Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle – Fairyhouse

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle

Date 2026-04-04

Distance 2m

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,835

Weather Overcast

Temp 3.3°C

Wind 7mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 4m 10.00s (slow by 24.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Alliteration (IRE) Donagh Meyler · J P Dempsey	9/2	Won
2nd	Simply Natural (GB) Keith Donoghue · Gavin Cromwell	4/1	.75
3rd	Jo's Secret (IRE) Daniel King · A J Martin	16/1	6
4th	Salsinha (FR) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	5/6F	2.5
5th	Shesakindofmagic (IRE) James Smith · Anthony McCann	7/1	4.25
6th	Brosna Queen (IRE) Brian Hayes · S G Carey	28/1	18
7th	Thurman (IRE) Ross Berry · C A Murphy	150/1	2.25
8th	Lady Fromentro (FR) Mike O'Connor · Henry De Bromhead	100/1	20
9th	Mollys Star (IRE) Eoghan Finegan · P E Collins	50/1	4
10th	Ur My Fav (IRE) Dylan Kidd · John C McConnell	200/1	8
11th	Baby Fish (FR) Conor Stone-Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	100/1	4.75
12th	Orinoco Walk (IRE) Alex Harvey · Riceal Dunne	100/1	38
13th	Mind The Steps (IRE) Shane O'Callaghan · Norman Lee	250/1	16

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Cool As A Cat (IRE) Alix Balfe · Tom Dreaper	80/1
U.R.	Cool Native (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	15/2
Fell	Strong Contender (IRE) Phillip Enright · Norman Lee	100/1

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
13	Salsinha Grey J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	161	—	143	-	125	115	105d	—	—	-21	22.2	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Good effort in a Listed hurdle gives her a chance of reversing Navan form with Cool Native
15	Simply Natural Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	161	—	5-4262	-	118	76	42d	—	—	-12	5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Second to an experienced rival on hurdling debut over C&D, this race appears stronger
1	Alliteration Brown J:Donagh Meyler T:J P Dempsey	J:Donagh Meyler T:J P Dempsey	161	tp	1332	111	125	73	32d	—	—	+16	31.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Bumper winner, placed on all three maiden hurdle outings, capable of getting in the mix
6	Cool Native Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	P221-3	-	111	17	139d	—	—	-5	6.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Point winner, one place in front of Salsinha on hurdling debut, likely to go close
14	Shesakindofmagic Bay J:James Smith(5) T:Anthony McCann	J:James Smith(5) T:Anthony McCann	161	t	210-27	-	117	53	60d	—	—	-8	3.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Bumper winner. C&D seventh leaves her plenty to find with Alliteration, tongue-tie on now
7	Jo's Secret Brown J:Daniel King T:A J Martin	J:Daniel King T:A J Martin	161	—	2527-2	-	93	82	31d	—	—	+1	6.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Useful bumper form, needs to step up on the form of her hurdles debut at Catterick
3	Brosna Queen Bay J:Brian Hayes T:S G Carey	J:Brian Hayes T:S G Carey	161	—	5-175P	-	-	-	18d	—	—	-3	1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Bumper winner, excuse offered (clinically abnormal) following hurdling debut at Wexford
10	Mollys Star Grey J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:P E Collins	J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:P E Collins	161	—	56	-	87	47	16d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-2	0.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
A distant fifth in a maiden hurdle at Navan, well beaten in a Cork bumper, up against it
5	Cool As A Cat Bay J:Alix Balfe(7) T:Tom Dreaper	J:Alix Balfe(7) T:Tom Dreaper	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Dam 2m/2m4f hurdle winner, sister to 2m hurdle/chase winner Mr Cosmopolitan, best watched
2	Baby Fish Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	161	—	60	-	79	35	14d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Soundly beaten in two Navan outings, second-string for the trainer of Simply Natural
8	Lady Fromentro Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor T:Henry De Bromhead	161	—	6	-	87	44	18d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Made little impression at Wexford on debut; second-string for the trainer of Salsinha
11	Orinoco Walk Bay J:Alex Harvey T:Riceal Dunne	J:Alex Harvey T:Riceal Dunne	161	—	49759	-	105	32	14d	—	—	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Well beaten in three bumpers, down the field in two maiden hurdle outings
17	Thurman Bay J:Ross Berry(7) T:C A Murphy	J:Ross Berry(7) T:C A Murphy	161	—	40P-	-	-	-	464d	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Went lame at Leopardstown's Christmas meeting in 2024, absent since, best watched
16	Strong Contender Grey J:Phillip Enright T:Norman Lee	J:Phillip Enright T:Norman Lee	161	—	3	-	68	-	162d	—	—	+2	3.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Poor last of three finishers in a maiden hurdle at Sligo late October, unlikely to feature
9	Mind The Steps Brown J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Norman Lee	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Norman Lee	161	—	PP8P	-	60	-	9d	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Pulled up in two point-to-points and has struggled in two maiden hurdle attempts
18	Ur My Fav Bay J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Dylan Kidd(7) T:John C McConnell	153	t	U00	-	41	-	14d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Only 4yo in the field, no merit in her three runs, can be left out of calculations.
NR	Clash Gold Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Francis J Flood	J:Danny Mullins T:Francis J Flood	161	—	8-700	-	64	28	79d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Has failed to build on a mildly promising bumper debut lacks hurdling experience
NR	Poetic Twist Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	42	-	-	-	53d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Hurdling newcomer has shown ability in bumpers, Jack Kennedy rides Cool Native

