Declan And Maria Coombes Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Fairyhouse

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Declan And Maria Coombes Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-02-21

Distance 2m110y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €8,555

Runners (7)

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
2	Mode Avion Bay J:Josh Williamson(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Josh Williamson(5) T:Gordon Elliott	163	t	1-343	117	112	91	23d	—	—	-5	37.9	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Handicap debutant, not far behind Sopelana on Irish debut, 2lb swing, could go well
3	Searcog Bay J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Patrick Magee	J:Eoghan Finegan(7) T:Patrick Magee	153	—	446	107	111	113	56d	—	—	+2	19.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Flat winner, promise in all three maiden hurdles inc' over C&D, opening mark looks fair
1	Sopelana Bay J:Eoin Staples(5) T:Cian Collins	J:Eoin Staples(5) T:Cian Collins	166	tp	415817	120	114	101	13d	—	—	+17	30.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
3-9 over hurdles, out of depth latest, player dropped back in trip in this easier race
4	Whats New Bay J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	153	p	F2O255	107	117	97	7d	—	—	+8	21.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Runner up twice over hurdles, cheekpieces on for handicap debut, heavy ground a query
6	Ahellofaman Bay J:Gavin Brouder T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Gavin Brouder T:John Joseph Hanlon	140	—	89694	94	105	78	26d	—	—	+4	13.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Modest maiden form, 17.5l behind Sopelana on h'cap bow, work to do to turn that around
5	Thilos Chestnut J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:J A Nash	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:J A Nash	140	—	69P	94	113	-	11d	—	—	+9	11.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Regressive on the Flat, modest form over hurdles, best watched on handicap debut
NR	Real Petite Bay J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:Thomas Mullins	J:Sean Cleary-Farrell(7) T:Thomas Mullins	140	—	9880	94	96	46	52d	—	—	—	11	—	—
No signs yet of winning potential, 4lb wrong for h'cap debut, can only watch for now

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Mode Avion	evn	evn	Evens
Searcog	4/1	4/1	4/1
Sopelana	11/2	5/1	11/2
Whats New	6/1	6/1	11/2
Ahellofaman	8/1	7/1	8/1
Thilos	66/1	50/1	50/1
Real Petite	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Mode Avion

37.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 7 Odds: 14.2

Evens

2nd

Sopelana

30.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 9 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Whats New

21.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

6/1

Searcog

19.5

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Ahellofaman

13.7

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Thilos

11.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Real Petite

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sopelana	120	114	101
Mode Avion	117	112	91
Searcog	107	111	113
Whats New	107	117	97
Ahellofaman	94	105	78
Thilos	94	113	—
Real Petite	94	96	46

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Whats New	7d ago	Quick return
Thilos	11d ago	Quick return
Sopelana	13d ago	Quick return
Mode Avion	23d ago	Fit
Ahellofaman	26d ago	Fit
Real Petite	52d ago	Fresh
Searcog	56d ago	Fresh