O'Neills.com Maiden Hurdle – Fairyhouse

Fairyhouse

14:15

O'Neills.com Maiden Hurdle

Date 2024-10-12

Distance 2m2f110y

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 4m 25.08s (slow by 13.58s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bleu De Vassy (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	6/4F	Won
2nd	John The Spark (GB) Keith Donoghue · Ian Patrick Donoghue	4/1	25
3rd	Blaze The Way (IRE) Danny Mullins · Ms Margaret Mullins	85/40	.75
4th	Fast Felix (IRE) Richard Deegan · Eoin Christopher McCarthy	9/1	4.25
5th	Boston Rajj (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	33/1	1
6th	Teagarden Jazz (GB) Cian Quirke · Charlie Keegan	18/1	3.25
7th	Call Your Bluff (GB) Paddy Hanlon · John Joseph Hanlon	80/1	23
8th	Itsthyneformilan (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · John Patrick Ryan	100/1	84

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	Marlpark (IRE) Daniel King · John Patrick Ryan	22/1

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
2	Bleu De Vassy Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	/2241-	-	-	-	177d	—	—	-15	28.2	0.30/1	6/5 45%
Bumper winner with a pointing background and has to be of interest now hurdling
1	Blaze The Way Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Ms Margaret Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Ms Margaret Mullins	166	—	31P-	-	-	-	195d	—	—	-10	14.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Unraced on ground this dry but he's a bumper winner and ran in a Grade 2 on hurdle debut
6	John The Spark Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	158	—	428-P4	-	116	78	5d	—	—	-13	5.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Ran a nice race to be fourth in a 2m4f maiden hurdle here on Monday
4	Fast Felix Bay J:Richard Deegan T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:Richard Deegan T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	158	ht	-56336	106	120	109	20d	—	—	+12	19.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Had plenty of chances now (0-11) and he's vulnerable to anything with potential
10	Teagarden Jazz Bay J:Cian Quirke(5) T:Charlie Keegan	J:Cian Quirke(5) T:Charlie Keegan	151	—	-08296	109	130	120	—	—	—	+14	18.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Maiden under both codes and left Gordon Elliott for 2,200gns
7	Marlpark Bay J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	158	—	8-5456	95	102	85	36d	—	—	+9	12	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Beaten 25l+ in six races divided between hurdles and bumpers; more needed
3	Boston Rajj Chestnut J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	158	—	935	-	76	-	15d	—	—	0	2.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Only ninth in a bumper on good ground and twice tailed off over hurdles on soft
8	Call Your Bluff Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	157	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
£3,000 3yo by Telescope; third foal out of a bumper/hurdle winner; bred to have a future
9	Itsthyneformilan Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:John Patrick Ryan	151	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Related to three winning hurdlers but best watched on this belated debut
NR	Half Montlioux Bay J:Phillip Enright T:T J O'Mara	J:Phillip Enright T:T J O'Mara	158	—	626	102	116	77	16d	—	—	—	16.5	—	—
Well behind Fast Felix on debut; penultimate efforts offers hope but looks vulnerable

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Bleu De Vassy	6/5	6/5	6/5
Blaze The Way	9/4	5/2	5/2
John The Spark	9/2	4/1	4/1
Fast Felix	9/1	9/1	9/1
Teagarden Jazz	18/1	16/1	18/1
Marlpark	33/1	25/1	25/1
Boston Rajj	80/1	33/1	33/1
Call Your Bluff	100/1	40/1	66/1
Itsthyneformilan	100/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bleu De Vassy

28.2

OR: 0 Form: 14 Odds: 14.2

6/5

2nd

Fast Felix

19.8

OR: 14 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.2

9/1

3rd

Teagarden Jazz

18.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Half Montlioux

16.5

OR: 13 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Blaze The Way

14.3

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Marlpark

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

John The Spark

5.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.4

9/2

Boston Rajj

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Call Your Bluff

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Itsthyneformilan

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Teagarden Jazz	109	130	120
Fast Felix	106	120	109
Half Montlioux	102	116	77
Marlpark	95	102	85
Bleu De Vassy	—	—	—
Blaze The Way	—	—	—
John The Spark	—	116	78
Boston Rajj	—	76	—
Call Your Bluff	—	—	—
Itsthyneformilan	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
John The Spark	5d ago	Quick return
Boston Rajj	15d ago	Fit
Half Montlioux	16d ago	Fit
Fast Felix	20d ago	Fit
Marlpark	36d ago	Fit
Bleu De Vassy	177d ago	Long break
Blaze The Way	195d ago	Long break
Teagarden Jazz	—	—
Call Your Bluff	—	—
Itsthyneformilan	—	—