Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase – Fairyhouse

Fairyhouse

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase

Date 2024-01-13

Distance 2m1f60y

Class

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €9,145

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Hunters Yarn Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	166	—	1102-F	-	143	-	28d	—	—	-40	20	1/2 67%
Last-fence faller when clear here last month; major claims if avoiding serious error
2	Firm Footings Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	7-1522	-	141	111	17d	—	—	-17	7.3	11/4 27%
Couple of smart runs in defeat over fences, major player here
5	Path D'oroux Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	166	t	34468F	136	138	102	18d	—	—	+14	24.4	8/1 11%
Unlucky at Leopardstown; getting his act together but more needed back in maiden company
6	Polo Lounge Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	166	t	211P-4	-	108	57	28d	—	—	-3	1.1	25/1 4%
Better for last month's C&D chase debut run but little chance of beating Hunters Yarn
7	Byker Bay J:Phillip Enright T:C Byrnes	J:Phillip Enright T:C Byrnes	162	p	2-5502	-	106	57	28d	—	—	+2	4	66/1 1%
Left in remote 2nd after last-fence fall of Hunters Yarn on C&D chase debut; best watched
4	Malton Groove Brown J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	/4PF-8	-	110	64	57d	—	—	-1	0.4	80/1 1%
Didn't look a natural on chasing debut at Wexford in November; likely to need more time
1	Burru Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Bernard Martin Crowley	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Bernard Martin Crowley	166	h	5-3374	-	-	-	51d	—	—	-1	0.4	100/1 1%
Placed in a point and fair form in maiden hurdles but this a tough task on chase debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Hunters Yarn	1/2	1/2	4/9	4/11	1/2
Firm Footings	5/2	5/2	11/4	5/2	5/2
Path D'oroux	8/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Polo Lounge	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Byker	40/1	50/1	40/1	50/1	66/1
Malton Groove	66/1	80/1	66/1	66/1	80/1
Burru	66/1	100/1	50/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Path D'oroux

24.4

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

2nd

Hunters Yarn

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/2

3rd

Firm Footings

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Byker

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Polo Lounge

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Malton Groove

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Burru

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Path D'oroux	136	138	102
Hunters Yarn	—	143	—
Firm Footings	—	141	111
Polo Lounge	—	108	57
Byker	—	106	57
Malton Groove	—	110	64
Burru	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Firm Footings	17d ago	Fit
Path D'oroux	18d ago	Fit
Hunters Yarn	28d ago	Fit
Polo Lounge	28d ago	Fit
Byker	28d ago	Fit
Burru	51d ago	Fresh
Malton Groove	57d ago	Fresh