John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle – Fairyhouse

Fairyhouse

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John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-11-21

Distance 2m4f80y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,080

Winning Time 5m 38.50s (slow by 1m 0.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	On Your Way (IRE) Mr A D Bustin · C Byrnes	14/1	Won
2nd	Themanintheanorak (IRE) Mr Alan O'Sullivan · Eugene M O'Sullivan	9/2	8.5
3rd	Teds Corner (IRE) Mr J Costello · A J Martin	11/4F	3.75
4th	Blue Reed (FR) Mr K P Healy · Cian Collins	15/2	1.75
5th	Rowdy (IRE) Mr C J Shine · Eugene M O'Sullivan	12/1	4
6th	Siege Ofjadotville (IRE) Mr R James · Martin Hassett	11/2	0.3
7th	Matter Of Opinion (IRE) Ms L A Byrne · William Harvey	12/1	3.25
8th	Robindevidastar (IRE) Miss Phidelma Elvin · P J Rothwell	25/1	53
9th	Teescomponentsyess (IRE) Ms K M Ryan · John Joseph Hanlon	40/1	45
10th	Monty's Way (IRE) Mr J P Sutton · George Stanley	50/1	3.25
11th	At The Wings (IRE) Mr L P Shanahan · Norman Lee	17/2	7.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Apologise (IRE) Mr D McGill · Gary McGill	28/1
P.U.	Fool Me Once (IRE) Mr J R Martin · Gavin Cromwell	12/1
P.U.	Garde My Fortune (IRE) Mr B Barry · Karl Thornton	66/1
P.U.	Leis Fein (IRE) Mr D Doyle · V T O'Brien	18/1

Runners (15)

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
11	Teds Corner Bay J:Mr J Costello(4) T:A J Martin	J:Mr J Costello(4) T:A J Martin	153	—	9660-7	89	109	62	13d	—	—	-3	15	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Not disgraced after break latest, this trip should suit, eased 1lb, check the market
3	Themanintheanorak Bay J:Mr Alan O'Sullivan T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	J:Mr Alan O'Sullivan T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	171	—	-17652	107	104	79	15d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+9	26.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
2m4f bumper winner, promising maiden run on latest, interesting h'cap debutant
9	Blue Reed Bay J:Mr K P Healy(2) T:Cian Collins	J:Mr K P Healy(2) T:Cian Collins	155	t	-84560	91	108	98	8d	—	—	+1	13.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Runner up here off 3lb higher in January, may have needed latest run, could go well
15	At The Wings Bay J:Mr L P Shanahan(2) T:Norman Lee	J:Mr L P Shanahan(2) T:Norman Lee	148	h	-07000	84	113	76	53d	—	—	+2	11	2.25/1	9/1 10%
No show in maidens or first two handicaps, may need a bit more time
5	Fool Me Once Bay J:Mr J R Martin(2) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Mr J R Martin(2) T:Gavin Cromwell	166	—	254305	102	113	90	33d	—	—	+9	16.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Maiden, best efforts on good ground, beaten 28l on soft latest, a bit to prove
8	Rowdy Bay J:Mr C J Shine T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	J:Mr C J Shine T:Eugene M O'Sullivan	161	—	F6-584	97	107	38	33d	—	—	+7	13.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Remote fourth on handicap bow latest, looks the yard's second string
4	On Your Way Brown J:Mr A D Bustin(2) T:C Byrnes	J:Mr A D Bustin(2) T:C Byrnes	168	—	79641-	104	103	59	297d	—	—	+18	25.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Off since January win at Limerick, stamina to prove but yard in form, check market
7	Siege Ofjadotville Bay J:Mr R James T:Martin Hassett	J:Mr R James T:Martin Hassett	165	—	39910-	101	99	96	211d	—	—	+15	22.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won h'cap debut in March, ground possible excuse latest, watch upped in trip after break
6	Matter Of Opinion Bay J:Ms L A Byrne(2) T:William Harvey	J:Ms L A Byrne(2) T:William Harvey	166	tp	0-96P5	102	111	70	33d	—	—	+9	14.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Yet to show winning potential over timber, remote fifth latest, more needed off 3lb lower
14	Leis Fein Bay J:Mr D Doyle T:V T O'Brien	J:Mr D Doyle T:V T O'Brien	149	—	P/4P-6	85	115	49	17d	—	—	+6	10	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Veteran shaped OK on return from layoff here latest, go well if this doesn't come too soon
12	Robindevidastar b/br J:Miss Phidelma Elvin T:P J Rothwell	J:Miss Phidelma Elvin T:P J Rothwell	151	p	2850-6	87	109	80	182d	—	—	+6	10.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won on seasonal reappearance last year, 3lb higher now but goes well fresh, can't dismiss
1	Apologise Bay J:Mr D McGill T:Gary McGill	J:Mr D McGill T:Gary McGill	172	—	/11P0-	108	104	93	—	—	—	+18	22.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Struggled off revised rating since back-to-back wins, off since June, on tough mark
10	Monty's Way Bay J:Mr J P Sutton(2) T:George Stanley	J:Mr J P Sutton(2) T:George Stanley	153	t	1P0-6P	89	106	43	48d	—	—	+8	10.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Lost way since Ballinrobe win in May 2024, pulled up latest, others preferred
2	Teescomponentsyess Bay J:Ms K M Ryan(4) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Ms K M Ryan(4) T:John Joseph Hanlon	172	tp	32715/	108	109	-	624d	—	—	+22	24.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Off since March 2024, last won over hurdles in December 2021, best watched
13	Garde My Fortune Brown J:Mr B Barry(2) T:Karl Thornton	J:Mr B Barry(2) T:Karl Thornton	150	—	8P0-0	86	107	44	12d	—	—	+7	9.6	20.00/1	80/1 1%
No impact in four maidens on varying ground, watch on h'cap debut unless backed

