18:15 Fairyhouse

Monday 22 September 2025

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Fairyhouse.ie Nursery Handicap

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 1m 14.68s

(3)

Raphello²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Wayne Hassett⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 80

5/1

5/1, below form sixth of 12 in maiden at Navan (5f, good) 25 days ago. Return to 6f probably in his favour and this slightly weaker than previous nursery.

Form: 376236

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(1)

Cactus^t¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Freya Frain⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 77| BF

9/4

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/4, good second of 6 in minor event at Navan (5.8f, good) under this rider 16 days ago. Likely to continue in form

Form: 39632

(7)

Oh Cecelia^p²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: James Ryan| T: J Davison| OR: 76

14/1

Winner at Cork in May. 25/1 and hooded for 1st time, sixth of 8 in nursery at the Curragh (7f, good) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces back on in quest to re-find form.

Form: 21056

(10)

Zarvali^b1²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 72

5/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 12/1, fifth of 12 in maiden at Navan (5f, good) 25 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Stable in good form. Blinkers on 1st time and a potential improver now handicapping back over 6f.

Form: 785

(2)

Tahcawin³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 70

9/2

7/2, sixth of 10 in maiden at Roscommon (7.5f, good) 34 days ago, hampered. Makes handicap debut and 6f could be her trip.

Form: 546

(5)

Stock Market^b⁴⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 69

17/2

10/1 and blinkered for 1st time, twenty third of 28 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) 44 days ago. Represents leading yard but more needed on nursery debut.

Form: 050

(8)

Elora Prince⁵³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Colin Keane| T: K P Cotter| OR: 66

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, last of 6 in nursery at Galway (7f, good to soft) 53 days ago. Roscommon run now looks something of a stand out piece of form.

Form: 6406

(6)

Pretty Liz²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: T P O'Shea| T: D Hogan| OR: 65

28/1

200/1, ninth of 15 in maiden at Naas (7f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 709

(4)

The Love Machine^t⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 64

12/1

20/1, good fifth of 12 in nursery at Naas (5f, soft) 4 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 95505

(9)

Bullet Bourbon^h1⁴⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Conor Cusack⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 63

33/1

Last of 21 in minor event at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 200/1) 49 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 9580

Forecasts

Cactus (9/4), Tahcawin (9/2), Zarvali (5/1), Raphello (5/1), Stock Market (17/2), The Love Machine (12/1), Oh Cecelia (14/1), Elora Prince (14/1), Pretty Liz (28/1), Bullet Bourbon (33/1)

The return to 6f looks sure to suit RAPHELLO and it could come as no surprise were he to outclass these back in a nursery. Cactus also provided her inexperienced rider with a winner at Navan a fortnight ago and she can remain competitive, with Zarvali the potential improver in the field.