Fairyhouse (IRE)
16:20
Jack McInerney Memorial Fairyhouse Chase
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Soft To Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €6 Place: €2.60 €1.90 Exacta: €21.60 Trifecta: €74.60
Non-Runners: Ash Tree Meadow (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Found A Fifty (IRE) 8 G Good Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 5/1 Won Took keen hold - led - prominent 2nd - chased clear leader 10th - headway after 11th - went second 3 out - switched left and pressed leader 2 out - soon led - edged right approaching last - idled towards finish(op 4/1)
2nd 4 Saint Sam (FR) 8 G Good W P Mullins 164 lbs 4/1 .75 Took keen hold - prominent - led 2nd - mistake 5th - clear 10th - reduced lead after 11th - bad mistake 2 out - soon headed - switched left approaching last - kept on well towards finish(op 6/1)
3rd 5 Blood Destiny (FR) 6 G Good W P Mullins 161 lbs 3/1 6.5 In rear - headway when not fluent 5 out - outpaced and not fluent 4 out - rallied and went third 2 out - hung right but keeping on when not fluent last - hung right and weakened run-in(op 11/4 tchd 10/3)
4th 8 Rebel Gold (IRE) 12 G AVG Patrick T Foley 158 lbs 33/1 1 Took keen hold - in rear - some headway after 4 out - disputing third 2 out - weakened last(op 50/1)
5th 3 Journey With Me (IRE) 9 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 10/1 10 Prominent - chased clear leader 10th - headway after 11th - raced in second when not fluent 5 out - lost second 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
99th 7 Kilcruit (IRE) 10 G AVG W P Mullins 158 lbs 18/1 - Towards rear - struggling and dropped to last before 4 out - weakened before 3 out - pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding burst a blood vessel; vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils post-race)(op 20/1)
99th 6 Heart Wood (FR) 7 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 158 lbs 7/4F - In touch with leaders - struggling 4 out - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding pulled his right fore shoe in running)(tchd 9/5)