Full Results
16:05 Fairyhouse (IRE)
Easter Festival April 16th-18th Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) (Class 1)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft to Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- €42,500 added
- Winner: €25,075
- 2nd: €8,075
- 3rd: €3,825
- 4th: €1,700
- Form F-31
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Paul Townend
settled mid-division, 5th halfway, ridden 2 out, stayed on to dispute last, soon led run-in and kept on strongly closing stages
- Form 2-134
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer E Bolger
- Jockey J S McGarvey
chased leader in 2nd, slight mistake 3rd, led and slight mistake 3 out, ridden and disputed before 2 out, kept on under pressure, narrowly headed before last where close 4th, left 3rd, kept on run-in to 2nd closing stages, no impression on winner
- Form 31F313
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey Jack Kennedy
held up, towards rear halfway, progress into 3rd entering straight, ridden to dispute before 2 out, narrow lead before last, joined and disputed last, soon headed run-in, kept on same pace, dropped to 3rd closing stages
- Form 8-14310
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey D J Mullins
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, lost place 3 out, towards rear entering straight, ridden in 7th 2 out, left 5th last, kept on run-in
- Form 135361
- Age 7
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer M F Morris
- Jockey M A Enright
chased leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 4th halfway, closer in 3rd 3 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression 2 out, slight mistake and hampered last, kept on one pace
- Form 1/1-113
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
settled mid-division, 6th halfway, improved to challenge and slight mistake 3 out, disputed before 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra in 5th when slightly hampered last, kept on one pace
- Form 113
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer T M Walsh
- Jockey B J Geraghty
held up towards rear, pecked and unseated rider 4th
- Form 4-11336
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer N Meade
- Jockey B J Cooper
led, mistake 3rd and slight mistake 6th, headed and mistake 3 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, no extra before 2 out where bad mistake, pulled up before last
- Form 1-213
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey D N Russell
held up, towards rear halfway, ridden into 5th entering straight, under pressure in 4th 2 out, stayed on to dispute and every chance when fell last
Betting breakdown
- Tote Win: €11.20Tote Place: €2.40,€4.80,€2.00
- Straight Forecast: €202.16Exacta: €244.00Trifecta: €2821.10