15:25 Fairyhouse

Tuesday 22 April 2025

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Fairyhouse Racecourse Ladies National Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 5m 38.6s

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Selected odds by:

Dreal Deal^t¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-1| J: Ms E C Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 133| D

25/1

66/1, respectable tenth of 30 in handicap chase at Aintree (21.1f, good) 18 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 4563P0

So Des Flos^p²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Miss C Butler⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 124| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 15 in handicap chase (40/1) at Downpatrick (28.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Back down in trip. Stable having good spell.

Form: 12-P809

Potters Party^p,t⁹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 121| C

8/1

Course winner. Creditable second of 10 in handicap chase at Thurles (21.8f, good, 17/2) 93 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 17-8252

Bocelli's Voice^p,t¹⁷¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss J Walton⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 116

33/1

Latest win in chase at Wexford in April. Eighth of 9 in handicap chase at Down Royal (24f, good to soft, 10/1) 171 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 41-3268

Routine Excellence^p⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: Miss C O O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 115| D

16/1

5/1, bit below form fourth of 9 in claiming hurdle at Tramore (16.7f, good to soft) 8 days ago, inadequate test. Switches from hurdles to chase. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Others preferred.

Form: PP9044

Don't Talk^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 110| CD

12/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. Latest win in chase here in January. 3/1, fifth of 6 in handicap chase at Limerick (17.8f, good) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 2-05115

Secrecies Of Stone^b⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Miss G Benson⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 109| D

4/1

4/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Leopardstown (21.5f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 608951

Vaureal⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 109| BF

10/3

Fair winner at 20f over hurdles. 7/2, first run since leaving Colin Bowe when creditable fourth of 11 in novice chase at Thurles (20.8f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Claims if building on that.

Form: 750434

Ik's Man^t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-4| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 108

15/2

Found improvement when winning 12-runner handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, good to soft) 26 days ago, kept up to work. Remains fairly treated and must enter calculations.

Form: 9F0U61

Read To Return^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 108

15/2

One win from 24 NH runs. 15/2, running creditably when unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19.3f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others more persuasive. Engaged 2.05 Fairyhouse Tuesday.

Form: 53584U

Old Soul^p,t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Ms H Phillips⁽⁷⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 104

12/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 16/1, fourth of 11 in handicap chase at Limerick (24.7f, soft) 30 days ago. Others more convincing.

Form: F8-9904

Rusheen^p1⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: J Dullea| OR: 104| C

17/2

Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap chase (5/1) at Navan (23.8f, heavy) 72 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Each-way claims.

Form: 90-5286

Non-Runners

The Boola Boss¹⁷

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: Miss R Curtis J: Miss J Townend

Forecasts

The Boola Boss (3/1), Vaureal (10/3), Secrecies Of Stone (4/1), Read To Return (15/2), Ik's Man (15/2), Potters Party (8/1), Rusheen (17/2), So Des Flos (10/1), Old Soul (12/1), Don't Talk (12/1), Routine Excellence (16/1), Dreal Deal (25/1), Bocelli's Voice (33/1)

SECRECIES OF STONE was a cosy winner at Leopardstown last month and may be capable of better in this sphere yet. He gets the nod. British raider The Boola Boss and Ik's Man are feared most.