Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (Listed Race)

Fairyhouse

4:30

Date 2025-04-22

Distance 2m7f35y

Class Class 1

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €29,500

Runners 19

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
11	Dont Tell Jack br Mark Walsh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Mark Walsh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	156	—	2-4736	120	132	108	44d	—	—	0	30.4	15/8 35%
Bit onepaced on handicap debut over 2m4f last month; greater stamina test here could suit
4	Fishery Lane gr Paul Townend · W P Mullins	Paul Townend · W P Mullins	161	—	50-31P	125	129	86	39d	—	—	+11	21.8	13/2 13%
2m4f maiden winner here before no show in Albert Bartlett; Townend's pick on handicap bow
5	Road To Home b Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	160	—	P-1O31	124	123	62	28d	—	—	+12	20.9	9/1 10%
Hexham maiden winner; stamina test should suit but opening mark looks on the high side
1	Patter Merchant b Mr J H Williamson(7) · Gordon Elliott	Mr J H Williamson(7) · Gordon Elliott	166	—	354549	130	133	108	40d	—	—	+14	22.2	10/1 9%
Pertemps Final ninth; bit to find but rider's claim a positive
2	Blaze The Way b Danny Mullins · Ms Margaret Mullins	Danny Mullins · Ms Margaret Mullins	163	—	337124	127	134	118	38d	—	—	+23	30.5	12/1 8%
Proven stamina; definite place claims at least
6	Autoportrait br/bl Darragh O'Keeffe · M F Morris	Darragh O'Keeffe · M F Morris	158	p	-23221	122	133	113	31d	—	—	+31	37.8	12/1 8%
Navan maiden winner stays 3m and one to consider on handicap debut
19	The Miracle Man b Conor Stone-Walsh(3) · A L T Moore	Conor Stone-Walsh(3) · A L T Moore	143	—	17FU21	107	131	83	16d	—	—	+23	27.9	16/1 6%
Up 6lb for C&D win early this month but could be the type to keep improving
8	Custom Taylor ch Kevin Sexton · Declan Queally	Kevin Sexton · Declan Queally	158	v	132201	122	132	102	40d	—	—	+29	34	16/1 6%
Stays okay but good bit to find on previous handicap attempt
15	Andy Amo b Sean Flanagan · Rebecca Curtis	Sean Flanagan · Rebecca Curtis	153	—	4-2411	117	137	125	31d	—	—	+13	18.4	16/1 6%
Improver but jumping lacks fluency which could make him vulnerable in this higher grade
14	Al Kalila b Danny Gilligan · S R B Crawford	Danny Gilligan · S R B Crawford	153	—	5237-1	117	128	117	110d	—	—	+23	28.4	18/1 5%
Ayr maiden win enhanced since; could have more to offer back in handicaps
13	The Story So Far br Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	Philip Byrnes · C Byrnes	154	v	721473	118	136	95	18d	—	—	+20	25.4	20/1 5%
Wexford ground may have been too lively; don't rule out now back on softer ground
7	Ayiko b J J Slevin · S R B Crawford	J J Slevin · S R B Crawford	158	t	753-21	122	129	89	91d	—	—	+15	19.2	18/1 5%
Stays 3m and goes well on soft but bit to do off this opening mark
12	Promontory b Aidan Kelly(5) · Sarah Joanna Connell	Aidan Kelly(5) · Sarah Joanna Connell	154	—	431	118	129	93	21d	—	—	+26	30.3	22/1 4%
Limerick maiden winner should relish likely stamina test here on handicap debut
9	Inn At The Park b Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	Sean O'Keeffe · W P Mullins	158	—	36-140	122	129	109	39d	—	—	+15	19.1	25/1 4%
Beat Ayiko 4.5l in C&D maiden; enters handicap company and don't rule out improvement
3	Blue Mosque b Donagh Meyler · Noel Meade	Donagh Meyler · Noel Meade	163	—	-15222	127	130	91	31d	—	—	+30	33.1	25/1 4%
Career-best over slightly shorter last time; still improving so one to consider
18	Born Bright b Patrick M O'Brien(7) · Ms Claire O'Connell	Patrick M O'Brien(7) · Ms Claire O'Connell	148	p	435016	112	136	124	16d	—	—	+22	23.6	50/1 2%
Staying-on C&D sixth recently; could improve under a more positive ride
17	Goody Four Shoes b Mike O'Connor · Thomas Gibney	Mike O'Connor · Thomas Gibney	150	—	756446	114	136	111	31d	—	—	+15	16.4	50/1 2%
Poor recent effort behind Autoportrait at Navan; others preferred on handicap debut
10	Beaufort Scale b Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	157	t	13U910	121	133	93	136d	—	—	+24	25.2	125/1 1%
Likes a stamina test but ideally wants better ground
NR	Fairyland Opera b John Shinnick(5) · Mrs Lorna Fowler	John Shinnick(5) · Mrs Lorna Fowler	150	t	038221	114	136	102	9d	—	—	—	32.6	—
Tramore maiden winner remains on a nice mark with likely more to offer upped in trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Dont Tell Jack	15/8	15/8	15/8	13/8	7/4
Fishery Lane	6/1	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Road To Home	8/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1
Patter Merchant	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Blaze The Way	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Autoportrait	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
The Miracle Man	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Custom Taylor	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Andy Amo	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Al Kalila	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
The Story So Far	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1
Ayiko	16/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Promontory	22/1	18/1	20/1	18/1	16/1
Inn At The Park	25/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Blue Mosque	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Born Bright	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Goody Four Shoes	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Beaufort Scale	125/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1
Fairyland Opera	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Autoportrait

