Fairyhouse Christmas Party Maiden Hurdle.
Fairyhouse · Saturday, 13 Dec · 17:40
· 3m
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:40
Off time
11
Runners
Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
I AM LORENZO (IRE
🥈 Second
PORTHILL (IRE
🥉 Third
BALLY FREE (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.80
4/5
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
13
12/1
05 · —
17
16/1
06 · —
19
18/1
07 · —
41
40/1
08 · —
126
125/1
09 · —
151
150/1
10 · —
301
300/1
11 · —
301
300/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Bally Free (G)
Promising sort. Fourth of 14 in novice hurdle (6/1) at Punchestown (21.9f, soft) on NH debut 20 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Trainer going well. Open to improvement.
|
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 5 | 71.7 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 6th | 2 | — |
Banter At The Bar (G)
[P]
Twice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Punchestown (21.9f, soft) 20 days ago. More is required.
|
Mark Walsh | M F Morris | 5 | 71.7 kg |
41
40/1
|
| — | 3 | — |
Cornaroya Rocco (G)
Once-raced maiden. Eighteenth of 19 in bumper at Galway (16.6f, good, 125/1) on NH debut 138 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.
|
Adam Leahy | J J Hanlon | 4 | 71.7 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 9th | 4 | — |
Daws Cross (G)
Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle at Cork (24.4f, good). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Patrick T. Foley.
|
Harry Sexton | A Sexton | 6 | 71.7 kg |
301
300/1
|
| 8th | 5 | — |
Drop A Threat (G)
[HT1]
11/10 and hooded, raced freely when a well-held seventh of 9 in bumper at this course (16.5f, soft) on NH debut 11 months ago. Makes hurdles debut with tongue strap on for 1st time and this points winner remains with potential.
|
Danny Mullins | W P Mullins | 6 | 71.7 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 3rd | 6 | — |
I Am Lorenzo (G)
Showed fairly useful form when twice runner-up in maiden hurdles for Gavin Patrick Cromwell. A below-form second of 12 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.6f, soft) 37 days ago for his new yard but a player back up in trip here.
|
Sean Flanagan | P Nolan | 6 | 71.7 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 5th | 7 | — |
Juke Hill (G)
Remote second of 7 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (22.5f, good to soft, 18/1) on NH debut 43 days ago. Trainer going well but a lot more is needed here.
|
Danny Gilligan | G Elliott | 5 | 71.7 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 2nd | 8 | — |
Melbourne Shamrock (G)
Promising sort. Fourth of 8 in novice hurdle at Thurles (22.5f, good to soft, 4/1) 23 days ago. Should have more to offer. Considered.
|
Donagh Meyler | E Mullins | 6 | 71.7 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 4th | 9 | — |
Porthill (G)
FAV
Runner-up sole start in points (Apr 2022) and bought for £250,000. Encouraging third of 7 in bumper at Wexford (16.4f, soft, 11/4) on his NH debut 47 days ago. Makes hurdles debut significantly up in trip and must enter calculations.
|
Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 7 | 71.7 kg |
1.80
4/5
|
| — | 10 | — |
Elsa Bay (M)
Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, good seventh of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (20.4f, heavy) 22 days ago. No forlorn hope.
|
Ryan Treacy | William P Murphy | 7 | 68.5 kg |
126
125/1
|
| 7th | 11 | — |
Ersudaly (M)
Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, soft, 25/1) on NH debut 18 days ago.
|
Eoin Staples | C Bowe | 5 | 68.5 kg |
151
150/1
|
Betting forecast: Porthill (4/5), Bally Free (10/3), I Am Lorenzo (7/2), Melbourne Shamrock (12/1), Juke Hill (16/1), Drop A Threat (18/1), Banter At The Bar (40/1), Elsa Bay (125/1), Ersudaly (150/1), Daws Cross (300/1), Cornaroya Rocco (300/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 6000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 2000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 999.0 EUR |
| P4 | 500.0 EUR |
| P5 | 300.0 EUR |
| P6 | 200.0 EUR |