13:03 Fairyhouse

Saturday 25 January 2025

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Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:03 | Winning time: 6m 53.01s

Wine An Dine^t,b⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 110

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Excellent second of 9 in handicap chase (25/1) at this course (21f, soft) 9 days ago. Up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 2F7-352

Baldur's Gate⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 109

10/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap chase (7/1) at Cork (20f, soft) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 22725-4

Harvey's Quay²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 109

22/1

20/1, fell in handicap chase at Leopardstown (24.4f, good to soft) 27 days ago.

Form: 93-37PF

Old Soul^t,p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 109

33/1

Below form ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, soft, 28/1) 28 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 5UF8-99

Dorans Law^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 108| D

7/1

Promising type. Fairly useful winner at 26f over hurdles. Creditable second of 17 in handicap chase at Leopardstown (24.4f, good to soft, 10/1) 27 days ago.

Form: 350062

Handsworth²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 107

100/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 18/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Naas (16f, heavy) 20 days ago, struggling from fourth. Significantly up in trip.

Form: P36/0PP

Atacanter^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 106

50/1

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. Pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, soft, 12/1) 27 days ago, beaten early final circuit. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0U-34PP

Brandt^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Carl Millar⁽⁵⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 106

8/1

6/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap chase at Thurles (25.1f, good) 35 days ago, faring best of those held up. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 417U52

Rusheen²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: J Dullea| OR: 104| C

9/2

Creditable second of 12 in handicap chase (4/1) at Limerick (22.6f, soft) 27 days ago, clear of rest. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2190-52

Mahler Appeal^p²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G J Power| OR: 96

14/1

Pulled up in handicap chase at Tramore (22.8f, heavy, 9/1) 24 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 30-126P

Dancing After Dark^t²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Bennett| OR: 95

14/1

6/1, creditable fourth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, soft) 28 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 0P/P714

One Horse Army⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 95

17/2

1 win from 2 runs this season. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap chase (5/1) at Navan (24f, soft) 7 days ago, keeping on well. Needs considering.

Form: 9/P6P-81

Tullyhogue Fort⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-10| J: J J Slevin| T: John F O'Neill| OR: 94

28/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. 28/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (25f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 555050

Danny The Fence^t,b1⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 90| C

18/1

Modest winner at 24f over hurdles. Ninth of 15 in novice chase at Cork (20f, soft, 66/1) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 357-009

Made In The Woods^h⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Simon Torrens| T: N Lee| OR: 89

11/1

One win from 23 NH runs. 40/1, below form eighth of 18 in handicap chase at Naas (16f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hood back on.

Form: P4735-8

Cloudy Fountain^h⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 88

22/1

Modest winner at 23f over hurdles. 18/1, below form seventh of 15 in novice chase at Cork (20f, soft) 8 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 1-27097

Eddies Pride^t,h³⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-2| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 86| C

25/1

Course winner. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap chase (66/1) at Thurles (25.1f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 3031-78

Tangental^p⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 83| BF| C

9/1

Good 15¾ lengths fifth of 10 to One Horse Army in handicap chase (9/2) at Navan (24f, soft) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 43F-555

Bearwithmenow^b,t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 82

20/1

One win from 28 NH runs. Below form sixth of 12 in handicap chase at Limerick (22.6f, soft, 18/1) 27 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 6P3PP6

Forecasts

Rusheen (9/2), Dorans Law (7/1), Wine An Dine (15/2), Brandt (8/1), One Horse Army (17/2), Tangental (9/1), Baldur's Gate (10/1), Made In The Woods (11/1), Mahler Appeal (14/1), Dancing After Dark (14/1), Danny The Fence (18/1), Bearwithmenow (20/1), Cloudy Fountain (22/1), Harvey's Quay (22/1), Eddies Pride (25/1), Tullyhogue Fort (28/1), Old Soul (33/1), Atacanter (50/1), Handsworth (100/1)

WINE AN DINE was much improved when second on handicap bow here 9 days ago and can go one better off the same mark with this longer trip promising to suit. Dorans Law and Baldur's Gate both arrive on the back of eye-catching runs and they head the dangers.