14:05 Fairyhouse

Sunday 14 January 2018

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Fairyhouse Members 2018 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: - | Winning time: 6m 23.6s

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Selected odds by:

A Hardy Nailer³⁶

Age: 16| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: R Tyner| OR: 114| D

Form: 6F4-421

Allez Kal¹⁸

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J Barcoe| OR: 104| D

Form: 677421

Apache Jack^v²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: A E Lynch| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 111| C

20/1

Once rated 149 in his pomp but is clearly regressing and has generally struggled of late. Looks a tall order on form shown.

Form: 0-3P094

Capture The Drama¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 104| C| D

9/1

Course winner who bounced back to form last time out winning a Fairyhouse handicap chase at odds of 9/1 ending a 14-race losing streak. Could be capable of having his say back over hurdles.

Form: 400071

Charmix^p¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 0-0| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 133| D

33/1

Needs to recapture the form that has seen the gelding win two of his four starts in this class. Out of form recently and hard to fancy.

Form: 32-704U

Daklondike¹⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: D Pipe| OR: 117| D

Form: 4-41411

Dromore Lad²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: D J Hand⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 116| C

3/1

Course winner that has won three of his five starts in this class and comes here on a hat-trick following two fine wins at Limerick and Fairyhouse last month and continuation of development expected.

Form: 00-1211

Fitzhenry²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: B J Geraghty| T: P Nolan| OR: 116| D

4/1

116-rated chaser and in fine form over the larger obstacles now reverts back to hurdles following three dour efforts over a year ago. Capable of improvement and worth a market check.

Form: 60-5321

Lisclogher Lad¹⁷

Age: 18| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: S G Walsh| OR: 103| D

Form: 2-67UUP

Mystic Embarr¹³

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: D Broad| OR: 86| CD

Form: 983751

Peace N' Milan³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 0-0| J: C J Maher⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 109| C

16/1

Managed to win two consecutive races earlier in the year, but they were weaker affairs than this and her form since her summer break has hardly been encouraging.

Form: 011-0P8

Poker Party³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: D N Russell| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 117

11/2

Has rendered a couple of satisfactory runs winning his last two handicap hurdles at Clonmel and last time out at Tramore. Now 17lb higher than the first of those wins but can be expected to improve again.

Form: 455011

Rathpatrick¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: M P Walsh| T: E Griffin| OR: 129| C| D

20/1

Course winner that has won over this distance but has failed to finish any of his last three starts since winning a weak handicap hurdle at Naas in March. Plenty to find on recent offerings.

Form: 051B-PP

Rightdownthemiddle⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: G Elliott| OR: 118| C

20/1

Course winner but pulled up on most recent start in a Navan handicap hurdle in November. Now 1lb lower than last winning mark but has work to do based on recent form.

Form: F-P780P

Shannak¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 0-0| J: P Townend| T: A Mullins| OR: 119| CD

7/2

C&D winner that has won three of his nine contests in this class. Last win came in January last year and looks opposable on recent offerings.

Form: 59-4456

The Comediologist¹⁹

Age: 14| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: N Meade| OR: 100

Form: 4/478-3

Forecasts

Dromore Lad (3/1), Shannak (7/2), Fitzhenry (4/1), Poker Party (11/2), Capture The Drama (9/1), Peace N' Milan (16/1), Apache Jack (20/1), Rathpatrick (20/1), Rightdownthemiddle (20/1), Charmix (33/1)

Capture The Drama likes to get on with things from the front in his races and will possibly lead here with Charmix and Apache Jack chasing in behind. The front running tactics could set the race up for the Davy Russell-ridden POKER PARTY who is an improving sort and can continue his good form here with Dromore Lad and the J P McManus-owned Fitzhenry the biggest dangers.