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Teds Corner	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3
Themanintheanorak	4/1	7/2	7/2	9/2	7/2
Blue Reed	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
At The Wings	8/1	17/2	9/1	15/2	9/1
Fool Me Once	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
Rowdy	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
On Your Way	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Siege Ofjadotville	11/1	10/1	12/1	17/2	12/1
Matter Of Opinion	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	12/1
Leis Fein	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Robindevidastar	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Apologise	22/1	20/1	20/1	25/1	18/1
Monty's Way	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Teescomponentsyess	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Garde My Fortune	80/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Themanintheanorak

26.5

OR: 14.3 Form: 7 Odds: 5.2

9/2

2nd

On Your Way

25.7

OR: 13.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

11/1

3rd

Teescomponentsyess

24.3

OR: 14.5 Form: 9.1 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Siege Ofjadotville

22.6

OR: 12.8 Form: 7.6 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Apologise

22.6

OR: 14.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Fool Me Once

16.6

OR: 13 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Teds Corner

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Matter Of Opinion

14.7

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Blue Reed

13.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Rowdy

13.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

At The Wings

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Robindevidastar

10.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Monty's Way

10.5

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Leis Fein

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Garde My Fortune

9.6

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Apologise	108	104	93
Teescomponentsyess	108	109	—
Themanintheanorak	107	104	79
On Your Way	104	103	59
Fool Me Once	102	113	90
Matter Of Opinion	102	111	70
Siege Ofjadotville	101	99	96
Rowdy	97	107	38
Blue Reed	91	108	98
Teds Corner	89	109	62
Monty's Way	89	106	43
Robindevidastar	87	109	80
Garde My Fortune	86	107	44
Leis Fein	85	115	49
At The Wings	84	113	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Blue Reed	8d ago	Quick return
Garde My Fortune	12d ago	Quick return
Teds Corner	13d ago	Quick return
Themanintheanorak	15d ago	Fit
Leis Fein	17d ago	Fit
Fool Me Once	33d ago	Fit
Rowdy	33d ago	Fit
Matter Of Opinion	33d ago	Fit
Monty's Way	48d ago	Fresh
At The Wings	53d ago	Fresh
Robindevidastar	182d ago	Long break
Siege Ofjadotville	211d ago	Long break
On Your Way	297d ago	Long break
Teescomponentsyess	624d ago	Long break
Apologise	—	—