Fairyhouse (IRE)
14:47
Fairyhouse Racecourse Of The Year 2024 Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €2.20 Place: €1.20 €2.10 €9.70 Exacta: €10.90 Tricast: €264.94 Trifecta: €592.30
Non-Runners: I'm For Home (lame)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Portarlington (IRE) 6 G AVG Ian Patrick Donoghue 155 lbs 6/5F Won Pressed leader early - overjumped 1st - in touch with leaders after 3rd - prominent after 7th - went second before 4 out - led and went clear before 2 out - ridden before last - eased towards finish - comfortably(tchd 5/4)
2nd 1 Slim Marvel (FR) 7 M Poor Andrew Slattery 163 lbs 6/1 9 Soon prominent - pressed leader after 3rd - jumped slightly left 5th - led after 6th - headed before 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/2)
3rd 6 Ladiam (IRE) 8 M Poor Norman Lee 156 lbs 50/1 3.5 Prominent early - in touch with leaders after 3rd - headway when raced wide after 3 out - bumped 2 out - went third after last - no match for first two(tchd 66/1)
4th 10 Jetaway To Getaway (IRE) 7 M Poor Cian Collins 151 lbs 8/1 2.5 Prominent - led from 2nd - not fluent 6th - soon headed and pressed leaders - reminders home turn - outpaced before 2 out - kept on but no impression after last(op 12/1)
5th 3 Miss Lia (IRE) 4 F Poor P J Rothwell 156 lbs 10/1 1 Didn't always jump with fluency - led narrowly early - prominent from 2nd - weakened approaching last - lost two places run-in(op 9/1)
6th 8 Deep Sigh (FR) 6 M Poor John C McConnell 150 lbs 20/1 4.5 Midfield - jumped slightly right 6th - in touch with leaders when reminders after 3 out - no impression after 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
7th 5 Dragon's Pass (IRE) 9 M Poor Mrs Denise Foster 156 lbs 14/1 4.5 In touch with leaders early - towards rear before 4th - pushed along before 8th - brief headway after 3 out - no impression(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
8th 2 Liberated Light (IRE) 5 G Poor John E & Thomas Kiely 163 lbs 4/1 11 Dwelt start - towards rear - not fluent 4th - some headway after 3 out - in touch with leaders when bumped rival and not fluent 2 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 10/3 tchd 9/2)
9th 7 Tom Kelly (IRE) 8 G Poor Kevin Michael Smith 154 lbs 25/1 42 Midfield early - prominent after 3rd - pressed leader before 7th - lost second before 4 out - reminders and weakened after 4 out(op 28/1)
99th 11 Port Rashid (IRE) 13 G Poor Timothy Townend 150 lbs 18/1 - Dwelt start - in rear - brief headway when not fluent 4 out - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
99th 13 Lillys Girl (IRE) 8 M Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 139 lbs 40/1 - Raced lazily at times - in rear - not fluent 5th - not fluent 8th - soon reminders - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out
99th 9 Clonclough Lady (IRE) 4 F Poor J P Dempsey 151 lbs 66/1 - Midfield early - lost position when mistake and dropped to rear 1st - eased and pulled up before 2nd (jockey said filly lost her action after jumping 1st)(op 100/1)