37.8

OR: 18 Form: 17.9 Odds: 1.9

12/1

2nd

Custom Taylor

OR: 18 Form: 14.6 Odds: 1.4

16/1

3rd

Blue Mosque

33.1

OR: 19.3 Form: 13 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Fairyland Opera

32.6

OR: 16 Form: 16.6 Odds: 0

—

Blaze The Way

30.5

OR: 19.3 Form: 9.1 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Dont Tell Jack

30.4

OR: 17.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 9.4

15/8

Promontory

30.3

OR: 17 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Al Kalila

28.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

18/1

The Miracle Man

27.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 12.3 Odds: 1.4

16/1

The Story So Far

25.4

OR: 17 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Beaufort Scale

25.2

OR: 17.8 Form: 7.2 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Born Bright

23.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 7.6 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Patter Merchant

22.2

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Fishery Lane

21.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Road To Home

20.9

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Ayiko

19.2

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Inn At The Park

19.1

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Andy Amo

18.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Goody Four Shoes

16.4

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Patter Merchant Top Rated	130	133	108
Blaze The Way	127	134	118
Blue Mosque	127	130	91
Fishery Lane	125	129	86
Road To Home	124	123	62
Autoportrait	122	133	113
Custom Taylor	122	132	102
Ayiko	122	129	89
Inn At The Park	122	129	109
Beaufort Scale	121	133	93
Dont Tell Jack	120	132	108
The Story So Far	118	136	95
Promontory	118	129	93
Andy Amo	117	137	125
Al Kalila	117	128	117
Goody Four Shoes	114	136	111
Fairyland Opera	114	136	102
Born Bright	112	136	124
The Miracle Man	107	131	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dont Tell Jack	44d ago	Fit
Fishery Lane	39d ago	Fit
Road To Home	28d ago	Fit
Patter Merchant	40d ago	Fit
Blaze The Way	38d ago	Fit
Autoportrait	31d ago	Fit
The Miracle Man	16d ago	Fit
Custom Taylor	40d ago	Fit
Andy Amo	31d ago	Fit
Al Kalila	110d ago	Long break
The Story So Far	18d ago	Fit
Ayiko	91d ago	Long break
Promontory	21d ago	Fit
Inn At The Park	39d ago	Fit
Blue Mosque	31d ago	Fit
Born Bright	16d ago	Fit
Goody Four Shoes	31d ago	Fit
Beaufort Scale	136d ago	Long break
Fairyland Opera	9d ago	Quick return

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Patter Merchant	Mid-Pack
Custom Taylor	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 19 runners classified.

Going: Yielding To Soft

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