Book Your Advanced Tickets Now Rated Novice Hurdle – Fairyhouse

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Book Your Advanced Tickets Now Rated Novice Hurdle

Date 2025-02-05

Distance 2m

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,555

Winning Time 4m 9.50s (slow by 32.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Collaborative (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	10/1	Won
2nd	Puturhandstogether (IRE) Mark Walsh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3/1	1
3rd	Whimsy (GB) Sean Flanagan · Anthony McCann	14/1	3.75
4th	Butter Fingers (IRE) Tom Harney · Ross O'Sullivan	14/1	6
5th	Gers Gigi (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	20/1	27

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ballysax Hank (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	8/13F

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Ballysax Hank Chestnut J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	164	—	521228	116	124	90	57d	—	—	-6	43.6	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Bumper winner for Brendan Duke has run well in two of his three hurdle starts, new yard
5	Puturhandstogether Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Mark Walsh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	156	—	31	-	130	111	59d	—	—	-5	19.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Useful 84-rated Flat winner, improved from his hurdling debut to win at Cork, good chance
4	Collaborative Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	158	—	05-431	110	119	89	18d	—	—	+7	18.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Handicap win was gained over 2m4f at Navan, possibly vulnerable over this shorter trip
6	Butter Fingers Grey J:Tom Harney(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Tom Harney(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	153	—	1F4	117	113	108	25d	—	—	+16	22.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Flat/hurdles winner last summer, needs to jump better than when fourth of six over C&D
3	Whimsy Chestnut J:Sean Flanagan T:Anthony McCann	J:Sean Flanagan T:Anthony McCann	161	—	722-23	113	125	112	80d	—	—	+11	17.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
3-14 on Flat, 0-9 hurdles second on five occasions, may be able to make experience count
2	Gers Gigi Chestnut J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	162	—	321F73	114	123	114	19d	—	—	+18	23.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Bumper/maiden hurdle winner, missed an engagement at Punchestown on Monday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ballysax Hank	8/11	10/11	5/6	4/5	4/5
Puturhandstogether	5/2	11/4	5/2	9/4	5/2
Collaborative	11/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	10/1
Butter Fingers	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Whimsy	16/1	14/1	16/1	12/1	16/1
Gers Gigi	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ballysax Hank

43.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 10 Odds: 17.1

10/11

2nd

Gers Gigi

23.9

OR: 16 Form: 6.3 Odds: 1.6

18/1

3rd

Butter Fingers

22.6

OR: 16.8 Form: 4 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Puturhandstogether

19.4

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Collaborative

18.1

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

11/1

Whimsy

17.5

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Butter Fingers	117	113	108
Ballysax Hank	116	124	90
Gers Gigi	114	123	114
Whimsy	113	125	112
Collaborative	110	119	89
Puturhandstogether	—	130	111

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Collaborative	18d ago	Fit
Gers Gigi	19d ago	Fit
Butter Fingers	25d ago	Fit
Ballysax Hank	57d ago	Fresh
Puturhandstogether	59d ago	Fresh
Whimsy	80d ago	Fresh