Easter Festival 4th - 6th April Handicap Hurdle – Fairyhouse

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Easter Festival 4th - 6th April Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-02-21

Distance 2m4f50y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,785

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.2°C

Wind 13mph SW

Rain 100%

Winning Time 5m 44.80s (slow by 50.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Blow Wind Blow (IRE) Mark Walsh · E Bolger	12/1	Won
2nd	Sock It To Me (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · P J Rothwell	14/1	1.75
3rd	Cathryns Ruby (IRE) Sean O'Keeffe · Patrick T Foley	7/1	9
4th	Westernersunrise (IRE) Philip Donovan · James Andrew Fahey	6/1	7.5
5th	Sky And Sand (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Ross O'Sullivan	25/1	3.5
6th	Teds Corner (IRE) Daniel King · A J Martin	5/2F	16
7th	Kinturk Nelson (IRE) James Smith · Thomas Gibney	6/1	9.5
8th	Embrace The Day (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	80/1	83

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Jinxs Link (IRE) J J Slevin · M M Rice	80/1
P.U.	Midleton Rare (IRE) Keith Donoghue · Ian Patrick Donoghue	16/1
P.U.	Miss Lia (IRE) Dylan Robinson · P J Rothwell	14/1
P.U.	Queen Nel (IRE) Jordan Gainford · E D Delany	22/1
P.U.	Reve Inoui (IRE) Jordan Canavan · J P Flavin	50/1
U.R.	Seeitoldya (GB) Gavin Brouder · John Joseph Hanlon	66/1
P.U.	Shanroe Act (IRE) Ben Harvey · Karl Thornton	8/1
P.U.	Survivors Sister (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	16/1

Runners (19)

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
16	Teds Corner Bay J:Daniel King T:A J Martin	J:Daniel King T:A J Martin	149	t	735422	93	116	105	13d	—	—	0	28.7	0.50/1	2/1 33%
In the frame in four of last five starts, inc' when second latest; thereabouts again
14	Kinturk Nelson Bay J:James Smith(5) T:Thomas Gibney	J:James Smith(5) T:Thomas Gibney	150	—	0-0733	94	111	92	40d	—	—	+2	14.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Upped to 2m3f at Punchestown when third; not disregarded but others preferred
15	Shanroe Act Chestnut J:Ben Harvey T:Karl Thornton	J:Ben Harvey T:Karl Thornton	149	—	0/7P11	93	108	22	32d	—	—	+3	13.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Easy 9l winner here; followed up off same mark over fences; big hit of 17lb to cope with
3	Mi Lucky Cailin Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:William J McLernon	J:Jack Kennedy T:William J McLernon	166	—	370214	110	114	80	13d	—	—	+18	27.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Got first hurdles win at Thurles last month and ran nicely in a Listed race last time
9	Westernersunrise Bay J:Philip Donovan(3) T:James Andrew Fahey	J:Philip Donovan(3) T:James Andrew Fahey	157	t	41-03F	101	117	85	40d	—	—	+6	15.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
C&D winner ran well at Limerick in Dec'; behind when fell at two out latest
7	Cathryns Ruby Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Patrick T Foley	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Patrick T Foley	159	t	61F443	103	115	111	18d	—	—	+12	20.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Off the mark in ordinary Wexford h'cap in Oct'; consistent since inc' C&D third latest
17	Miss Lia Bay J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	148	p	-62522	92	117	105	88d	—	—	+14	22.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Good runs in defeat this season; beaten a head at Tramore and winner is 20lb higher now
2	Blow Wind Blow Grey J:Mark Walsh T:E Bolger	J:Mark Walsh T:E Bolger	166	—	6501	110	108	87	23d	—	—	+18	27.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Bolted up in a weak Thurles m'den hurdle last time; in the mix on h'cap bow
19	Sock It To Me Chestnut J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	143	—	99050	87	104	55	40d	—	—	+5	10.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Lightly raced 5yo hasn't counted in two h'cap runs; hard to fancy.
8	Midleton Rare Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Keith Donoghue T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	157	tp	10391P	101	110	106	37d	—	—	+15	20.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Added second hurdle win with C&D win off 8lb lower here but poor run over fences next time
6	Survivors Sister Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(5) T:Paul John Gilligan	161	—	042PF1	105	121	105	11d	—	—	+19	25.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Won by 22l on just third h'cap start last time at Limerick; up 11lb but could have more
18	Queen Nel Grey J:Jordan Gainford T:E D Delany	J:Jordan Gainford T:E D Delany	147	p	4-0076	91	110	84	17d	—	—	+8	11.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Tailed off in three h'cap hurdle runs this season; hard to recommend
13	Sky And Sand Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Danny Gilligan T:Ross O'Sullivan	154	—	370-70	98	112	43	18d	—	—	+9	13	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Soundly beaten in four m'dens the worst of which came here last time; unlikely
10	Reve Inoui Grey J:Jordan Canavan(7) T:J P Flavin	J:Jordan Canavan(7) T:J P Flavin	156	t	589/5-	100	116	-	644d	—	—	+11	13.2	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Point winner was winless under rules and last seen in May 2024; can only be watched
5	Seeitoldya Bay J:Gavin Brouder T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Gavin Brouder T:John Joseph Hanlon	161	—	804545	105	114	93	190d	—	—	+12	14.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Point winner showed promise in m'dens and first h'cap; back from absence for stable bow
12	Embrace The Day Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	154	—	1009	98	107	64	17d	—	—	+14	15.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Promise in point win but modest in three maiden hurdles; may do better now in h'caps
11	Jinxs Link Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:M M Rice	J:J J Slevin T:M M Rice	155	—	1264-8	99	114	62	38d	—	—	+11	12.8	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Dual hurdles winner was tailed off on chase debut on seasonal return; others more likely
NR	Jupiter Du Gite Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:T Hogan	J:NON-RUNNER T:T Hogan	168	t	PP-304	112	107	-	13d	—	—	—	15.5	—	—
Non-runner
NR	Run For Cover Bay J:Conor Brassil(3) T:Martin Brassil	J:Conor Brassil(3) T:Martin Brassil	161	t	6-9011	105	115	64	43d	—	—	—	13.8	—	—
Made all to easily score over C&D and at Naas last time; up 22lb compared to first win