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Salsinha	evn	evn	Evens
Simply Natural	4/1	7/2	4/1
Alliteration	5/1	11/2	5/1
Cool Native	13/2	13/2	13/2
Shesakindofmagic	7/1	15/2	7/1
Jo's Secret	20/1	16/1	18/1
Brosna Queen	33/1	28/1	28/1
Mollys Star	40/1	33/1	33/1
Cool As A Cat	80/1	80/1	80/1
Baby Fish	100/1	80/1	80/1
Lady Fromentro	100/1	80/1	100/1
Orinoco Walk	80/1	80/1	80/1
Thurman	125/1	125/1	125/1
Strong Contender	125/1	80/1	100/1
Mind The Steps	150/1	125/1	125/1
Ur My Fav	250/1	125/1	200/1
Clash Gold	-	-	-
Poetic Twist	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Alliteration

31.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 11.6 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Salsinha

22.2

OR: 0 Form: 8 Odds: 14.2

Evens

3rd

Jo's Secret

6.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Cool Native

6.3

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Simply Natural

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Poetic Twist

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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Strong Contender

3.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Shesakindofmagic

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Brosna Queen

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Mollys Star

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Cool As A Cat

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Baby Fish

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Orinoco Walk

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Lady Fromentro

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Thurman

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Mind The Steps

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Ur My Fav

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Clash Gold

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Alliteration	111	125	73
Salsinha	—	125	115
Simply Natural	—	118	76
Cool Native	—	111	17
Shesakindofmagic	—	117	53
Jo's Secret	—	93	82
Brosna Queen	—	—	—
Mollys Star	—	87	47
Cool As A Cat	—	—	—
Baby Fish	—	79	35
Lady Fromentro	—	87	44
Orinoco Walk	—	105	32
Thurman	—	—	—
Strong Contender	—	68	—
Mind The Steps	—	60	—
Ur My Fav	—	41	—
Clash Gold	—	64	28
Poetic Twist	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mind The Steps	9d ago	Quick return
Baby Fish	14d ago	Fit
Orinoco Walk	14d ago	Fit
Ur My Fav	14d ago	Fit
Mollys Star	16d ago	Fit
Brosna Queen	18d ago	Fit
Lady Fromentro	18d ago	Fit
Jo's Secret	31d ago	Fit
Alliteration	32d ago	Fit
Simply Natural	42d ago	Fit
Poetic Twist	53d ago	Fresh
Shesakindofmagic	60d ago	Fresh
Clash Gold	79d ago	Fresh
Salsinha	105d ago	Long break
Cool Native	139d ago	Long break
Strong Contender	162d ago	Long break
Thurman	464d ago	Long break
Cool As A Cat	—	—