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Fairyhouse (IRE)
16:25
Bobbyjo Day February 22nd Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €5.50 Place: €1.30 €4.70 €2.20 Exacta: €64.40 Tricast: €433.88 Trifecta: €589.70
Non-Runners: Cozone (coughing), Doyen Flyer (coughing), King In Love (stiff)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 2m4f 2m1½f 2m4f 2m4½f
1st
In touch with leaders - prominent before 4th - disputed lead on near side of group before 2 out - pressed leader when ridden after last - kept on well to lead final strides (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding needs the heavy ground he raced on today and that his horses seemed to be underachieving of late but have started to improve recently)(op 11/2)
9 G Poor
Edward Cawley 156 lbs 9/2 Won
2m4f 2m 2m5½f 2m4f
1m7½f 2m 2m½f 2m 2m4f
2nd
Prominent - disputed lead going okay before 2 out - led narrowly when ridden after last - headed final strides(op 11/1)
5 G Poor
P J Rothwell 148 lbs 12/1 0.2
2m4f 2m6½f 2m6½f 3m 3m½f
2m6f 3m½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m5f
3rd
Raced wide - jumped left on occasions - pressed leader - led before 4th - joined after 5th - headed and bit short of room before 2 out - weakening when not fluent last(tchd 15/2)
10 G Poor
David Harry Kelly 160 lbs 8/1 8
3m1f
3m 3m5f 3m 3m5f 3m
4th
Prominent - in touch with leaders after 5th - outpaced before 2 out - kept on and went modest fourth run-in(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
10 G AVG
Dermot A McLoughlin 166 lbs 33/1 6.5
2m4f 3m5f 2m7½f 3m2f 2m5f
2m4f 3m2f 2m4f 3m 3m½f
5th
Held up in rear - headway when hampered by faller 3 out - not fluent last - kept on(tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)
6 M Poor
Dermot A McLoughlin 154 lbs 8/1 0.2
2m4f 2m4f 2m6f 2m4f 2m3½f
3m 3m 2m3f 2m4f 2m4½f
6th
Towards rear early - in touch with leaders on inner after 1st - prominent 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 12/1 and tchd 18/1)
7 G Poor
R K Watson 143 lbs 16/1 1.5
2m4f 2m2f 2m6f 2m1f 2m2f
2m 2m4f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m4f
7th
Led narrowly or disputed lead - overjumped 1st - headed before 4th - briefly disputed lead after 5th - pressed leader 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 8/1)
7 G AVG
Michael J McDonagh 156 lbs 12/1 0.3
2m3½f 2m5f 2m4f 2m1½f 2m5f
2m4½f 2m 2m1f
8th
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield early - raced in last when pushed along briefly after 3rd - towards rear when some headway after 4 out - badly hampered by faller 3 out - soon weakened(op 12/1 tchd 20/1)
4 G Poor
Philip Fenton 151 lbs 18/1 8
2m 2m2½f 2m 3m 2m6f
2m½f 2m4f 2m½f 2m4f
9th
Towards rear - mistake 2nd - not fluent 4th - raced in last when hampered by faller and weakened 3 out(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
6 G Poor
Karl Thornton 142 lbs 16/1 23
2m4f
2m7½f 3m 3m½f 2m4f 3m½f
99th
Took keen hold - in rear - some headway on near side of group after 5th - in touch with leaders after 4 out - no extra when awkward jump and fell 2 out(op 14/1 and tchd 16/1)
9 G Poor
Conor O'Dwyer 155 lbs 11/1 -
2m4f 2m4f 3m2f 2m6½f
2m 2m 2m
99th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent before 3 out - 1 length down going okay when fell 3 out(op 15/8 and tchd 9/4)
5 G AVG
Gavin Cromwell 162 lbs 6/4F -
2m3f 2m1f 2m4f 2m4½f 1m7f