Easter Festival April 4th - 6th Rated Novice Hurdle

Fairyhouse

12:58

Date 2026-01-15

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €8,555

Runners 5

Weather Clear

Temp 6.8°C

Wind 7mph SW

Rain 0%

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Sticwiththeprocess b Mark Walsh · T M Walsh	Mark Walsh · T M Walsh	162	p	832-13	114	120	104	54d	—	—	-13	30.2	11/10 48%
Course winner over 2m, this trip not a problem, stable had a winner on Monday
1	Coyote Spirit b Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	165	p	1-6443	117	120	79	17d	—	—	+11	29	7/2 22%
Handicap rating seems a fair reflection of his ability judged on 4l third at Leopardstown
2	Nelson Muntz b Cian Quirke · David Harry Kelly	Cian Quirke · David Harry Kelly	165	—	-13434	117	121	109	20d	—	—	+13	25.1	6/1 14%
Seems held by Heron's Butler on Thurles running, better run in a handicap last time
5	Welluknow b Daniel King · M A Molloy	Daniel King · M A Molloy	160	—	6-3310	112	119	78	20d	—	—	+8	18.6	13/2 13%
Won 2m Gowran novice handicap in November, finished behind Nelson Muntz at Leopardstown
3	Heron's Butler b Liam McKenna(5) · Dermot A McLoughlin	Liam McKenna(5) · Dermot A McLoughlin	163	—	085U12	115	128	118	56d	—	—	+19	30.8	13/2 13%
Appears to have a definite edge over Nelson Muntz on running at Thurles, merits respect

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sticwiththeprocess	11/10	11/10	evn	11/10	Evens
Coyote Spirit	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Nelson Muntz	6/1	11/2	11/2	6/1	6/1
Welluknow	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2	6/1
Heron's Butler	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2

Predictor

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

1st

Heron's Butler

30.8

OR: 16.3 Form: 11.3 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Sticwiththeprocess

30.2

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 14.2

11/10

3rd

Coyote Spirit

OR: 16.8 Form: 7 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Nelson Muntz

25.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Welluknow

18.6

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Coyote Spirit Top Rated	117	120	79
Nelson Muntz	117	121	109
Heron's Butler	115	128	118
Sticwiththeprocess	114	120	104
Welluknow	112	119	78

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sticwiththeprocess	54d ago	Fresh
Coyote Spirit	17d ago	Fit
Nelson Muntz	20d ago	Fit
Welluknow	20d ago	Fit
Heron's Butler	56d ago	Fresh

Going: Soft

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