15:15 Fairyhouse

Friday 24 November 2023

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Fairyhouse Point-To-Point Flat Race

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 4m 23.4s

Aill Dubh⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: M Flannery

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.3f, good to soft) on NH debut, soon beaten. Third completed start in points.

Form: P/P-3

D B Cooper²³³

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

4/5

€28,000 3-y-o, £225,000 4-y-o, Getaway gelding. Dam unraced. Won sole start in points in April and will take all the beating on Rules bow.

Form: 1-

Jeroboam Machin²⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: E Mullins

7/4

€20,000 3-y-o, Joshua Tree gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/useful 2m hurdle winner Joyeux Machin and fair hurdler Etincelle Lioterie, stayed 23f. Won sole start in points in March. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form: 1-

Minella Staycation^t1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms A Budds⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien

20/1

Beat Hollow gelding. Dam (c87/h71), 2½m/2¾m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2¾m) Harrycat. Runner-up on completed start in points, fell last time (Nov 12). Wears tongue strap.

Form: P/P2F

Mount Gallion^t1¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: B R Hamilton

17/2

Twice-raced maiden. 4/1, fourth of 9 in bumper at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 160 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: F/P4-34

Raceview Road⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N McParlan| T: Gerald Quinn

12/1

€38,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Brother to modest hurdler Lady of The Sea, and half-brother to useful hurdler Crebilly. Won 2 of 4 starts in points, last of 5 on latest (Oct 14). Not discounted.

Form: P-115

River Agent⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Murphy

33/1

€11,000 3-y-o, Ol' Man River gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart hurdler (stayed 3m) Alpha Ridge. Maiden pointer. Makes Rules debut.

Form: P-43

Slievehill²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B Dunleavy⁽⁷⁾| T: Caroline Mccaldin

50/1

Kayf Tara gelding. Maiden pointer, runner-up last time (Oct 28). Others make more appeal.

Form: F/52F5-2

Forecasts

D B Cooper (4/5), Jeroboam Machin (7/4), Mount Gallion (17/2), Raceview Road (12/1), Minella Staycation (20/1), River Agent (33/1), Slievehill (50/1), Aill Dubh (200/1)

D B COOPER cost plenty on the back of his point win in April and, having joined a top yard, he's preferred to Jeroboam Machin in a race that the pair are likely to dominate. Raceview Road looks the pick of the remainder.