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Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140)

Off time: 15:24 | Winning time: 6m 0.7s

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Selected odds by:

O'Moore Park⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 133| C

13/8

Lightly-raced sort who easily landed 14-runner novice hurdle (8/11) at this course (20f, heavy) 68 days ago. Form has been franked so big shout on his handicap debut.

Form: 1223/31

Western Fold¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 133

11/1

28/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (21f, heavy) 19 days ago, dropping away quickly. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: U15F1P

Western Walk³⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Jonathan Sweeney| OR: 132| C| D

6/1

10/3, career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at this course (24.5f, soft), impressively. Off 11 months but remains open to progress.

Form: 33/2411-

Whatcouldhavebeen^p1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: A P Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 128| C

14/1

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 10/1) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. In the mix.

Form: 428-435

Slanagaibhgoleir³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: M P Walsh| T: G Elliott| OR: 122

15/2

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in January. Below form fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (20.6f, heavy, 9/2) 37 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 73-514

Party Playboy⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 117| C

10/1

Course winner. Creditable sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.1f, heavy, 18/1) 44 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 5131/56

Wild Shot¹³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: S D Torrens| T: N C Kelly| OR: 116

50/1

25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Rejoined yard after leaving John McConnell. Not taken lightly.

Form: 644U-34

Positive Thinker^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: C M Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 113

11/4

17/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good second of 12 in handicap chase at Naas (24.8f, heavy) 22 days ago, clear of rest. Switches to hurdles and expected to be bang there.

Form: 132232

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

Kilbree Warrior²²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: O McKiernan J: P T Enright

Starzov⁵⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Mighty Jeremy⁴⁴

Weight: 10-7| Age: 10

T: Liam G O'brien J: D J O'Keeffe

Explosive Boy¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 10

T: A J Martin J: D King

Forecasts

O'Moore Park (13/8), Positive Thinker (11/4), Western Walk (6/1), Slanagaibhgoleir (15/2), Kilbree Warrior (8/1), Party Playboy (10/1), Western Fold (11/1), Whatcouldhavebeen (14/1), Mighty Jeremy (16/1), Explosive Boy (16/1), Starzov (16/1), Wild Shot (50/1)

Willie Mullins' unexposed O'MOORE PARK easily opened his account in novice company here last time and with that form working out well he looks the way to go now stepping into handicap company for the first time. Positive Thinker figures on a lenient mark and could emerge as the chief threat, with in-form pair Wild Shot and Kilbree Warrior also firmly in the picture in a competitive handicap.

Previous Winners

2023

Ailie Rose

Weight: 10-6 |Age: 7

J: P J O'Hanlon | T: S R B Crawford

16/1

Prize Money

1st: €14,999.002nd: €5,000.003rd: €2,500.004th: €1,250.005th: €750.006th: €500.00

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