14:05 Fairyhouse

Saturday 21 February 2026

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BAR 1 Betting Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 37.20s

Best Years Yet^t1⁴²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil| OR: 134

125/1

Fairly useful Flat winner but eighteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Leopardstown (16f) when last seen out 14 months ago. Has his fitness to prove on his comeback run.

Form: 32170/

Linden Arden⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: D H Kelly| OR: 127| D

6/1

Made it 2-3 for his current yard with a career best when landing 12-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.2f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Up 6 lb but weighted to go close again.

Form: F9P101

Sportinthepark⁹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: N Meade| OR: 126| D

13/2

Useful 2m2f chase winner. 7/1, fourteenth of 19 in handicap chase at Navan (24f, heavy) 97 days ago, though prominent to 2 out and finding test too much. Not ruled out back in trip and reverted to hurdles.

Form: 6214/10

Fad Eadrainn^p,t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley| OR: 124| CD

17/2

Latest win in hurdle here in November. 33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Navan (20.2f, heavy) 35 days ago, pulled up last. This C&D scorer needs to bounce back.

Form: 14/410P

Billy Lee Swagger^p⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 118| CD

5/2

Advanced his form under a change of tactics when making all in 20-runner handicap hurdle at this course (20.5f, soft) 84 days ago. Hiked up 10 lb but not taken lightly in his current mood.

Form: 294/961

Our Uncle Jack^h¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 10-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M P Fitzgerald| OR: 116| C

10/3

Arrives on a hat-trick, though he dictated the pace when bagging 12-runner handicap hurdle here (16f, heavy) for latest success 18 days ago. Up another 13 lb so this demands another step forward.

Form: 005/711

One Big Boum^b³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 114| D

11/2

Blinkered for 1st time when back to winning ways in 10-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (20.2f, heavy, 9/1) 35 days ago, though he had the run of the race. Still can't be discounted with headgear retained.

Form: 0/87P51

Vaureal¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 107| C| D

9/1

Latest win in chase here in November. 40/1, excellent fifth of 10 in conditions chase at Punchestown (24.9f, heavy) 17 days ago. Reverts to hurdles and no forlorn hope.

Form: 020175

Forecasts

Billy Lee Swagger (5/2), Our Uncle Jack (10/3), One Big Boum (11/2), Linden Arden (6/1), Sportinthepark (13/2), Fad Eadrainn (17/2), Vaureal (9/1), Best Years Yet (125/1)

LINDEN ARDEN advanced his form when going in at Punchestown last time and is fancied to defy a 6 lb weights rise and go 3-4 since joining David Kelly. Navan scorer One Big Boum heads the list of dangers with Sportinthepark, Billy Lee Swagger and Vaureal also in the mix.