Jack McInerney Memorial Hurdle (Grade 3) – Fairyhouse

Fairyhouse

13:19

Jack McInerney Memorial Hurdle (Grade 3)

Date 2025-11-29

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €17,700

Winning Time 4m 1.70s (slow by 19.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Talk The Talk (FR) Sam Ewing · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	2/1J	Won
2nd	I'm Slippy (IRE) Phillip Enright · Robert Tyner	2/1J	7.5
3rd	Murcia (FR) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	100/30	4
4th	Wendrock (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	7/2	7
5th	Barrys Spirit (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · Gavin Cromwell	40/1	7.5
6th	Piccolo Player (IRE) Shane Fitzgerald · John Patrick Ryan	100/1	3

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Talk The Talk Chestnut J:Sam Ewing T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Sam Ewing T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	153	—	2-1	-	136	127	42d	—	—	-5	21.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Promise in a bumper in Britain, started brightly for this stable, steep rise in grade
3	I'm Slippy Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner	J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner	153	—	1-1	-	125	110	27d	—	—	-1	24.6	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Course winner of a big sales bumper, smooth winner of a weak maiden, big jump in class now
1	Murcia Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	159	t	82814-	141	145	128	210d	—	—	+14	38.5	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Grade 1 winner at Aintree with Wendrock sixth, signed off with a good Punchestown effort
6	Wendrock Grey J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	153	—	7653-7	132	142	122	28d	—	—	+8	25.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Due to run in the Grade 3 four-year-old hurdle here on Saturday (1.19)
2	Barrys Spirit Bay J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Conor Stone-Walsh T:Gavin Cromwell	153	—	941	-	131	40	50d	—	—	+7	11.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Downpatrick maiden winner, further progress is likely but this looks ambitious
4	Piccolo Player Brown J:Shane Fitzgerald T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:John Patrick Ryan	153	—	61	110	122	107	11d	—	—	+23	25.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Recent maiden winner at Limerick, faces a task of a very different order now

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Talk The Talk	2/1	9/4	9/4
I'm Slippy	5/2	9/4	9/4
Murcia	3/1	11/4	3/1
Wendrock	4/1	7/2	7/2
Barrys Spirit	28/1	22/1	25/1
Piccolo Player	100/1	66/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Murcia

38.5

OR: 22.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 7.3

3/1

2nd

Wendrock

25.7

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Piccolo Player

25.6

OR: 15 Form: 10 Odds: 0.6

100/1

I'm Slippy

24.6

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 7.6

5/2

Talk The Talk

21.5

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 8

9/4

Barrys Spirit

11.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Murcia	141	145	128
Wendrock	132	142	122
Piccolo Player	110	122	107
Talk The Talk	—	136	127
I'm Slippy	—	125	110
Barrys Spirit	—	131	40

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Piccolo Player	11d ago	Quick return
I'm Slippy	27d ago	Fit
Wendrock	28d ago	Fit
Talk The Talk	42d ago	Fit
Barrys Spirit	50d ago	Fresh
Murcia	210d ago	Long break