17:30 Fairyhouse

Sunday 9 April 2023

All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

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Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 13.10s

1^st

Brighterdaysahead

410-13

5/4f

T: G ElliottJ: Mr H C Swan (5)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, switched right and pushed along 2f out, led over 1f out, soon asserted and kept on well op 11/10

2^nd

Topgun Simmy

411-6

25/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Mr T Hamilton

Led or disputed lead, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 28/1 tchd 33/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Tommies Call

411-6

100/1

T: J P FaheyJ: Mr T P Harney (7)

Mid-division, headway into 6th approaching straight, 5th and ridden 2f out, 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace under pressure tchd 80/1

4^th

Field A Thistles

410-13

50/1

T: Ms M MullinsJ: Miss A Hourigan (7)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along early straight and 6th 2f out, ridden over 1f out and kept on inside final furlong op 66/1

5^th

Williethebuilder

411-6

14/1

T: D QueallyJ: Mr R W Barron (7)

Towards rear, headway approaching straight, 8th and pushed along 2f out, went 5th 1f out, kept on one pace tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1

6^th

Dee Capo

411-6

3/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mr J J Codd

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd approaching straight, pushed along to challenge 2f out, 3rd and ridden 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards op 5/2 tchd 16/5

7^th

4 ½

Junior Des Mottes

411-6

40/1

T: W J BurkeJ: Mr F Maguire

Mid-division, 7th halfway, 5th and pushed along approaching straight, 4th and ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra tchd 50/1

8^th

Manfredi

411-6

66/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: Mr S Connor (7)

Rear of mid-division, pushed along entering straight, some headway 2f out and 8th 1f out, kept on one pace op 80/1 tchd 100/1

9^th

Colleen Danu

410-13

100/1

T: P A FahyJ: Ms C A Walsh (7)

Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, pushed along and no impression early straight, kept on one pace final furlong op 80/1

10^th

In The Blood

410-13

200/1

T: Conor MaxwellJ: Josh Williamson (7)

Mid-division, pushed along and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace from over 1f out

11^th

2 ¾

Iceberg Theory

411-6

20/1

T: P NolanJ: Mr D G Lavery

Prominent and disputed lead, pushed along and headed early straight, 7th 2f out and no extra final furlong op 25/1

12^th

Cola Blaze

410-13

80/1

T: N SlevinJ: Mr E Ohgren (5)

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression entering straight, soon ridden and drifted right, kept on one pace tchd 100/1

13^th

Nelson Muntz

411-6

80/1

T: D H KellyJ: Mr Pat Taaffe (7)

Towards rear, pushed along and some headway early straight, ridden 2f out and soon no impression, no extra final furlong op 66/1 tchd 100/1

14^th

Aeros Luck

411-6

66/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Mr J Dunne (7)

Rear of mid-division, pushed along approaching straight and no impression under 2f out, no extra tchd 50/1

15^th

1 ¾

Punch Perfect

411-6

7/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr C Mullins (7)

Tracked leaders on inner, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression entering straight, no extra under 2f out op 12/1

16^th

Ghost Jury

410-13

150/1

T: John WinstonJ: Brian Barry (7)

Held up towards rear, ran freely, pushed along and no impression entering straight, soon ridden and no extra op 200/1

17^th

Tullabrack Lad

411-6

125/1

T: F J FloodJ: Mr R A Jackson (7)

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra tchd 150/1

18^th

Grand Slam Sam

411-6

7/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Mid-division on outer, pushed along 4f out and dropped towards rear entering straight, no extra and eased op 4/1 tchd 10/3

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Non-Runners

Nevereverever

Weight: 11-6| Age: 4

T: C A McBratney J: Mr N McParlan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.25Pl:€1.10, €5.40, €9.60EX:€36.20Trifecta:€1,544.50SF:€48.14

Forecasts

Brighterdaysahead (5/4), Dee Capo (3/1), Grand Slam Sam (7/2), Punch Perfect (7/1), Williethebuilder (14/1), Iceberg Theory (20/1), Topgun Simmy (25/1), Junior Des Mottes (40/1), Field A Thistles (50/1), Nevereverever (50/1), Manfredi (66/1), Aeros Luck (66/1), Cola Blaze (80/1), Nelson Muntz (80/1), Tommies Call (100/1), Colleen Danu (100/1), Tullabrack Lad (125/1), Ghost Jury (150/1), In The Blood (200/1)

BRIGHTERDAYSAHEAD eased clear to make a winning start at Gowran 50 days ago and she should be able to defy a penalty despite the presence of some solid opposition in Grand Slam Sam and the selection's stablemate Dee Capo, both of whom fetched plenty as store horses.

BRIGHTERDAYSAHEAD (FR)
GRAND SLAM SAM
DEE CAPO (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Icare Desbois

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 4

J: Miss J Townend | T: W P Mullins

17/2

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €10,000.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00