Fred Kenny Lifetime Services To Racing Ladies National Handicap Chase

Fairyhouse

15:55

Date 2023-04-08

Distance 2m5f150y

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €11,800

Winning Time 5m 47.10s (slow by 34.60s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gain De Cause (FR) Miss P Elvin · A J Martin	15/8F	Won
2nd	Routine Excellence (IRE) Miss C O O'Brien · Gavin Cromwell	13/2	3
3rd	Halsafari (IRE) Sarah Kavanagh · Michael J Bowe	8/1	3.5
4th	Charlie Stout (IRE) Miss J Townend · Shane Nolan	9/2	2.75
5th	An Fraoch Mor (IRE) Miss M O'Sullivan · Ross O'Sullivan	9/1	22
6th	Mars Harper (GB) Miss Georgie Benson · Gordon Elliott	6/1	4.75
7th	Robin De Roost (IRE) Aileen O'Sullivan · Thomas Gibney	66/1	0.2

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
DSQ	Bold Emperor (IRE) Miss S Ahern · Thomas Gibney	20/1
Fell	Fighting Fit (GB) Miss A B O'Connor · J P Dempsey	9/1
P.U.	Stansfield (IRE) Anna McGuinness · Paul Traynor	50/1

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Gain De Cause Bay J:Miss P Elvin(7) T:A J Martin	J:Miss P Elvin(7) T:A J Martin	147	t	U-8784	111	134	112	19d	—	—	-4	23.7	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Best chase effort at Navan last month on h'cap debut; may build on that up in trip here
4	Charlie Stout Brown J:Miss J Townend T:Shane Nolan	J:Miss J Townend T:Shane Nolan	155	t	442041	119	134	118	8d	—	—	+17	33.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Veteran ended lengthy losing run last week; only up 2lb and still well treated
5	Routine Excellence Bay J:Miss C O O'Brien(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Miss C O O'Brien(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	152	—	8P-2P1	116	130	107	21d	—	—	+8	19.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Capitalised on lower chase mark at Thurles last month; 10lb rise demands career best
1	Mars Harper Bay J:Miss Georgie Benson(7) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Miss Georgie Benson(7) T:Gordon Elliott	169	p	224920	133	139	108	23d	—	—	+15	29.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Tailed off in the Plate at Cheltenham last time but ran a big race on penultimate start
2	Fighting Fit Brown J:Miss A B O'Connor(3) T:J P Dempsey	J:Miss A B O'Connor(3) T:J P Dempsey	162	t	6211-5	126	132	124	167d	—	—	+9	23	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won back-to-back last term; not seen since reappearance in October; trip an unknown
8	Halsafari Bay J:Sarah Kavanagh(7) T:Michael J Bowe	J:Sarah Kavanagh(7) T:Michael J Bowe	146	p	365440	110	142	102	9d	—	—	+7	18.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Losing run since 2019; has really struggled over timber of late and tailed off last week
9	An Fraoch Mor Bay J:Miss M O'Sullivan(5) T:Ross Osullivan	J:Miss M O'Sullivan(5) T:Ross Osullivan	145	—	18PP-6	109	116	85	19d	—	—	+9	17	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Not easy to train and missed all of 2022; tailed off on last month's return; low mark
3	Bold Emperor Bay J:Miss S Ahern(7) T:Thomas Gibney	J:Miss S Ahern(7) T:Thomas Gibney	158	—	610276	122	136	89	167d	—	—	+19	23.7	5.25/1	22 5%
Won h'cap chase last summer but struggled from higher marks since; can go well fresh
6	Stansfield Bay J:Miss A McGuinness(7) T:Paul Traynor	J:Miss A McGuinness(7) T:Paul Traynor	150	—	62-4P4	114	140	58	—	—	—	+15	16.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Just 1-25 and on lengthy losing run; struggling in points of late; best watched
10	Robin De Roost Brown J:Aileen O'Sullivan(7) T:Thomas Gibney	J:Aileen O'Sullivan(7) T:Thomas Gibney	140	—	1-PPF4	104	127	-	—	—	—	+19	21.1	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Won his most recent start under Rules in 2021; struggled in points since and 20lb wrong

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Gain De Cause	2/1	15/8	2	2	15/8
Charlie Stout	5/1	9/2	5	5/1	9/2
Routine Excellence	7	13/2	7	7	7
Mars Harper	7/1	13/2	6	6/1	11/2
Fighting Fit	17/2	17/2	8	17/2	9
Halsafari	8/1	15/2	11/2	6	7
An Fraoch Mor	9/1	9	17/2	9/1	9
Bold Emperor	20	20/1	18	22	22
Stansfield	40	66/1	40	50	50
Robin De Roost	50/1	66/1	40	50	50

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Charlie Stout

33.5

OR: 17.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 4.7

5/1

2nd

Mars Harper

29.3

OR: 20.8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 4

7/1

3rd

Gain De Cause

23.7

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Bold Emperor

23.7

OR: 18 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.2

Fighting Fit

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 4

17/2

Robin De Roost

21.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Routine Excellence

19.8

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Halsafari

18.3

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

An Fraoch Mor

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Stansfield

16.5

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Mars Harper	133	139	108
Fighting Fit	126	132	124
Bold Emperor	122	136	89
Charlie Stout	119	134	118
Routine Excellence	116	130	107
Stansfield	114	140	58
Gain De Cause	111	134	112
Halsafari	110	142	102
An Fraoch Mor	109	116	85
Robin De Roost	104	127	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Charlie Stout	8d ago	Quick return
Halsafari	9d ago	Quick return
Gain De Cause	19d ago	Fit
An Fraoch Mor	19d ago	Fit
Routine Excellence	21d ago	Fit
Mars Harper	23d ago	Fit
Fighting Fit	167d ago	Long break
Bold Emperor	167d ago	Long break
Stansfield	—	—
Robin De Roost	—	—