19:25 Fairyhouse

Thursday 30 May 2019

All17:1517:4518:2018:5519:2520:0020:30

Fairyhouse Handicap (50-80)

  • 3YO plus  |   7f  |   Good to Firm  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:26  |   Winning time: 1m 30.16s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
2
(5)
Horse silk
Nothing To Lose36
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-0| J: D E Sheehy(5)| T: J C McConnell| OR:  74| C| D
14/1
Decent sort who won at Limerick last October landing a 7f handicap on heavy ground. Looked held in three runs since although two of those on AW which doesn't seem to suit. Better judged on ninth of 18 at Leopardstown penultimately.
3
(1)
Horse silk
Angels13
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-13| J: N G McCullagh| T: J P Murtagh| OR:  73
3/1
Won twice over 6f for Tim Easterby last May but does get 7f. Positives to be found in fourth at Leopardstown latest and now 2lb lower her chances only improve.
5
(3)
Horse silk
Make A Challengep16
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan(10)| T: D Hogan| OR:  68
11/4
Behind Khafaaq in seventh at Limerick two starts back but like that rival improved to be second at Killarney latest behind an unexposed easy winner. Sound enough claims here but suggest aforementioned may still have his measure.
6
(6)
Horse silk
Caesar's Cometp4
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-6| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR:  66| C
5/1
Won off this mark last September but overall recent form suggests the mark is at present high enough as shown by his eighth of 26 at the Curragh latest. Place claims but others more compelling.
7
(8)
Horse silk
Fivehundredmiles43
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-4| J: Gavin Ryan(7)| T: J J Lambe| OR:  64
10/1
Losing run now stretches back 22 months and 19 starts. Third at Dundalk penultimately a fair effort and handicap fallen to be quite appealing but others tick more boxes.
8
(4)
Horse silk
Waitaki27
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen(5)| T: D A McLoughlin| OR:  63| CD
7/1
Won just two of 40 career starts and arrives here on a 23-race losing run. Handicap mark is ever-decreasing but still facing tall order, seemingly.
9
(2)
Horse silk
Above Us Only Sky35
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-4| J: A J Farragher(7)| T: S F Magee| OR:  50
6/1
Back to form having left Charles O'Brien when ¾L second of 14 to Duhallow Noelie in a 1m handicap at Dundalk in April but failed to build on that at Tipperary (10th of 16). Others preferred.

Non-Runners

1
(9)
Horse silk
Beckwith Place24
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 4
T: T Collins  J: Ronan Whelan
NR
4
(7)
Horse silk
Khafaaq25
Weight: 9-8|  Age: 4
T: A Slattery  J: Andrew Slattery
NR

Forecasts

Khafaaq (7/4), Make A Challenge (11/4), Angels (3/1), Beckwith Place (9/2), Caesar's Comet (5/1), Above Us Only Sky (6/1), Waitaki (7/1), Fivehundredmiles (10/1), Nothing To Lose (14/1)

Verdict

Having largely disappointed in his three-year-old campaign BECKWITH PLACE ran an excellent race to start this campaign when third in a big field at the Curragh. With no obvious reason he can't follow that effort up he has solid claims here. Improving Khafaaq won well latest and should kick on enough to go close once again here. Angels looks to have gotten to around a winning mark now and is also highly respected.
  1. Beckwith Place
  2. Khafaaq
  3. Angels

Prize Money

1st: €7,391.002nd: €2,292.003rd: €1,092.004th: €492.005th: €192.00

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