Racecards
16:20 Fairyhouse (IRE)
Devenish Chase (Grade 2) (Class 1)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Yielding
- Surface: Turf
- €100,000 added
- Winner: €59,000
- 2nd: €19,000
- 3rd: €9,000
- 4th: €4,000
- Form 1-5463P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 160
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey D N Russell
disputed lead, bumped with rival 2nd, headed after 4th, remained prominent, slight mistake 4 out, challenged next, one pace from before last
- Form 5UP-411
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 157
- Trainer N Meade
- Jockey Sean Flanagan
waited with, 5th after 4th, mistake 7th, closer in 3rd before straight, slight mistake 3 out, one pace from before 2 out
- Form 26672P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey Jack Kennedy
waited with, soon in rear, not much and not fluent 2nd, bad mistake 9th, soon no impression under pressure
- Form 1-0053F
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer S Doyle
- Jockey Mr H D Dunne
chased leaders, disputed 3rd after 4th, slight mistake 6 out, weakened from before straight
- Form 8U7433
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer Mrs J Harrington
- Jockey R M Power
disputed lead, bumped with rival 2nd, slight mistake 4th, soon led, asserted from before last, stayed on well
- Form 7-42328
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer H De Bromhead
- Jockey Rachael Blackmore
chased leaders, disputed 3rd after 4th, 4th before straight, no impression from before 2 out, soon one pace in moderate 3rd
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
SNOW FALCON, a very good fourth in the Galway Plate, then won the Kerry National at Listowel before ending the year with a Grade 2 victory at Down Royal in November. Noel Meade will have him ready and he can concede 6lb to Ordinary World. The latter has a very poor strike-rate for such a talented jumper though his last three starts have been in Grade 1's and his runs behind Simply Red and Min at Leopardstown would be good enough to give the selection a fright. The Storyteller hasn't looked the same since landing the Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown a year ago and was 12l behind the selection at Down Royal while the remaining trio have something to find.
Formwatch
The Storyteller (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) gs in Mar.
Snow Falcon (IRE) 11-4 (11-5) won at Down Royal 2m 4f (1) Good - Yielding in Nov beating Shattered Love (11-5) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Doctor Phoenix (IRE) 4-1 (11-13) at Gowran Park 2m 2f hcp sft in Mar.
Crosshue Boy (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) at Ayr 4m hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Jett (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) 3rd of 8, 2l behind Woods Well (11-2) at Leopardstown 2m 5f hcp Good - Yielding in Mar.
Ordinary World (IRE) 33-1 (11-10) 8th of 9, 34 1/4l behind Altior (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Mar.