16:05 Fairyhouse

Sunday 2 April 2017

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Easter Festival April 16th-18th Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 5m 7.70s

1^st

Al Boum Photo

511-5

10/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Settled mid-division, 5th halfway, ridden 2 out, stayed on to dispute last, soon led run-in and kept on strongly closing stages

2^nd

Stand Up And Fight

511-5

25/1

T: E BolgerJ: J S McGarvey

Chased leader in 2nd, slight mistake 3rd, led and slight mistake 3 out, ridden and disputed before 2 out, kept on under pressure, narrowly headed before last where close 4th, left 3rd, kept on run-in to 2nd closing stages, no impression on winner op 33/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Runfordave

511-5

13/2

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up, towards rear halfway, progress into 3rd entering straight, ridden to dispute before 2 out, narrow lead before last, joined and disputed last, soon headed run-in, kept on same pace, dropped to 3rd closing stages op 5/1

4^th

Livelovelaugh

711-5

7/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D J Mullins

Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, lost place 3 out, towards rear entering straight, ridden in 7th 2 out, left 5th last, kept on run-in op 9/1

5^th

6 ½

Wishmoor

711-5

50/1

T: M F MorrisJ: M A Enright

Chased leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 4th halfway, closer in 3rd 3 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression 2 out, slight mistake and hampered last, kept on one pace

6^th

1 ¼

Invitation Only

611-5

11/10f

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Settled mid-division, 6th halfway, improved to challenge and slight mistake 3 out, disputed before 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra in 5th when slightly hampered last, kept on one pace op 6/5 tchd Evens

Also Ran

Any Second Now

511-10

7/1

T: T M WalshJ: B J Geraghty

Held up towards rear, pecked and unseated rider 4th

Le Martalin

611-5

16/1

T: N MeadeJ: B J Cooper

Led, mistake 3rd and slight mistake 6th, headed and mistake 3 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, no extra before 2 out where bad mistake, pulled up before last op 20/1

Minella Till Dawn

511-5

10/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Held up, towards rear halfway, ridden into 5th entering straight, under pressure in 4th 2 out, stayed on to dispute and every chance when fell last op 9/1

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Non-Runners

Ben Dundee⁴⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: A Lynch J: D F O'Regan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€11.20Pl:€2.40, €4.80, €2.00EX:€244.00Trifecta:€2,821.10SF:€202.16

Forecasts

Invitation Only (11/10), Runfordave (13/2), Livelovelaugh (7/1), Any Second Now (7/1), Al Boum Photo (10/1), Minella Till Dawn (10/1), Le Martalin (16/1), Stand Up And Fight (25/1), Ben Dundee (33/1), Wishmoor (50/1)

Once again a race where the Mullins team are represented by strength in numbers. Invitation Only gets the nod from the champion jockey and his Navan third last time out looks to be good form. Al Boum Photo is also a very worthy contender here while Livelovelaugh might creep in under the radar given the jockey bookings despite an impressive performance at Thurles most recently. Despite weight of numbers in his favour the champion trainer may be thwarted as RUNFORDAVE ran a solid race at the Cheltenham Festival and should be capable of further improvement now. The previous Clonmel winner can get back on the gravy train this afternoon. Despite losing his unbeaten record last time, Any Second Now remains a promising sort and this longer trip ought to suit.

Runfordave
Invitation Only
Livelovelaugh

Prize Money

1st: €25,075.002nd: €8,075.003rd: €3,825.004th: €1,700.005th: €849.006th: €425.00