Fairyhouse (IRE)
14:30
Close Brothers Rated Novice Hurdle
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €7.60 Place: €2.30 €1.60 €2.10 Exacta: €31.40 Trifecta: €139.90
Non-Runners: On The Steel (temperature), Soloman Lane (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Big Chou (IRE) 5 G AVG Noel Meade 153 lbs 6/1 Won Midfield - headway before 4 out - not fluent when pressed leader 3 out - outpaced and lost ground after 3 out - soon rallied - ridden to lead approaching last - kept on well and won going away(op 11/2)
2nd 6 Apple's Of Bresil (FR) 6 G AVG Barry Connell 161 lbs 11/4 - Midfield - headway before 4 out - going okay when led 3 out - headed approaching last - not fluent last - weakened run-in(op 9/4)
3rd 10 Brave Fortune (IRE) 6 G AVG P M J Doyle 158 lbs 11/2 - Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - mistake 5th - dropped to rear after 6th - outpaced before 2 out - staying on when hampered after last - kept on well and went third towards finish(op 5/1)
4th 4 Run For Harry (IRE) 7 G Poor Mrs Gillian Callaghan 165 lbs 16/1 - In touch with leaders - lost ground before 4 out - headway after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakening when mistake last
5th 7 Disco Dancer (IRE) 6 M AVG Gordon Elliott 155 lbs 10/1 - Midfield - headway before 4 out - pressed leader from 3 out - weakening when hit last(tchd 11/1)
6th 5 Stormbreaker (GB) 6 G AVG W P Mullins 163 lbs 9/4F - Pulled hard - pressed leader - led before 4th - mistake 4th - clear after 6th - reduced lead 4 out - headed 3 out - weakened from 2 out (jockey said gelding pulled too hard throughout; vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 7/2)
7th 8 Stuntman Steve (IRE) 5 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 160 lbs 25/1 - Held up in rear - headway before 4 out - not fluent 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
8th 12 Heroes Rise (IRE) 4 G AVG Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 25/1 - Towards rear - headway after 4 out - soon in touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
9th 1 Freemans Bay (IRE) 7 G AVG Sean Byrne 167 lbs 20/1 - In touch with leaders - headway before 4 out - weakened quickly after 3 out(op 16/1)
PU 3 Palamon (IRE) 5 G Poor Paul Nolan 158 lbs 14/1 - Led - headed before 4th - soon prominent - weakened quickly before 4 out - tailed off when pulled up after 2 out(op 16/1)
PU 11 Desert Cave (IRE) 7 G Poor Declan Queally 158 lbs 50/1 - In rear - outpaced after 4 out - weakened and pulled up after 3 out
PU 2 Milo Lises (FR) 5 G AVG David Harry Kelly 162 lbs 40/1 - Always behind - pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding was pulled up injured)(op 33/1)