Fairyhouse (IRE) Races
Fairyhouse (IRE)
15:45
Cafe En Seine Novice Hurdle
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2023
Distance: 2m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €7.60
Place: €3.10 €1.20
Exacta: €17
Trifecta: €111.10
Non-Runners: Arctic Bresil (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Hercule Du Seuil (FR) | 7 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 7/1 | Won | Raced freely - made all - 5 lengths ahead 2nd - 10 lengths ahead 3rd - went further clear 4th - mistake and reduced lead 5th - pushed along 2 out - ridden and hard pressed approaching last - kept on strongly run-in - won going away - gamely (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was running for the third time in a short space of time when competing here last December and was unable to dictate the pace when taken on by other runners which resulted in him tiring and pulling up; he added that gelding was freshened up since last December and on returning today he was allowed to dictate his own pace in the lead where he was left alone)(tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Hunters Yarn (IRE) | 8 G | Good | W P Mullins | 158 lbs | 6/5F | 1.75 | Held up in last - headway when mistake 5th - went third before 2 out - ridden to challenge approaching last - kept on run-in - weakened towards finish(op 5/4 tchd 11/10 and tchd 11/8) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Amir Kabir (GB) | 6 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 158 lbs | 25/1 | 3.5 | Held up in rear - smooth headway after 3 out - close up when shaken up 2 out - ridden and every chance when hit last - weakened gradually run-in(op 22/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | American Mike (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 158 lbs | 13/2 | 9 | Raced in second - pushed along home turn - outpaced and lost position before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 5/1 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Joyeux Machin (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Nolan | 158 lbs | 4/1 | 22 | Midfield - pushed along and dropped to rear 5th - ridden 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 9/2 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Nucky Johnson (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Noel Meade | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 1.25 | Held up in rear - hit 4th - pushed along 5th - ridden 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 11/2) |