WillowWarm Gold Cup (Grade 1) – Fairyhouse

Fairyhouse

14:22

WillowWarm Gold Cup (Grade 1)

Date 2025-04-20

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 1

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €59,000

Winning Time 5m 13.40s (slow by 22.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Spindleberry (IRE) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	3/1	Won
2nd	Firefox (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	6/1	4.5
3rd	Champ Kiely (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	7/4F	6
4th	Down Memory Lane (IRE) Mark Walsh · Gordon Elliott	11/1	28
5th	Kilbarry Saint (FR) Darragh O'Keeffe · C O'Keeffe	40/1	23

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Ile Atlantique (FR) Mr P W Mullins · W P Mullins	11/4

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	Champ Kiely Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	33/141	150	159	115	50d	—	—	+7	33	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Has taken well to chasing after a long absence, easy task last time, Paul Townend rides
6	Spindleberry Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	157	—	125-11	142	156	125	57d	—	—	+6	30.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Had race conditions in her favour when winning here in February, open to further progress
4	Ile Atlantique Brown J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	t	57-115	153	158	128	78d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+11	31.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Beat Firefox readily at Naas, flopped in the Arkle at Leopardstown, questions to answer
3	Firefox Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	-13236	149	152	133	38d	—	—	+24	35.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Creditable third in the Drinmore over C&D, soundly beaten by Ile Atlantique at Naas
2	Down Memory Lane Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mark Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	164	—	13-132	145	152	125	98d	—	—	+16	26.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
No match for the subsequent Brown Advisory winner Lecky Watson at Punchestown in January
5	Kilbarry Saint Brown J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:C O'Keeffe	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:C O'Keeffe	157	ht	-34424	131	141	133	57d	—	—	+22	25.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Useful mare, yet to win a chase and not in the same league as several of these rivals

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Champ Kiely	5/2	2/1	5/2
Spindleberry	5/2	5/2	5/2
Ile Atlantique	3/1	3/1	3/1
Firefox	6/1	6/1	6/1
Down Memory Lane	7/1	7/1	15/2
Kilbarry Saint	50/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Firefox

35.6

OR: 24.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

2nd

Champ Kiely

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Ile Atlantique

31.9

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Spindleberry

30.3

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

Down Memory Lane

26.8

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Kilbarry Saint

25.1

OR: 20.3 Form: 4.1 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ile Atlantique	153	158	128
Champ Kiely	150	159	115
Firefox	149	152	133
Down Memory Lane	145	152	125
Spindleberry	142	156	125
Kilbarry Saint	131	141	133

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Firefox	38d ago	Fit
Champ Kiely	50d ago	Fresh
Spindleberry	57d ago	Fresh
Kilbarry Saint	57d ago	Fresh
Ile Atlantique	78d ago	Fresh
Down Memory Lane	98d ago	Long break