15:27 Fairyhouse

Saturday 22 February 2020

All13:4514:1714:5215:2716:0216:3717:12

Easter Festival 11th - 13th April Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:28 | Winning time: 5m 41.80s

1^st

Birdie Blitz

511-3

10/3f

T: A A HowardJ: Simon Torrens (7)

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway to dispute lead after 3 out, slight mistake next, 2nd and ridden approaching last, under pressure and kept on well run-in to lead close home op 7/2 tchd 3/1

2^nd

Hell On Earth

611-5

7/1

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, headway 3 out and pushed along to lead after next, ridden and kept on run-in, no extra and headed close home op 9/1 tchd 13/2

3^rd

Lady Mccabe

811-0

16/1

T: M P FitzgeraldJ: Sean O'Keeffe (5)

Mid-division, no impression entering straight, some headway after 2 out, slightly hampered last and went moderate 3rd early run-in, kept on well closing stages

4^th

Offshore Oscar

911-10

16/1

T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara (5)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway to dispute lead 3 out, slight mistake next and soon headed, 4th and no impression when hampered last, no extra, kept on one pace op 14/1

5^th

Whoyakodding

910-13

25/1

T: G AhernJ: Jodie Townend (7)

Tracked leaders on outer, 4th halfway, headway to lead briefly before 3 out, dropped to 7th and mistake 2 out, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace op 28/1

6^th

Ricky Langford

610-4

25/1

T: P J RothwellJ: H Morgan (7)

Rear of mid-division, mid-division after 3 out, some headway early straight and 6th when badly hampered last, kept on one pace op 20/1

7^th

4 ½

Benefit North

911-9

22/1

T: C A McBratneyJ: B J Cooper

Towards rear, mistake 2nd, some headway 3 out and went 6th next, no impression approaching last where hampered, no extra run-in op 25/1 tchd 20/1

8^th

3 ½

Bracka Lily

811-0

25/1

T: N C KellyJ: C D Maxwell

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace after next, never a factor op 20/1

9^th

1 ½

Plentiful

510-11

25/1

T: E DoyleJ: R P Treacy (3)

Rear of mid-division on inner, mistake 4 out, pushed along and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace from 2 out, never a factor

10^th

Shar Whats Therush

711-12

7/1

T: D HassettJ: O R Brown (7)

Mid-division on outer, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no threat in straight, kept on one pace op 15/2 tchd 9/1

11^th

Toushan

1311-10

14/1

T: T FoleyJ: Kevin Sexton

Led, headed before 3 out, pushed along and lost place approaching 2 out, soon no extra tchd 16/1

12^th

Ballymadun

911-11

14/1

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

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, disputed lead 3 out, pushed along and headed early straight, ridden and no extra after 2 out op 16/1 tchd 20/1

13^th

2 ¾

Lagenod

811-9

7/1

T: R SweeneyJ: Phillip Enright

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no extra after 3 out, no threat from next tchd 8/1

14^th

2 ¼

My Newbrook Rose

710-9

16/1

T: A MurrayJ: J J Slevin

Rear of mid-division, mistake 3rd, no extra after 3 out, kept on one pace, never a factor tchd 20/1

15^th

4 ½

Walk Me Home

511-0

25/1

T: G P CromwellJ: L P Dempsey

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along before halfway, no extra after 3 out op 33/1

16^th

Punchers Path

511-5

33/1

T: N C KellyJ: D F O'Regan

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no extra in rear after 3 out

17^th

Golden Silence

1010-4

66/1

T: V C WardJ: B Browne (5)

Always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no impression after 4 out, soon no extra

Also Ran

Dark Decade

611-10

17/2

T: G ElliottJ: Keith Donoghue

Mid-division on inner, slight mistake 2nd, headway after 3 out and 4th next, ridden and progress to go 3rd at last where fell op 16/1

Cousin Harry

510-13

10/1

T: P J RothwellJ: A W Short (3)

Mid-division, no extra after 3 out, behind and pulled up before last tchd 8/1

James Boru

710-13

33/1

T: N C KellyJ: J S McGarvey

Mid-division, pushed along and no extra after 3 out, behind and pulled up before last

Pino Boy

610-4

12/1

T: Mrs A MooneyJ: Danny Mullins

Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, slight mistake 5 out, slight mistake 3 out, soon pushed along and no extra approaching next, behind and pulled up before last tchd 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.60Pl:€1.70, €1.40, €3.50, €5.10EX:€32.00Trifecta:€773.50Tricast:€379.39SF:€28.14

Forecasts

Birdie Blitz (10/3), Hell On Earth (7/1), Shar Whats Therush (7/1), Lagenod (7/1), Dark Decade (17/2), Cousin Harry (10/1), Pino Boy (12/1), Toushan (14/1), Ballymadun (14/1), Lady Mccabe (16/1), Offshore Oscar (16/1), My Newbrook Rose (16/1), Benefit North (22/1), Whoyakodding (25/1), Ricky Langford (25/1), Bracka Lily (25/1), Plentiful (25/1), Walk Me Home (25/1), Punchers Path (33/1), James Boru (33/1), Golden Silence (66/1)

A big field here but on the basis of recent form very few of them actually appeal. After her very pleasing third at Gowran latest BIRDIE BLITZ gets the vote and the extra 4f here should only be a benefit to her. Recent C&D winner Lagenod may now be at the mercy of the handicapper to some degree but few of these are even in the ballpark of their current marks so he may still go close. There are a host of handicap debutants and in a weak race it's highly likely one or two improve. Most appealing of them is Lady McCabe.

Birdie Blitz
Lagenod
Lady Mccabe

Previous Winners

2019

Beeper's Ruby

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 7

J: C D Maxwell | T: D A McLoughlin

14/1

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,400.003rd: €1,200.004th: €599.005th: €360.006th: €240.00