Fairyhouse Easter Monday Thread

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Keelings Irish Strawberry Hurdle (Grade 2) of €52,500.00 5-y-o plus

2m. 4f. 1st - €34,125.00, 2nd - €10,500.00, 3rd - €5,250.00, 4th - €2,100.00 9 Declared. Soft (Soft To Heavy In Places) .

Previous Winners

Previous Years
2014 Thousand Stars 10 11-10 P Townend 4/1 (W P Mullins)
2013 Dressedtothenines 6 10-13 A P McCoy 9/4 (E P Harty)
2012 Get Me Out Of Here 8 11-3 A P McCoy 7/4 (Jonjo O'Neill)
2011 Voler La Vedette 7 11-3 A E Lynch 11/8Fav (C A Murphy)
2010 Cousin Vinny 7 11-12 R Walsh 11/10Fav (W P Mullins)
2009 Serpentaria 5 11-4 R Walsh 2/9Fav (W P Mullins)
2008 Shakervilz 5 11-2 R Walsh 2/1Fav (W P Mullins)
2007 Adamant Approach 13 11-10 R Walsh 7/4Fav (W P Mullins)
2006 Patsy Hall 6 11-9 T J Murphy 5/1 (Michael Cunningham)
2005 Afistfullofdollars 7 11-6 P Carberry 7/1 (Noel Meade)

5/8 to Mullins

Runs Thousand Stars, Zaidpour and Analifet his time. Ruby picks 1000 Stars ( top rated at 161) but off the track for 302 days. Zaidpour gives weight to all around as might be an early season horse ? Going to take a chance with Analifet each way. Ran well enough to finish 5th in the county and hets weight from everything but Jennies Jewl. Well probably set up an in running lay as hasnt always seemed resolute of late.

[Morning Glory]

Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) of €42,500.00 4-y-o plus

2m. 1st - €27,625.00, 2nd - €8,500.00, 3rd - €4,250.00, 4th - €1,700.00 10 Declared. Soft (Soft To Heavy In Places) .

Previous Winners

Previous Years
2014 Valseur Lido 5 11-4 D N Russell 5/2 (W P Mullins)
2013 Pique Sous 6 11-4 P Townend 11/4 (W P Mullins)
2012 Alderwood 8 11-7 A P McCoy 7/2 (Thomas Mullins)
2011 Prima Vista 6 11-4 P Carberry 5/2 (Noel Meade)
2010 Luska Lad 6 11-10 D N Russell 11/10Fav (John Joseph Hanlon)
2009 Kempes 6 11-4 R Walsh 13/8Fav (W P Mullins)
2008 Jered 6 11-4 P Carberry 4/5Fav (Noel Meade)
2007 De Valira 5 11-9 A E Lynch 3/1 (M J P O'Brien)
2006 Glenfinn Captain 7 11-4 A P McCoy 9/4 (T J Taaffe)
2005 Justified 6 11-10 J R Barry 7/2 (E Sheehy)

3/6 to Mullins and has top rated in Sepri Medici. Not much in ratings between the rest of them and hoping. Rock the World ( 2112 under Robbie Power) might offer eachway value at 10s.

[Morning Glory]

John & Chich Fowler Memorial European Breeders Fund Mares Steeplechase (Grade 3) of €35,000.00 5-y-o plus

2m. 4f. 1st - €22,750.00, 2nd - €7,000.00, 3rd - €3,500.00, 4th - €1,400.00 6 Declared. Soft (Soft To Heavy In Places) .

Previous Winners

2014 Une Artiste 6 11-0 B J Geraghty 2/1Fav (Nicky Henderson)
2013 Nadiya De La Vega 7 11-0 A P McCoy 7/2Fav (Nicky Henderson)
2012 Askanna 7 10-11 Andrew J McNamara 16/1 (Colin Bowe)
2011 Coscorrig 9 11-4 B J Cooper 4/1 (D T Hughes)
2010 Shuil Aris 9 10-11 R Walsh 5/2Fav (Paul Nolan)
2009 Moskova 6 11-7 D N Russell 6/4Fav (Paul Nolan)
2008 Carrigeen Kalmia 9 11-0 Miss E A Lalor 6/4Fav (R H Lalor)

5/7 won by favourites and realistically should not be opposing Vroon Vroon Mag on her displays this year. whether I need to back her ar 4/7 is another matter.

[Morning Glory]

REA Grimes Property Consultants Hurdle (Grade 3) of €30,000.00 4-y-o

2m. 1st - €20,475.00, 2nd - €6,300.00, 3rd - €3,150.00, 4th - €1,260.00 9 Declared. Soft (Soft To Heavy In Places) .

