yaha Fizz (11-0) at Naas 2m hcp sft in Jan.
Thunder Crash (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Uneasy in stalls, soon chased leaders, pushed along at stages, 4th over 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Night Of Glory (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn gd in May.
Slaney Street (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden entering straight and no impression in 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Hyperdrive (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jun.
Steelyeyed (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Made all, ridden 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Fairyhouse 1m 2f gd in Jun beating Cul An Ti (8-13) by 3/4l, 8 ran.