15:20 Fairyhouse

Wednesday 7 February 2018

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Your Clubs Fundraiser At Fairyhouse, Enquire Today Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 5m 48.80s

1^st

Graineyhill

711-12

9/4f

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Tracked leaders, slow 1st, pushed along in 4th 2 out, some headway approaching last, ridden and kept on well run-in to lead inside final 100 yards tchd 5/2

2^nd

Smokey Joe Joe

1211-11

6/1

T: S J MahonJ: D F O'Regan

Held up towards rear, headway on inner to go 2nd entering straight, led approaching last, ridden run-in and headed inside final 100 yards, no impression on winner op 7/1 tchd 8/1

3^rd

Benefit Of Magic

611-2

5/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Tracked leaders, headway after 4 out and 3rd entering straight, ridden to challenge last, under pressure and kept on run-in, no impression in 3rd closing stages op 9/2

4^th

Wee Small Hours

911-7

11/2

T: D A McLoughlinJ: D J Hand (7)

Rear of mid-division on outer, never a factor, pushed along and no extra after 3 out, behind and pulled up before next op 7/1 tchd 8/1

5^th

Rock On Westie

910-10

20/1

T: Miss S BarkleyJ: R Loughran

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and no impression in 5th approaching straight, no extra from 2 out, weakened op 33/1

6^th

Swift

710-6

5/1

T: J W NicholsonJ: Katie O'Farrell (7)

Led, joined before 4 out and soon headed, no extra approaching straight, weakened op 11/2 tchd 4/1

7^th

4 ¼

Good To Flow

811-5

20/1

T: P A FahyJ: C M Leonard (7)

Tracked leaders, pushed along and no impression in 7th after 3 out, soon no extra, weakened op 14/1

8^th

Okey Dokey

710-13

50/1

T: P GriffinJ: A W Short (5)

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression after 4 out, ridden and no extra approaching straight, weakened

9^th

Cairnshill

711-5

25/1

T: M M McNiffJ: S P Kelly (7)

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along after 4 out, no extra from next, weakened, tailed off op 18/1

Also Ran

Dorkas

911-8

25/1

T: J R FinnJ: Rachael Blackmore

Rear of mid-division on outer, never a factor, pushed along and no extra after 3 out, behind and pulled up before next op 20/1

Camile

510-1

14/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division, headway into 4th before 5 out, pushed along and no extra after 3 out, behind and pulled up before next tchd 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.50Pl:€1.02, €2.10, €1.70EX:€15.30Trifecta:€57.50Tricast:€63.19SF:€15.36

Forecasts

Graineyhill (9/4), Benefit Of Magic (5/1), Swift (5/1), Wee Small Hours (11/2), Smokey Joe Joe (6/1), Camile (14/1), Rock On Westie (20/1), Good To Flow (20/1), Cairnshill (25/1), Dorkas (25/1), Okey Dokey (50/1)

GRAINEYHILL needs to produce a career best effort in order to record a second career success over hurdles, but there can be no denying that last month's ready Clonmel winner is on a steady upward curve. The handicapper keeps making life increasingly tougher for the Gordon Elliott trained seven-year-old, but this is a statement which is equally applicable to a few of the others including the last time out Navan winner Wee Small Hours. If there is to be a lightly raced sort who is ahead of the handicapper, it will be Benefit Of Magic, with the pre-race market moves surely most informative as to her likely chances of downing a sporting selection.