Previous Winners

2014 Ivan Grozny 4 11-0 P Townend 5/1 (W P Mullins)
2013 One Fine Day 4 10-7 R M Power 16/1 (Mrs John Harrington)
2012 Ballynacree 4 11-0 A P McCoy 3/1 (C Roche)
2011 Twinlight 4 11-0 R Walsh 5/4Fav (W P Mullins)
2010 Fingal Rock 4 10-9 Andrew J McNamara 4/1 (Peter Casey)
2009 The Fist Of God 4 11-0 P Carberry 9/2 (Noel Meade)
2008 Paco Jack 4 11-4 D N Russell 8/1 (Joseph Crowley)
2007 Bahrain Storm 4 11-5 D N Russell 9/2JFav (Patrick J Flynn)
2006 Artist's Muse 4 11-0 R Walsh 4/6Fav (T M Walsh)
2005 Levitator 4 10-11 T G M Ryan 7/2 (M J P O'Brien)

Mullins has won 2 of last 4 but Discosimo at 6/4 has little appeal here.

Irishracing have tipped a 50/1 shor so happy to go with Scooping

Formscan By Michael Graham - There are far worse each way bets than SCOOPING. Priced up at 33/1 overnight she is certainly tempting. She impressed when winning her maiden hurdle at Down Royal in November at 50/1 and it didn't appear a shock to connections who said she jumped for fun since being schooled last April. She was set a very stiff task when reappearing in a rated novice hurdle at Gowran Park. As the only four-year-old in the field against older horses she did as well as could be expected in finishing fourth. Back in amongst her own age group she looks overpriced. She was good enough to win two handicaps on the flat at Leopardstown and loves a good cut underfoot. Of course there are dangers aplent
y. Whiteout won on the flat in France and took her maiden hurdle by three lengths at Gowran in February. She is obviously in very good hands. Dicosimo was eighth in the Grade One Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham and if that race hasn't left a mark on him he will be very hard to beat for Mullins and Walsh. Sam Red couldn't have done it any better in Navan when winning by 26 lengths. This is a step up but he deserves his shot at it.

Throwing my three picks into an ew Lucky15 with Champagne James.

Good Luck all.

[mayo]

Ruby up on Rupert Lamb in handicap hurdle - rating is 22lbs less than his chase mark.

[loveracing]

I Shot The Sheriff should improve again.

[mayo]

I Shot The Sheriff should improve again.

Yes LR and martin has harvested that race

Previous Years
2014 Cara's Oscar 8 10-5 R M Power 16/1 (C A Murphy)
2013 Brian Who 6 9-7 M A Enright 13/2 (Edward Cawley)
2012 Dedigout 6 11-8 D N Russell 11/2Fav (A J Martin)
2011 Marlay Park 8 10-11 D E Mullins 12/1 (Ms Margaret Mullins)
2010 Hold The Pin 11 10-12 D N Russell 7/1 (A J Martin)
2009 Mourne Rambler 7 10-5 R C Colgan 8/1 (A J Martin)
2008 Good Fella 7 11-0 M F Mooney 12/1 (Patrick Mooney)
2007 Supreme Being 10 10-7 J P Elliott 12/1 (Michael Cunningham)
2006 Ross River 10 10-7 D N Russell 100/30Fav (A J Martin)
2005 Healy's Pub 9 9-3 P A Carberry 12/1 (Oliver McKiernan)
2004 Al Towd 7 10-0 D J Boland 14/1 (M Halford)
2003 April Allegro 7 11-6 J Culloty 20/1 (Michael Hourigan)
2002 Billy Bonnie 5 10-4 I J Power 14/1 (Noel Meade)
2001 Macabeo 5 9-7 K P Gaule 16/1 (Noel Meade)
2000 Mohera King 8 11-0 P M Verling 8/1 (James Joseph Mangan)
1999 Nuzum Road Makers 8 9-11 K P Gaule 10/1 (Michael Cunningham)

Good work MG btw.

[Old Vic]

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[Old Vic]

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[mayo]

[B] Going to take a chance with Analifet each way. Ran well enough to finish 5th in the county and hets weight from everything but Jennies Jewl. Well probably set up an in running lay as hasnt always seemed resolute of late.

Ran well for you the MG for a horse with a head carriage though that finds nought.

That 1000 stars syndicate must be the luckiest owners in racing.

[Old Vic]

I Shot The Sheriff should improve again.

Understatement of the week.

WD LR

[loveracing]

Understatement of the week.

WD LR

Sorry guys for the lack of reasons for my selection. Just haven't had much time of late.

[Old Vic]

Sorry guys for the lack of reasons for my selection. Just haven't had much time of late.

Local track and a race he targets. Should have been on.

[Old Vic]

Meanwhile Sean Bowen notches up another treble.

[MrMcGoldrick]

Meanwhile Sean Bowen notches up another treble.

The lad has luck on his side as well as talent, a profitable combo