Race Displays Joseph O'Reilly Hunters Chase.
Fairyhouse · Sunday, 5 Apr · 19:30
· 3m 180y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:30
Off time
9
Runners
Yielding to Soft (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
WRAPPEDUPINMAY (IRE
🥈 Second
HUNTERS YARN (IRE
🥉 Third
CHEMICAL ENERGY (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3
2/1
02 · 🥈 2nd
3
2/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
6.50
11/2
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
9.50
17/2
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
17
16/1
09 · —
23
22/1
10 · —
23
22/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Asphalt Cowboy (G)
[PT1]
Has won 2 hunter chases and been placed last 2 starts in points (latest Mar 22). Tongue tie goes on and has an interesting jockey booking but he probably lacks the class of a few of these.
|
Mr P W Mullins | S G Carey | 8 | 76.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 3rd | 2 | — |
Big Interest (G)
[T]
Fairly useful hunter chaser in 2024/25 (won this race) but has seemingly lost his way this season.
|
Mr D McGill | D M Christie | 7 | 76.2 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| — | 3 | — |
Chemical Energy (G)
[PT]
Back in good heart with a couple of point victories over the winter and he shaped better than the distance beaten suggests from a less-than-ideal spot in the Festival Challenge Cup Hunters' Chase at Cheltenham 3 weeks ago.
|
Mr H C Swan | G Elliott | 10 | 76.2 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
City Chief (G)
[P]
Useful chaser at his best. Multiple winning pointer, including on latest of 3 starts since last seen under Rules (Mar 21). This is a whole lot tougher.
|
Mr O McGill | Cormac Abernethy | 9 | 76.2 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
Five Star Getaway (G)
[P]
Useful at one time but raced mainly in the pointing sphere these days, successful once from 8 starts since last seen under Rules in 2023/24 and placed last month. Has his work cut out here.
|
Mr J J Berry | J P Berry | 12 | 76.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Hunters Yarn (G)
FAV
Smart for Willie Mullins in his prime. Has won 3 times in points this winter and has made a good start in hunters, second at Naas and Gowran (25f). This trip is probably at the limit of his stamina but he's hard to get away from.
|
Mr F Maguire | P M J Doyle | 9 | 76.2 kg |
3
2/1
|
| 4th | 7 | — |
Now Where Or When (G)
[T]
Unreliable sort who has had plenty of racing in the pointing field this season, third to City Chief last time (Mar 21).
|
Mr S Connor | S R B Crawford | 11 | 76.2 kg |
23
22/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
Solitary Man (G)
Proved he's still capable of useful form when well backed third in listed handicap chase at Killarney last summer and successful 3 times in points since. Well held in the Festival Challenge Cup Hunters' Chase at Cheltenham 3 weeks ago but …
|
Miss A B O'Connor | E Bolger | 8 | 76.2 kg |
6.50
11/2
|
| — | 9 | — |
Stuzzikini (G)
[B]
Won the Troytown at Navan in 2024 and ran well on first go in a point on return in February, beaten 8 lengths by Lets Go Champ (subsequently beat Hunters Yarn).
|
Mr J C Barry | Stephanie Ocsko-Moore | 8 | 76.2 kg |
23
22/1
|
| — | 10 | — |
Wrappedupinmay (G)
FAV
Useful bumper/fairly useful hurdle winner for Paul Nicholls and though he didn't set the world alight in 2 chase starts he's done well in points for new trainer, successful the last twice. Unexposed and a big player.
|
Mr D Doyle | S Curling | 8 | 76.2 kg |
3
2/1
|
Betting forecast: Hunters Yarn (2/1), Wrappedupinmay (2/1), Solitary Man (11/2), Big Interest (13/2), Chemical Energy (17/2), Asphalt Cowboy (12/1), City Chief (14/1), Five Star Getaway (16/1), Now Where Or When (22/1), Stuzzikini (22/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 10500.0 EUR |
| P2 | 3501.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1750.0 EUR |
| P4 | 875.0 EUR |
| P5 | 525.0 EUR |
| P6 | 350.0 EUR |