13:40 Fairyhouse

Saturday 14 December 2019

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:25

Irish Racing Yearbook Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 6m 30.10s

1^st

Monkfish

511-4

1/2f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leaders on outer, took keen hold, disputed lead briefly from 7th to 8th, led from 3 out, went clear from 2 out, stayed on well under hands and heels inside final furlong, comfortably tchd 4/9 and 8/15

2^nd

Time To Get Up

611-4

9/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mark Walsh

Mid-division, closer in 4th 4 out, disputed 2nd and pushed along entering straight, disputing 2nd and mistake 2 out, soon 2nd but no impression on winner, kept on same pace under pressure run-in, not trouble winner op 4/1

3^rd

Braeside

511-4

8/1

T: G ElliottJ: Keith Donoghue

Led, joined 7th to 8th, headed 4 out, 2nd 3 out, ridden and disputed 2nd entering straight, 3rd after 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on one pace op 10/1

4^th

Atlantic Shore

611-4

13/2

T: P FentonJ: Brian Hayes

Tracked leaders, improved to lead 4 out, soon pushed along, headed and ridden 3 out, 4th entering straight, no impression on leaders op 6/1

5^th

Ballyshannon Rose

610-11

66/1

T: P G FaheyJ: P D Kennedy

Towards rear, some progress into moderate 6th 4 out, no impression from next, kept on one pace

6^th

Western Fancy

511-4

40/1

T: N MeadeJ: J M Moore

In rear, slight mistake 7th, remote 7th and mistake 3 out, no impression op 33/1

7^th

Union Gap

411-3

25/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leaders on inner early, lost position and dropped to mid-division at 3rd, under pressure at 5th, no impression in rear from 4 out tchd 33/1

Also Ran

N/A

Osmotic

611-12

12/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leaders, dropped to 5th 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, behind and pulled up before 2 out

Coalbrook Bridge

511-4

66/1

T: C HamiltonJ: M Hamill (3)

Rear of mid-division, some progress into mid-division at 6th, dropped to rear next, trailing 8th, pulled up before 4 out

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Non-Runners

Scarlet Leader

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: Miss M M Gannon J: C P McNamara

Moyode Gold¹⁵

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: J Nash J: Gavin Brouder

Amerijano³⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P Nolan J: Sean O'Keeffe

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.40Pl:€1.02, €1.60, €1.70EX:€3.80Trifecta:€14.20SF:€3.86

Forecasts

Monkfish (1/2), Time To Get Up (9/2), Atlantic Shore (13/2), Braeside (8/1), Osmotic (12/1), Amerijano (16/1), Union Gap (25/1), Moyode Gold (25/1), Western Fancy (40/1), Scarlet Leader (50/1), Ballyshannon Rose (66/1), Coalbrook Bridge (66/1)

Trainer Willie Mullins appears to have found an ideal opportunity for MONKFISH to get off the mark at the third time of asking for connections following a couple of setbacks as beaten favourite since the Stowaway geldings debut in May. The lightly raced five-year-old can get the better of Osmotic who won a Roscommon bumper in facile fashion when last seen in May. The Gigginstown House Stud-owned six-year-old can emerge as the biggest danger ahead of stablemate Braeside and the Joseph O'Brien-trained Time To Get Up.

Monkfish
Osmotic
Braeside

Prize Money

1st: €6,600.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,100.004th: €551.005th: €330.006th: €220.00