15:15 Fairyhouse

Monday 18 April 2022

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Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140)

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 5m 29.40s

1^st

Capilano Bridge

711-2

12/1

T: C O'DwyerJ: C G O'Dwyer (7)

Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway and led 4 out, went 7 lengths clear after next, pushed along and bad mistake last, kept on, reduced advantage closing stages tchd 14/1

2^nd

2 ¼

Silver Sheen

811-2

25/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Led, joined briefly 3rd, not fluent 5th, headed 4 out, pushed along and no impression on winner after next, slow 2 out, soon ridden, kept on well run-in tchd 22/1

3^rd

Lord Erskine

910-10

50/1

T: H RogersJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Towards rear, some headway 3 out and 7th approaching straight, pushed along to go moderate 3rd before 2 out, no impression when not fluent last, kept on one pace tchd 40/1

4^th

4 ½

Grandero Bello

611-0

20/1

T: E & P HartyJ: Ricky Doyle

Towards rear, some headway before 3 out, pushed along and moderate 4th when mistake 2 out, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace op 22/1

5^th

5 ½

Festival D'ex

711-7

9/2

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Mid-division, 6th halfway, no impression after 3 out and moderate 5th next, no extra and kept on one pace op 4/1

6^th

3 ½

Carrig Sam

611-11

7/2f

T: A L T MooreJ: Donagh Meyler

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 4 out, moderate 6th 2 out, no extra tchd 4/1

7^th

1 ½

Scoir Mear

1210-8

25/1

T: T MullinsJ: D F O'Regan

Rear of mid-division, moderate 8th after 3 out, pushed along and kept on one pace in straight, never a factor tchd 28/1

8^th

Homme D'Un Soir

611-1

8/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: D A Jacob

Tracked leaders, slight mistake 4th, 4th halfway, 3rd and slight mistake 4 out, pushed along and no impression after next, no extra early straight, weakened op 7/1 tchd 17/2

9^th

6 ½

Dromore Lad

1010-13

66/1

T: J FaheyJ: Simon Torrens

Towards rear, moderate 9th after 3 out, no threat in straight, kept on one pace, never a factor op 50/1

10^th

7 ½

Futurum Regem

611-1

18/1

T: H P FineganJ: E Walsh (5)

Always towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight op 16/1 tchd 20/1

11^th

1 ¾

Zoffanien

511-7

33/1

T: D HoganJ: Sean Flanagan

Tracked leaders on outer early, mid-division halfway, no impression after 4 out, no extra approaching straight

12^th

5 ½

Folcano

711-7

7/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Mid-division, no impression after 4 out and no extra next, weakened op 6/1

13^th

7 ½

Commandingpresence

711-6

14/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, no threat after 4 out op 12/1

14^th

5 ½

Millen To One

811-0

22/1

T: F J FloodJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Always towards rear, never a factor, no extra after 4 out op 18/1

15^th

De Name Escapes Me

1211-0

14/1

T: N MeadeJ: Mark Walsh

Mid-division on outer, no impression after 4 out, no extra from next, weakened tchd 12/1

16^th

1 ½

Decimation

711-12

13/2

T: H De BromheadJ: Mike O'Connor (5)

Tracked leader, disputed lead briefly 3rd, 3rd halfway, 4th 4 out, pushed along and no extra next, soon weakened op 7/1

Also Ran

Broomfields Jeremy

711-9

25/1

T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey

Rear of mid-division, towards rear and no extra after 4 out, pulled up before next

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Non-Runners

Robinstown³⁹

Weight: 10-10| Age: 7

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Wild Hunt²⁵

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 3

Song Of Earth¹⁵

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: Ms M Mullins J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€16.00Pl:€3.20, €4.50, €11.20, €4.60EX:€478.00Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€13,611.30SF:€291.39

Forecasts

Carrig Sam (7/2), Festival D'ex (9/2), Decimation (13/2), Folcano (7/1), Homme D'Un Soir (8/1), Song Of Earth (8/1), Robinstown (10/1), Wild Hunt (11/1), Capilano Bridge (12/1), Commandingpresence (14/1), De Name Escapes Me (14/1), Futurum Regem (18/1), Grandero Bello (20/1), Millen To One (22/1), Silver Sheen (25/1), Scoir Mear (25/1), Broomfields Jeremy (25/1), Zoffanien (33/1), Lord Erskine (50/1), Dromore Lad (66/1)

FESTIVAL D'EX bumped into one at Naas last month and is taken to go one better this time for the Gordon Elliott/Davy Russell combination. Carrig Sam is unbeaten in 2 runs here, the latter a handicap, but may have to settle for second this time. The selection's stablemate Folcano should find this a touch easier than the Pertemps at the Cheltenham Festival and is also on the shortlist.

FESTIVAL D'EX (FR)
CARRIG SAM (IRE)
FOLCANO (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Max Flamingo

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 6

J: D F O'Regan | T: Francis Casey

4/1

Prize Money

1st: €15,000.002nd: €5,000.003rd: €2,500.004th: €1,250.005th: €750.006th: €500.00