14:00 Fairyhouse

Sunday 6 April 2025

All14:0014:3515:0715:3716:1216:4717:22

Easter Festival 19th - 21st April Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:02 | Winning time: 5m 1.00s

Abitlikethat²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

Ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, good, 40/1) on NH debut 22 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 9

Image of Stars that are filled with the colour gold

Butcher Hollow^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: T Cooper| OR: 118

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 3/1, creditable third of 7 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 15 days ago. Consistent sort who just about sets the standard.

Form: 2233-63

Easy Doyen²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

100/1

Fourteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (19.5f, soft, 125/1) on hurdles bow 28 days ago.

Form: 60

Gerrymandering¹¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: W J McLernon

150/1

€15,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Half-brother to useful hurdler Onefitzall and fair hurdler/chaser Credit Box, stayed 2¾m. Dam unraced. Pulled up sole start in points.

Form: P

Good Deal⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: P Magee| C

7/1

Bumper winner here in January. 50/1, well-beaten last of 9 to Colcannon in Gr 2 bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 64 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 53-19

Lauro's Legend¹²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle (125/1) at Clonmel (19.4f, soft) on hurdles bow 124 days ago.

Form: 0-8P

Qaasid²¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

28/1

Useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 16 in novice hurdle (8/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft). Off 7 months.

Form: U6

Slea Head

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Maher

100/1

Policy Maker gelding. Brother to modest hurdler Max Time.

Form:

Smooth Gale^p1,t1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T G McCourt

200/1

Fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 150/1) on NH debut 15 days ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0

Smooth Scotch^p1,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 119

2/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. 9/2, good second of 7 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and he should be bang there again.

Form: 32/F-532

Speedy Box²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar

25/1

Promising sort. Fourth of 15 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Down Royal (16.9f, good) on NH debut 20 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 2F4534

St Cuthbert's Cave^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan| T: G Elliott| OR: 119| BF

11/4

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Creditable third of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 2/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 8-P4323

The Burrow²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark McDonagh| T: E J O'Grady

80/1

Point winner. 16/1, ninth of 10 in bumper at Gowran (18f, heavy) on NH debut 29 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 3519

Twelve Tribes^t1⁹⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

150/1

Ninth of 10 in bumper (150/1) at Punchestown (16f, good) on NH debut. Off over 2 years. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving P. Corcoran.

Form: 9/

Lets Do This Buddy

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: L Lennon

125/1

Soldier of Fortune mare. Dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over hurdles, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (2m-2½m winner) Avondhu Lady.

Form:

Mags Collins¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Jake Coen⁽³⁾| T: Peter Fahey

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 125/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 50P8

Non-Runners

Bearami Creek¹¹⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 1

Welluknow¹⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M A Molloy J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Smooth Scotch (2/1), Butcher Hollow (9/4), St Cuthbert's Cave (11/4), Good Deal (7/1), Welluknow (11/1), Speedy Box (25/1), Qaasid (28/1), Bearami Creek (33/1), The Burrow (80/1), Slea Head (100/1), Easy Doyen (100/1), Lauro's Legend (125/1), Lets Do This Buddy (125/1), Mags Collins (125/1), Abitlikethat (150/1), Twelve Tribes (150/1), Gerrymandering (150/1), Smooth Gale (200/1)

Bumper-winner BUTCHER HOLLOW is consistent rather than progressive over hurdles but that may still be enough for him to get off the mark here. Smooth Scotch and St Cuthbert's Cave are the obvious threats.