Fairyhouse (IRE)
14:50
Jump Into January Maiden Hurdle
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €1.91 Place: €1.10 €2.90 €3.40 Exacta: €11.90 Trifecta: €148.80
Non-Runners: Battleoftheboyne (ran yesterday)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Fishery Lane (FR) 5 G AVG W P Mullins 158 lbs 10/11F Won Made virtually all - mistake 5th - not fluent and briefly headed 4 out - faced challenge but going best before 2 out - ran on and ridden after last(op 11/10 and tchd 6/5)
2nd 1 Grimaud (FR) 4 G Poor Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 10/1 4.5 Towards rear but in touch with leaders - jumped slightly left 4th - headway before 4 out - prominent when not fluent and stumbled 3 out - challenging and pushed along before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - mistake and lost ground last - not recover(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
3rd 8 John The Spark (GB) 8 G Poor Ian Patrick Donoghue 158 lbs 25/1 6 Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in last - headway after 4 out - prominent when ridden and no extra after 2 out - no match for first two(op 33/1 tchd 22/1)
4th 9 Quantum Quest (IRE) 5 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 158 lbs 11/4 4.5 Prominent on inner - lost position but in touch with leaders after 7th - mistake and dropped to midfield 4 out - dropped to last 3 out - ran on before 2 out - went modest fourth towards finish(op 2/1)
5th 10 Slieve Annilog (IRE) 6 G Poor Riceal Dunne 153 lbs 25/1 .75 In touch with leaders - towards rear after 5th - headway after 5 out - prominent after 3 out - no extra after 2 out - not fluent last - weakened and lost fourth towards finish(op 28/1 tchd 20/1)
6th 7 Jersey Des Brosses (FR) 5 G Poor Gordon Elliott 155 lbs 16/1 16 Soon prominent - pressed winner before 8th - briefly led from 4 out - lost second and pushed along after 3 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out(op 20/1 and tchd 28/1)
7th 4 Be Positive (IRE) 6 G Poor Seamus Neville 153 lbs 100/1 2.75 Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - pressed leaders before 8th - weakened after 3 out(op 40/1)
8th 2 Along The Way (GB) 5 G Poor Eddie & Patrick Harty 158 lbs 9/2 2 Took keen hold - prominent - briefly led before 1st - in touch with leaders after 5th - dropped to rear before 5 out - not fluent 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 5/1)
99th 5 Ellis Mor (IRE) 4 G Poor Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch 158 lbs 150/1 - Took keen hold - prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders after 3rd - not fluent and pushed along briefly 7th - weakened before 4 out - dropped to last when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding hung left)(tchd 200/1)