Fairyhouse (IRE)
13:50
Happy Retirement To Noel Fanning Handicap Hurdle
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 Distance: 3m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €19 Place: €3.50 €2.70 €1.60 Exacta: €290 Tricast: €815.30
Non-Runners: Cafe Del Mar (unsuitable ground), Free Parking (unsuitable ground), Where's Frankie (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 15 John Storey (IRE) 7 G Poor Liam P Cusack 150 lbs 18/1 Won Raced lazily at times - held up in rear - headway after 7th - pressed leaders on near side of group 2 out - soon ridden - led last - stayed on - pushed out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
2nd 2 Crossing The Bar (IRE) 7 G AVG Cian Collins 154 lbs 10/1 2.75 In touch with leaders - prominent after 4th - went second after 3 out - led when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - headed last - kept on but no match for winner(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
3rd 11 Read To Return (IRE) 8 G Poor A J Martin 150 lbs 7/2 7 In touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - headway before 3 out - went third towards far side but no extra after last - just held third
4th 3 Healdsburg (IRE) 5 G Poor M A Molloy 156 lbs 12/1 0.05 In touch with leaders - headway when not fluent and jumped slightly left 3 out - soon reminder - went third home turn - briefly went second after 2 out - not fluent last - kept on but no impression run-in(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
5th 9 No Fussing (IRE) 9 M Poor Timothy Doyle 151 lbs 20/1 8 Held up in rear - headway before 4 out - keeping on when jumped slightly right and not fluent 2 out - not reach leaders(op 16/1)
6th 5 Mickie Angel (IRE) 6 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 160 lbs 2/1F 51 Briefly led - led again after 1st - jumped slightly left 2nd - not fluent 4th - headed before 2 out - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 11/4)
99th 14 Chasing Chances (IRE) 6 G Poor E Sheehy 143 lbs 66/1 - Soon midfield - mistake and unseated 1st(tchd 50/1)
99th 20 Do The Math (IRE) 5 G Poor Shane Crawley 143 lbs 50/1 - Midfield - not fluent 1st - jumped slightly left and not fluent 3rd - lost position when reminders after 4th - dropped to rear when pulled up before 5th (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 40/1)
99th 22 Brogue Man River (IRE) 6 G Poor Norman Lee 137 lbs 50/1 - Prominent - lost position before 5th - dropped to midfield and pushed along after 6th - weakened after 7th - tailed off when pulled up 4 out(op 40/1)
99th 17 Party Pack (IRE) 6 G Poor J P Flavin 145 lbs 18/1 - Prominent - in touch with leaders when jumped slightly left 5th - not fluent and weakened 4 out - dropped to midfield when pulled up before 3 out(op 20/1)
99th 13 Schiehallion (IRE) 7 G Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 153 lbs 20/1 - Jumped right on occasions - midfield - in touch with leaders when not fluent and pushed along 7th - soon weakened - pulled up 4 out(op 25/1)
99th 23 Milan Dollar Lady (IRE) 6 M Poor T Hogan 137 lbs 40/1 - In rear - not fluent 1st - lost touch and eased after 3rd - pulled up before 4th (jockey said mare never travelled; vet said mare was coughing post race; trainer said mare may have resisted the tongue strap on this occasion)(tchd 33/1)
99th 18 Kyle Valley (IRE) 6 M AVG P J Rothwell 144 lbs 40/1 - Prominent - went second after 5th - lost second and weakened after 3 out - tired jump 2 out - pulled up before last(op 33/1)
99th 8 Joya Del Mar (IRE) 6 M Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 158 lbs 16/1 - Midfield - pushed along briefly after 2nd - pushed along and in touch with leaders when weakened before 4 out - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 12/1)
99th 10 Not My Problem (GB) 5 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 157 lbs 15/2 - In touch with leaders - prominent when nudged along 4 out - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 7/1)
99th 12 Juniper Hill (IRE) 6 M AVG Paul Nolan 154 lbs 12/1 - Never better than midfield - jumped left on occasions - weakened 4 out - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(op 16/1)
99th 24 Another Nightmare (IRE) 7 M Poor Miss Tara Lee Cogan 133 lbs 33/1 - Soon led - pressed leader after 1st - lost second after 5th - lost position when reminders after 6th - weakened 4 out - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(tchd 40/1)
99th 7 Robyndeglory (IRE) 10 M AVG Cian Collins 154 lbs 25/1 - Towards rear - mistake 1st - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
99th 6 Meehall (IRE) 8 G AVG E McNamara 159 lbs 16/1 - In touch with leaders - lost position and dropped to midfield after 2nd - not fluent 5th - weakened before 4 out - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(op 9/1 tchd 18/1)
99th 4 Eat The Book (IRE) 12 G Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 153 lbs 50/1 - Slowly away - raced in last and detached - struggling soon after start - tailed off when pulled up before 5th(tchd 40/1)
99th 16 Cher Why Not (IRE) 13 G Poor Timothy Doyle 148 lbs 18/1 - Towards rear - not fluent 4th - detached when not fluent 6th - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)