Fairyhouse (IRE)
12:30
Fairyhouse For Fundraisers Beginners Chase
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Chase Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €2 Place: €1.20 €1.10 €1.30 Exacta: €6.60 Trifecta: €27.50
Non-Runners: Bleu d'Enfer (ran yesterday)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Farmers Lodge (IRE) 8 G Good Barry Connell 166 lbs 5/4F Won Travelled strongly - pressed leader - led 1st - briefly disputed lead after 5th - briefly headed when not fluent 3 out - went clear 2 out - stayed on - eased towards finish - easily
2nd 4 Macdermott (FR) 7 G AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 3/1 4.25 Didn't jump well - led narrowly early - prominent from 1st - briefly led 3 out - no chance with winner but kept on after 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)
3rd 10 Soldaro (IRE) 5 M Poor Gavin Cromwell 154 lbs 17/2 4 In touch with leaders - headway and went third when mistake 2 out - soon no extra - no match for first two(op 9/1)
4th 8 The Gradual Slope (IRE) 8 G Poor Sean O O'Brien 163 lbs 10/1 7.5 Prominent - pressed leader from 1st - briefly disputed lead after 5th - weakening when jumped right 2 out - no impression when not fluent last(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
5th 5 Marelly (IRE) 8 G Poor P J Rothwell 163 lbs 9/1 11 Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(tchd 10/1)
6th 2 Dutch Schultz (GB) 8 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 6/1 0.3 Never better than midfield(tchd 11/2 and 13/2)
7th 9 Je T'Ai Porte (IRE) 7 M AVG Gavin Cromwell 159 lbs 40/1 27 Took keen hold - always behind
8th 7 Sammy Smart (GB) 9 G Poor Thomas Gibney 166 lbs 22/1 21 Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout - mistake 4th - weakened after 3 out
99th 6 Men Of Dreams (IRE) 7 G Poor J F Levins 166 lbs 125/1 - Midfield early - dropped to rear after 5th - dropped to last and lost touch after 6th - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding did not handle the ground)(op 66/1)