Racecards
14:40 Fairyhouse (IRE)
Easter Festival 2011 At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-95)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- €6,999 added
- Winner: €4,830
- 2nd: €1,121
- 3rd: €490
- 4th: €280
- Form 90-8824
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey Paul Carberry
mid-division, 10th halfway, headway into 5th 2 out, travelled well to lead last, not extended
- Form FP-758
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R J Tierney
- Jockey Mr D Fehily
always towards rear, tailed off
- Form 13P56-0
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer L Byrne
- Jockey P D Kennedy
mid-division, 9th halfway, 6th 5 out, ridden and no extra entering straight
- Form 000053
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer J P Fogarty
- Jockey T J Doyle
chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to lead after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra approaching last, kept on same pace
- Form 210-000
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer P Nolan
- Jockey Mr P A O'Sullivan
chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to challenge in 2nd entering straight, ridden to lead 2 out, headed last, no extra and kept on same pace
- Form 78-700S
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer R P Burns
- Jockey Kevin Thomas Coleman
rear of mid-division, ridden into 9th 2 out, stayed on in 6th last, kept on same pace run-in
- Form 04-0000
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer A J Martin
- Jockey N P Madden
held up towards rear, good headway into 4th entering straight, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no extra in 4th before last, kept on same pace
- Form 4-4P005
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer E O'Grady
- Jockey Phillip Enright
chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden entering straight, no extra from 2 out, kept on same pace
- Form 7000/41
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 89
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th entering straight, no extra and weakened
- Form 60-605
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 87
mid-division, 8th 5 out, headway into 3rd entering straight, ridden in 7th and no extra 2 out, weakened before last
Stylos Ace (IRE)
517- Form 086020-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer R Murphy
- Jockey Brian Hayes
mid-division, 11th halfway, ridden and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace
Hillman (IRE)
335- Form 22/2868-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer D Duggan
- Jockey P A Gallagher
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out
- Form 0/2209-0
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer E Sheehy
- Jockey E J O'connell
led, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened
- Form 7P4726-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer L Whitmore
- Jockey B J Cooper
held up towards rear, headway into 8th 2 out, ridden and no impression before last
- Form 18688/5
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer Miss E Doyle
- Jockey B T O'Connell
chased leaders, 7th halfway, lost place before 5 out, towards rear 3 out, kept on one pace straight
- Form P0-F421
- Age 10
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 80
chased leaders early, 8th halfway, ridden into 4th 2 out, no extra before last, kept on one pace
Easy Vic (IRE)
258- Form 0050P-7
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C O'Connell
- Jockey Reserve 1
- Form F00-169
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 88
- Form 6130/00
- Age 10
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 92
In depth
Verdict
Potential followers of ARCTIC MICK are taking a chance that his new-found form over fences can be transferred to hurdles but if it has then he looks a very strong candidate here. Michael O'Hare's charge turned a handicap chase at Navan into a procession on Tuesday and he's on a 15lb lower mark over timber. Chino Valdes appeared to disappoint over the C&D last time but must have struck into himself during the race as he came in sore. He's better than that and can run well despite a big weight. Media Baron returned from a break to run well at Thurles and showed the benefit with a battling success at Limerick a month ago. That was only his seventh start over timber and he can improve again. Winning point-to-pointer Andrea's Answer ran her best race over timber to date behind Kylebeg Krystle at Cork recently and definitely has the scope for further progress.
Formwatch
Chino Valdes (IRE) 7-2fav (11-5) Mid-division early, towards rear halfway, headway into 7th entering straight, ridden in 6th and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace (lame post-race), 4th of 15, 20l behind Drive On Jim (11-6) at Fairyhouse 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-102 hvy.
Tingamajig (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, no extra from 3 out, 8th of 15, 23l behind Instant Pur (10-0) at Cork 2m mdn hdl sft.
Got The Urge (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Mid-division best, no impression from 4 out, 10th of 13, well behind Pallasmore (11-7) at Killarney 2m 4f hcp chs 0-109 gd in May.
Andrea's Answer (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, 4th on outer halfway, mistake 3 out, 3rd when not fluent next, close 4th under pressure at last, no impression on winner run-in but kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Kylebeg Krystle (11-9) at Cork 2m 4f Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) (4yo+) sft.
Kings Army (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Mid-division best, no impression before 3 out, 12th of 20, 32l behind Monastrell (11-12) at Down Royal 2m mdn hdl sft in Nov.
Mr Pernickety (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd when slipped up on bend before 4 out, in a race won by Ardglen (12-0) at Tramore 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-95 hvy in Dec, 11 ran.
Top Four (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Settled in mid-division, distant 8th halfway, no extra in straight, 11th of 15, 42l behind Trendelenburg (10-2) at Fairyhouse 2m 6f hcp hdl 8Evens16.
Clara More (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Towards rear, moderate 8th 3 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 27l behind Sir Vincent (11-12) at Tramore 2m mdn hdl hvy.
Media Baron (USA) 9-4fav (10-10) Soon chased leaders, moderate 3rd from 3 out, closed in 2nd 2 out, led before last, stayed on well run-in, won at Limerick 2m hcp hdl 80-95 sft in Dec beating Guestofthenation (11-9) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Short Grass (IRE) 8-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, no impression and kept on same pace from after 3 out, 5th of 13, 14l behind Media Baron (10-10) at Limerick 2m hcp hdl 80-95 sft in Dec.
Stylos Ace (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along 7th, soon lost place and no extra, tailed off, 12th of 16, well behind King Ali (11-5) at Galway 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-102 hvy in Aug '09.
Hillman (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Mid-division, moderate 8th before 5 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 8th of 15, well behind The Burrow Vic (11-4) at Clonmel 2m 4f mdn hdl hvy in Feb.
Right Choice (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 13th of 17, well behind Drive On Jim (10-5) at Limerick 2m 6f hcp hdl 80-102 sft in Dec.
Bold Present (IRE) 5-1fav (11-2) Towards rear, progress to chase leaders after 3 out, no impression and kept on same pace from next, 6th of 20, 16l behind Meadows Thyne (11-7) at Gowran Park 3m hcp hdl 80-95 in Apr.
Lady Luselle (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Mid-division, progress 4 out, moderate 5th next, no impression from before 2 out, 5th of 13, 29l behind Givemeabuzz (10-9) at Tramore 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-95 hvy.
Arctic Mick (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway into 6th after 5 out, went 2nd 3 out, led travelling best approaching next, drew clear from before last, stayed on well run-in, won at Navan 2m 4f Conditional Handicap Chase (0-102) (5yo+) hvy beating Supreme Builder (11-8) by 10l, 20 ran.
Easy Vic (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, 6th approaching 6 out, 9th approaching straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 7th of 18, 15l behind Thepartysover (11-12) at Limerick 2m 3f hcp hdl 80-95 gd in May.
Waterloolane (IRE) 20-1 (10-3) Led, clear 3rd, reduced advantage approaching 4 out, ridden and headed before 3 out, no extra, 9th of 21, 17l behind Cayo Levantado (11-1) at Navan 2m 7f hcp hdl 80-109 sft in Nov.
Ebony Shades (IRE) 33-1 (10-6) Led early, chased leader in 2nd after 1st, ridden and weakened 4 out, tailed off, 18th of 20, well behind Turner Brown (11-9) at Punchestown 2m 2f hcp hdl 80-116 hvy.