17:30 Fairyhouse

Sunday 5 April 2026

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:30

Race Displays Joseph O'Reilly Hunters Chase

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 6m 59.60s

Asphalt Cowboy^p,t1¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: S G Carey

12/1

Has won 2 hunter chases and been placed last 2 starts in points (latest Mar 22). Tongue tie goes on and has an interesting jockey booking but he probably lacks the class of a few of these.

Form: P-13023

Big Interest^t⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Christie| CD

13/2

Fairly useful hunter chaser in 2024/25 (won this race) but has seemingly lost his way this season.

Form: P-4P8UP

Chemical Energy^p,t²³

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott| OR: 138| C

17/2

Back in good heart with a couple of point victories over the winter and he shaped better than the distance beaten suggests from a less-than-ideal spot in the Festival Challenge Cup Hunters' Chase at Cheltenham 3 weeks ago.

Form: 65-0110

City Chief^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁵⁾| T: Cormac Abernethy| OR: 133| D

14/1

Useful chaser at his best. Multiple winning pointer, including on latest of 3 starts since last seen under Rules (Mar 21). This is a whole lot tougher.

Form: 31-0431

Five Star Getaway^p²⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Berry| OR: 115

16/1

Useful at one time but raced mainly in the pointing sphere these days, successful once from 8 starts since last seen under Rules in 2023/24 and placed last month. Has his work cut out here.

Form: 342342

Hunters Yarn²⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr F Maguire| T: P M J Doyle| OR: 150| BF| C

2/1

Smart for Willie Mullins in his prime. Has won 3 times in points this winter and has made a good start in hunters, second at Naas and Gowran (25f). This trip is probably at the limit of his stamina but he's hard to get away from.

Form: 131122

Now Where Or When^t¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 122| C

22/1

Unreliable sort who has had plenty of racing in the pointing field this season, third to City Chief last time (Mar 21).

Form: 323433

Stuzzikini^b⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry| T: Stephanie Ocsko-Moore| OR: 133

22/1

Won the Troytown at Navan in 2024 and ran well on first go in a point on return in February, beaten 8 lengths by Lets Go Champ (subsequently beat Hunters Yarn).

Form: 310PP-2

Wrappedupinmay⁷⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: S Curling| OR: 118

2/1

Useful bumper/fairly useful hurdle winner for Paul Nicholls and though he didn't set the world alight in 2 chase starts he's done well in points for new trainer, successful the last twice. Unexposed and a big player.

Form: 1/3P-211

Non-Runners

Solitary Man²³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: E Bolger J: Miss A B O'Connor

Forecasts

Hunters Yarn (2/1), Wrappedupinmay (2/1), Solitary Man (11/2), Big Interest (13/2), Chemical Energy (17/2), Asphalt Cowboy (12/1), City Chief (14/1), Five Star Getaway (16/1), Now Where Or When (22/1), Stuzzikini (22/1)

WRAPPEDUPINMAY has time on his side now tackling a hunter chase on the back of 2 point wins for Sam Curling and he's preferred to the classy Hunters Yarn, who would benefit from a shorter trip ideally. Chemical Energy and Solitary Man both contested the big one at the Cheltenham Festival and will find this much easier.