Book Your Fairyhouse Hospitality Maiden Hurdle – Fairyhouse

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Book Your Fairyhouse Hospitality Maiden Hurdle

Date 2025-02-05

Distance 2m

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €5,900

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Legionnaire Forez Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	161	—	2	-	-	-	87d	—	—	-36	25	0.10/1	2/5 71%
Second over 1m4f on only start in France, cost 140,000euros in November, strong chance
9	Sundance Sioux Bay J:Ben Harvey T:Cian Hughes	J:Ben Harvey T:Cian Hughes	161	—	4	-	109	43	23d	—	—	-14	5.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Fair maiden on the Flat, went closest at this venue, made a satisfactory hurdling debut
5	Imarajan Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Kieren Buckley T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	161	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ended six-race Flat campaign with second in a 1m6f handicap at the Curragh, interesting
3	Good To Be Alive Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Dam was of little account but is a half-sister to the smart Turpin Green, top connections
4	Hobart Bay J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:J A Nash	J:Gavin Brouder(3) T:J A Nash	161	—	5	-	95	60	25d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Down the field in two Flat maidens, set a stiff task on hurdling debut; improvement likely
2	Aswellasabentley Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Liam Lennon	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Liam Lennon	161	—	78	-	95	25	23d	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Down the field at big prices on his first two starts, a similar scenario is likely here
11	Lagoon Nebula Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Andrew Kinirons	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Andrew Kinirons	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Ran poorly on final two starts on Flat for Willie McCreery after fair third at Listowel
10	Atlantic City Chestnut J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy	154	—	8	-	100	83	41d	—	—	-1	0.3	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Finished in mid-division first time over hurdles at Limerick, major improvement required
7	Nobody Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	J:Sean Flanagan T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	161	h	6	-	86	60	19d	—	—	-1	0.4	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Low-rated handicapper on the Flat, remote sixth but not disgraced on hurdling debut
12	Mercurial Sea Bay J:Carl Millar(5) T:Nigel Thomas Slevin	J:Carl Millar(5) T:Nigel Thomas Slevin	154	h	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Dam a bumper/hurdles winner and a half-sister to useful bumper winner Just A Thought
1	Are We Dancing Bay J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Liam Lennon	J:Caragh Monaghan(7) T:Liam Lennon	161	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Newcomer from a Northern Irish yard, dam won a point, pedigree credentials are not strong
8	Rockys Favourite Bay J:Alex Harvey(5) T:Paul Mulligan	J:Alex Harvey(5) T:Paul Mulligan	161	—	—	-	36	-	40d	—	—	0	0.1	75.00/1	300/1 0%
In rear in two Flat runs at Dundalk, same story on hurdling debut, safe to rule out
13	Phoenix Princess Bay J:Daniel King T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	J:Daniel King T:Brendan Maurice Walsh	154	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Nothing in her Flat form to indicate she can feature on her first run over hurdles

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Legionnaire Forez	2/5	2/5	2/5
Sundance Sioux	4/1	4/1	4/1
Imarajan	9/1	8/1	8/1
Good To Be Alive	8/1	15/2	8/1
Hobart	20/1	18/1	18/1
Aswellasabentley	50/1	28/1	33/1
Lagoon Nebula	66/1	40/1	50/1
Atlantic City	125/1	80/1	80/1
Nobody	100/1	80/1	100/1
Mercurial Sea	150/1	80/1	80/1
Are We Dancing	200/1	150/1	200/1
Rockys Favourite	300/1	150/1	200/1
Phoenix Princess	300/1	200/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Legionnaire Forez

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 20

2/5

2nd

Sundance Sioux

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

3rd

Imarajan

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Good To Be Alive

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Hobart

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Aswellasabentley

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Lagoon Nebula

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Nobody

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Mercurial Sea

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Atlantic City

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Are We Dancing

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Phoenix Princess

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Rockys Favourite

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Legionnaire Forez	—	—	—
Sundance Sioux	—	109	43
Imarajan	—	—	—
Good To Be Alive	—	—	—
Hobart	—	95	60
Aswellasabentley	—	95	25
Lagoon Nebula	—	—	—
Atlantic City	—	100	83
Nobody	—	86	60
Mercurial Sea	—	—	—
Are We Dancing	—	—	—
Rockys Favourite	—	36	—
Phoenix Princess	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Nobody	19d ago	Fit
Sundance Sioux	23d ago	Fit
Aswellasabentley	23d ago	Fit
Hobart	25d ago	Fit
Rockys Favourite	40d ago	Fit
Atlantic City	41d ago	Fit
Legionnaire Forez	87d ago	Fresh
Imarajan	—	—
Good To Be Alive	—	—
Lagoon Nebula	—	—
Mercurial Sea	—	—
Are We Dancing	—	—
Phoenix Princess	—	—