Maher Tractor Sales Handicap – Fairyhouse

Fairyhouse

18:15

Maher Tractor Sales Handicap

Date 2025-06-13

Distance 6f

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €9,440

Winning Time 1m 13.97s (slow by 1.77s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	I Bid You Ajou (FR) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Mark Fahey	7/2F	Won
2nd	Sounds Like A Plan (GB) Gary Carroll · A Oliver	9/2	0.3
3rd	Gordon Bennett (IRE) N G McCullagh · Richard Brabazon	8/1	.75
4th	Daamberdiplomat (IRE) Rory Mulligan · J P Murtagh	6/1	.5
5th	Mehman (GB) Wayne Hassett · Gerard O'Leary	6/1	.5
6th	Laugh A Minute (GB) Robert Whearty · Stephen Thorne	11/2	2.25
7th	Mickey The Steel (GB) Wesley Joyce · Joseph Anthony Murray	33/1	.5
8th	Betsen (GB) James Ryan · Jack W Davison	16/1	1.75
9th	Unique Journey (IRE) Jamie Powell · Daniel James Murphy	6/1	4.5
10th	Plastic Paddy (GB) Jack Cleary · Tom McGuinness	125/1	7.5

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
9 (3)	I Bid You Ajou Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Mark Fahey	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Mark Fahey	125	—	0-4011	75	92	79	7d	—	—	-11	13.5	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Hat-trick bid but a 9lb rise for last week's 1l success may be enough to halt the run
6 (2)	Unique Journey Bay J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Daniel James Murphy	129	p	32-319	87	100	82	26d	—	—	-5	15	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Progressive; found Listed class tough latest; slower ground and drop in class will help
5 (5)	Sounds Like A Plan Grey J:Gary Carroll T:A Oliver	J:Gary Carroll T:A Oliver	129	—	12-	87	92	67	210d	—	—	+13	24.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Green when winning 6f maiden on debut; beaten 1l in follow up AW bid; entirely unexposed
10 (8)	Gordon Bennett Bay J:N G McCullagh T:Richard Brabazon	J:N G McCullagh T:Richard Brabazon	120	—	7-3804	70	102	96	9d	—	—	-4	8.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Losing run since 2022 but signs of revival recently and slower ground is fine
3 (7)	Laugh A Minute Bay J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Stephen Thorne	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Stephen Thorne	134	—	33-413	84	100	72	46d	—	—	+1	11.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Veteran back in form with Curragh win before narrow Naas defeat; will appreciate rain
4 (10)	Mehman Chestnut J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:Gerard O'Leary	130	—	22-150	80	98	90	21d	—	—	-1	10.8	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Back to his best on AW through the winter but well held back on turf 21 days ago
2 (9)	Daamberdiplomat Chestnut J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:J P Murtagh	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:J P Murtagh	137	—	31-480	87	97	74	21d	—	—	+2	11.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
3 of 4 wins have come on AW and better turf form has come on quicker ground
1 (6)	Betsen Bay J:James Ryan(3) T:Jack W Davison	J:James Ryan(3) T:Jack W Davison	140	p	4-7276	90	101	75	46d	—	—	+5	12.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Down Royal maiden winner; 2nd in Curragh h'cap second time out but not built on that since
8 (1)	Mickey The Steel Bay J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Joseph Anthony Murray	J:Wesley Joyce(3) T:Joseph Anthony Murray	126	tp	0-9090	76	94	70	21d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+4	7.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
All best form is on slow ground; well below form this season but hasn't had his conditions
7 (4)	Plastic Paddy Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Tom McGuinness	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:Tom McGuinness	127	h	01461-	77	95	-	440d	—	—	+18	20.2	16.50/1	66/1 1%
All seven wins on AW and has only run on good to firm on turf; off 440 days and hood on

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
I Bid You Ajou	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
Unique Journey	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	7/2
Sounds Like A Plan	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2	7/1
Gordon Bennett	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2
Laugh A Minute	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2
Mehman	13/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Daamberdiplomat	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Betsen	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Mickey The Steel	22/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Plastic Paddy	66/1	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Sounds Like A Plan

24.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 12 Odds: 3.3

7/1

2nd

Plastic Paddy

20.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 13 Odds: 0.5

66/1

3rd

Unique Journey

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

9/2

I Bid You Ajou

13.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Betsen

12.1

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Daamberdiplomat

11.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Laugh A Minute

11.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Mehman

10.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

8/1

Gordon Bennett

8.6

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Mickey The Steel

7.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Betsen	90	101	75
Unique Journey	87	100	82
Sounds Like A Plan	87	92	67
Daamberdiplomat	87	97	74
Laugh A Minute	84	100	72
Mehman	80	98	90
Plastic Paddy	77	95	—
Mickey The Steel	76	94	70
I Bid You Ajou	75	92	79
Gordon Bennett	70	102	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
I Bid You Ajou	7d ago	Quick return
Gordon Bennett	9d ago	Quick return
Mehman	21d ago	Fit
Daamberdiplomat	21d ago	Fit
Mickey The Steel	21d ago	Fit
Unique Journey	26d ago	Fit
Laugh A Minute	46d ago	Fresh
Betsen	46d ago	Fresh
Sounds Like A Plan	210d ago	Long break
Plastic Paddy	440d ago	Long break