14:22 Fairyhouse

Sunday 20 April 2025

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WillowWarm Gold Cup (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:22 | Winning time: 5m 13.4s

1^st

Spindleberry

711-3

3/1

T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins

Mid-division, not fluent at 2nd, left 2nd after 3rd, took closer order 4 out, travelled well before 2 out, led after 2 out, jumped slightly left last, ran on well run-in op 5/2

2^nd

4 ½

Firefox

711-10

6/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Rear of mid-division, left 3rd after 3rd, not fluent at 6th, effort after 2 out, kept on in 2nd run-in, not trouble winner op 13/2 tchd 11/2

3^rd

Champ Kiely

911-10

7/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Led, headed after 1st, left in lead after 3rd, increased advantage after 4th, not fluent at 9th, reduced lead 4 out, jumped slightly left 3 out, headed after 2 out, dropped to 3rd run-in, no extra op 5/2

4^th

Down Memory Lane

711-10

11/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mark Walsh

Towards rear, 4th at 4th, 5th at 11th, effort in 4th 4 out, no impression before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 15/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

Kilbarry Saint

611-3

40/1

T: C O'KeeffeJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Rear, not fluent in 5th at 4th, 4th at 11th, dropped to 5th 4 out, weakened before 3 out op 50/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Ile Atlantique

711-10

11/4

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Tracked leader in 2nd, led after 1st, mistake and unseated rider at 3rd tchd 3/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.70, €2.30EX:€17.40Trifecta:€39.00SF:€20.64

Forecasts

Champ Kiely (7/4), Ile Atlantique (11/4), Spindleberry (3/1), Firefox (6/1), Down Memory Lane (11/1), Kilbarry Saint (40/1)

A 1-2-3 for the Willie Mullins yard beckons and SPINDLEBERRY, despite being passed over by Paul Townend, could be the pick of the champion trainer's trio. She was runner-up in a Grade 1 mares' novice hurdle here last spring and has made a seamless transition to fences this season, landing a Cork maiden on return in December and a listed event back here next time. There should be better to come from this 7-y-o and she is preferred to Townend's pick Champ Kiely and Ile Atlantique.

SPINDLEBERRY (IRE)
CHAMP KIELY (IRE)
ILE ATLANTIQUE (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Spillane's Tower

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Mark Walsh | T: J J Mangan

7/4

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €9,999.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00