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Teds Corner	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Kinturk Nelson	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Shanroe Act	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Mi Lucky Cailin	9/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Westernersunrise	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Cathryns Ruby	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Miss Lia	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Blow Wind Blow	9/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Sock It To Me	18/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Midleton Rare	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Survivors Sister	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Queen Nel	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Sky And Sand	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Reve Inoui	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Seeitoldya	100/1	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Embrace The Day	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Jinxs Link	100/1	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Jupiter Du Gite	-	-	-	-	-
Run For Cover	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Teds Corner

28.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 9.1 Odds: 8.9

2/1

2nd

Blow Wind Blow

27.7

OR: 15 Form: 10 Odds: 2.7

9/1

3rd

Mi Lucky Cailin

27.2

OR: 15 Form: 9.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Survivors Sister

25.1

OR: 13.8 Form: 9.7 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Miss Lia

22.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Midleton Rare

20.5

OR: 12.8 Form: 6.4 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Cathryns Ruby

20.2

OR: 13.3 Form: 4.6 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Embrace The Day

15.5

OR: 12 Form: 3 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Jupiter Du Gite

15.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Westernersunrise

15.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Kinturk Nelson

14.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Seeitoldya

14.2

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Run For Cover

13.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Shanroe Act

13.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Reve Inoui

13.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Sky And Sand

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Jinxs Link

12.8

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Queen Nel

11.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Sock It To Me

10.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jupiter Du Gite	112	107	—
Mi Lucky Cailin	110	114	80
Blow Wind Blow	110	108	87
Survivors Sister	105	121	105
Seeitoldya	105	114	93
Run For Cover	105	115	64
Cathryns Ruby	103	115	111
Westernersunrise	101	117	85
Midleton Rare	101	110	106
Reve Inoui	100	116	—
Jinxs Link	99	114	62
Sky And Sand	98	112	43
Embrace The Day	98	107	64
Kinturk Nelson	94	111	92
Teds Corner	93	116	105
Shanroe Act	93	108	22
Miss Lia	92	117	105
Queen Nel	91	110	84
Sock It To Me	87	104	55

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Survivors Sister	11d ago	Quick return
Teds Corner	13d ago	Quick return
Mi Lucky Cailin	13d ago	Quick return
Jupiter Du Gite	13d ago	Quick return
Queen Nel	17d ago	Fit
Embrace The Day	17d ago	Fit
Cathryns Ruby	18d ago	Fit
Sky And Sand	18d ago	Fit
Blow Wind Blow	23d ago	Fit
Shanroe Act	32d ago	Fit
Midleton Rare	37d ago	Fit
Jinxs Link	38d ago	Fit
Kinturk Nelson	40d ago	Fit
Westernersunrise	40d ago	Fit
Sock It To Me	40d ago	Fit
Run For Cover	43d ago	Fit
Miss Lia	88d ago	Fresh
Seeitoldya	190d ago	Long break
Reve Inoui	644d ago	Long break