Easter Festival 19th - 21st April Maiden Hurdle – Fairyhouse

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Easter Festival 19th - 21st April Maiden Hurdle

Date 2025-04-06

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,080

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
12	St Cuthbert's Cave Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	166	t	-P4323	119	122	106	17d	—	—	+4	34.3	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Has made the frame in his last four starts, rated the equal of Smooth Scotch, good chance
10	Smooth Scotch Brown J:Danny Mullins T:S R B Crawford	J:Danny Mullins T:S R B Crawford	166	tp	/F-532	119	127	78	15d	—	—	-3	26.1	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Closely matched with Butcher Hollow on running at the same venue last time, cheekpieces on
2	Butcher Hollow Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Thomas Cooper	J:Sean Flanagan T:Thomas Cooper	166	t	233-63	118	123	59	15d	—	—	-2	25.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Third at Navan only 1/2l behind today's rival Smooth Scotch; good chance on overall form
5	Good Deal Bay J:E Walsh T:Patrick Magee	J:E Walsh T:Patrick Magee	166	—	53-19	-	-	-	64d	—	—	-9	3.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Front-running winner of a 2m bumper at this venue in January, struggled in a Grade 2 event
11	Speedy Box Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:S Michael Millar	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:S Michael Millar	166	—	2F4534	-	103	40	20d	—	—	-2	3.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
0-8 in points, outran his three-figure odds when fourth in a 2m1f maiden at Down Royal
7	Qaasid Bay J:Jody McGarvey T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Jody McGarvey T:John Joseph Hanlon	166	—	U6	-	71	-	212d	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Five Flat wins in Britain, no encouragement from his two hurdle runs early this season
15	Lets Do This Buddy Brown J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Liam Lennon	J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Liam Lennon	159	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Dam showed little and has yet to enjoy any success at stud, unlikely to feature
13	The Burrow Bay J:Mark McDonagh T:E J O'Grady	J:Mark McDonagh T:E J O'Grady	166	—	3519	-	-	-	29d	—	—	+7	8.3	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Point winner in January, completely tailed off in a bumper at Gowran last month
3	Easy Doyen Bay J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Conor O'Dwyer	166	—	60	-	74	49	28d	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Remote sixth in a bumper, down the field on hurdling debut, not a likely contender
8	Slea Head Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Peter Maher	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Second foal; brother to minor hurdles winner Max Time, makes a belated debut at seven
1	Abitlikethat Bay J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	166	—	9	-	76	-	22d	—	—	-1	0.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Remote ninth on debut at Thurles last month, likely to need more experience
16	Mags Collins Bay J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey	J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey	159	—	50P8	-	79	62	17d	—	—	-1	0.2	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Remote fifth in a bumper at this venue on debut, poor form in three subsequent outings
14	Twelve Tribes Bay J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	166	t	9/	-	-	-	907d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Pulled up on his single bumper appearance in 2022 and absent since, arduous task
9	Smooth Gale Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:T G McCourt	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:T G McCourt	166	tp	—	-	47	-	15d	—	—	0	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Had two runs on Flat almost two years apart, tailed off on recent hurdling debut at Navan
4	Gerrymandering Bay J:P J O'Hanlon T:William J McLernon	J:P J O'Hanlon T:William J McLernon	166	—	P	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Half-brother to two hurdle winners and two point winners; pulled up on sole point start
6	Lauro's Legend Brown J:Harry Sexton(7) T:P A Fahy	J:Harry Sexton(7) T:P A Fahy	166	—	0-8P	-	-	-	124d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Well beaten in two bumpers, never going well when pulled up at Clonmel on hurdling debut
NR	Bearami Creek Bay J:TBC T:Peter Fahey	J: T:Peter Fahey	159	—	F5U	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
First reserve, sister to two hurdle winners, no evidence of winning potential in points
NR	Welluknow Bay J:Liam McKenna(5) T:M A Molloy	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:M A Molloy	166	—	6	-	102	86	17d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Second reserve, made a satisfactory introduction over this trip at Cork, likely to improve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
St Cuthbert's Cave	7/4	15/8	7/4	13/8	13/8
Smooth Scotch	9/4	9/4	9/4	2/1	2/1
Butcher Hollow	5/2	5/2	5/2	2/1	85/40
Good Deal	15/2	7/1	15/2	10/1	15/2
Speedy Box	16/1	16/1	16/1	22/1	16/1
Qaasid	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Lets Do This Buddy	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
The Burrow	66/1	66/1	66/1	80/1	66/1
Easy Doyen	100/1	66/1	100/1	125/1	125/1
Slea Head	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	125/1
Abitlikethat	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Mags Collins	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	125/1
Twelve Tribes	100/1	100/1	100/1	150/1	100/1
Smooth Gale	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	200/1
Gerrymandering	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1	150/1
Lauro's Legend	150/1	150/1	150/1	80/1	150/1
Bearami Creek	-	-	-	-	-
Welluknow	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

St Cuthbert's Cave

34.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 7.7 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

Smooth Scotch

26.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

9/4

3rd

Butcher Hollow

25.4

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

5/2

The Burrow

8.3

OR: 0 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Good Deal

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

10/1

Speedy Box

3.4

OR: 0 Form: 1.8 Odds: 1.6

22/1

Qaasid

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Lets Do This Buddy

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Easy Doyen

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Slea Head

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Abitlikethat

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Mags Collins

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

125/1

Twelve Tribes

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Smooth Gale

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Gerrymandering

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Lauro's Legend

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Bearami Creek

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Welluknow

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
St Cuthbert's Cave	119	122	106
Smooth Scotch	119	127	78
Butcher Hollow	118	123	59
Good Deal	—	—	—
Speedy Box	—	103	40
Qaasid	—	71	—
Lets Do This Buddy	—	—	—
The Burrow	—	—	—
Easy Doyen	—	74	49
Slea Head	—	—	—
Abitlikethat	—	76	—
Mags Collins	—	79	62
Twelve Tribes	—	—	—
Smooth Gale	—	47	—
Gerrymandering	—	—	—
Lauro's Legend	—	—	—
Bearami Creek	—	—	—
Welluknow	—	102	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Smooth Scotch	15d ago	Fit
Butcher Hollow	15d ago	Fit
Smooth Gale	15d ago	Fit
St Cuthbert's Cave	17d ago	Fit
Mags Collins	17d ago	Fit
Welluknow	17d ago	Fit
Speedy Box	20d ago	Fit
Abitlikethat	22d ago	Fit
Easy Doyen	28d ago	Fit
The Burrow	29d ago	Fit
Good Deal	64d ago	Fresh
Lauro's Legend	124d ago	Long break
Qaasid	212d ago	Long break
Twelve Tribes	907d ago	Long break
Lets Do This Buddy	—	—
Slea Head	—	—
Gerrymandering	—	—
Bearami Creek	—	—