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13:15 Fairyhouse (IRE)
Fairyhouse Winter Festival November 27th & 28th Rated Novice Chase
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)
- Surface: Turf
- €14,500 added
- Winner: €8,700
- 2nd: €2,900
- 3rd: €1,450
- 4th: €725
- Form 53612-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer J T R Dreaper
- Jockey Keith Donoghue
tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 3rd, led 5th, joined 3 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened
- Form 333-06P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer Paul Traynor
- Jockey S Fitzgerald
tracked leaders, headway to lead after 3 out, ridden and headed at last, kept on under pressure in 2nd inside final furlong
- Form 7-P8844
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer C A McBratney
- Jockey C D Maxwell
tracked leaders, slightly hampered 2nd, ridden in 5th 3 out, weakened
- Form 32222F-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer Ciaran Murphy
- Jockey C J Orr
pushed along early, tracked leaders, jumped right at 2nd, ridden 6th, 5th entering straight, no impression
- Form 675460
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey Simon Torrens
held up in touch in 6th, slight mistake 1st, ridden in 6th 2 out, 5th at last, no impression
- Form 210063
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer T Gibney
- Jockey Darragh O'Keeffe
led, slight mistake 1st, headed 5th, disputed lead 3 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, 3rd before last, no extra
- Form 145B10-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer P Fenton
- Jockey Mark Walsh
held up in touch in rear, slight mistakes 3rd and 4th, briefly pushed along 5th, headway into 3rd 2 out, pushed along in 2nd before last, led at last, stayed on well under hands and heels
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
BRAWLER has yet to win over fences but has been runner-up four times including in a Grade B handicap on this track, form that may be good enough for this. Forrard Away was left clear at the last when making a winning debut over fences at Ballinrobe though has an absence to overcome. Stand Off won a novices' handicap hurdle here in April and makes his chasing debut but Cerberus has been disappointing over fences so far. Stansfield has run poorly since returning from a break. Low Lie The Fields is bred for chasing so winning twice over timber was a bonus.
Formwatch
Forrard Away (IRE) 11-4fav (12-0) Chased clear leader, moderate 3rd halfway, closer 4 out and 2nd at next, pushed along to challenge before 2 out, close 2nd when left clear at last, kept on well run-in, won at Ballinrobe 2m 1f Soft - Heavy in May beating Call A Cab (12-0) by 9l, 14 ran.
Stansfield (IRE) 9-1 (11-10) Mid-division on inner, ridden before 3 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out, at Down Royal 3m hcp sft in Oct.
Benefit North (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Mid-division, ridden in 4th 2 out, 3rd when mistake at last, no impression in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 6l behind Espion Du Chenet (10-8) at Down Royal 2m hcp sft in Oct.
Brawler (IRE) 14-1 (9-12) Pushed along briefly early, slightly impeded 1st and towards rear, bumped with rival 3rd, slight mistake 6th, some headway in mid-division and fell 4 out, at Punchestown 2m hcp Yielding in Apr.
Cerberus 14-1 (11-9) Waited with, disputed 8th after 6th, some slight mistakes, pushed along from 10th, no impression from before straight, 10th of 12, 35 1/2l behind Marshalled (11-0) at Gowran Park 2m 4f hcp gd in Oct.
Highstreet Roller (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd briefly run-in, 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 12 1/4l behind Riviere D'etel (11-0) at Fairyhouse 2m gd in Oct.
Stand Off (IRE) 11-2 (12-0) Soon mid-division, slight mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra next, 19th of 25, dist behind Guiri (11-4) at Punchestown 2m 5f hcp Yielding in Apr.
Low Lie The Fields (IRE) 18-1 (11-7) Soon held up towards rear, progress 3 out, ridden into 7th after 2 out, under pressure in 4th before last, kept on run-in, 2nd of 25, 4 1/2l behind Guiri (11-4) at Punchestown 2m 5f hcp Yielding in Apr.