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Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase
Fairyhouse · 25 January 2025
- TypeChase
- Distance3m2f
- GoingSoft
- SurfaceTurf
- Runners19
- HandicapYes
One Horse Army (IRE) (17/2) won the Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse on 25 January 2025, beating Brandt (IRE) by three-quarters of a length under Aidan Kelly for trainer Padraig Roche. 19 ran on Soft going over 3m2f; the winning time was 6m 53.01s (slow by 33.01s).
| Pos | Horse | Btn | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | OR | KTB | Spd | Time | Prize | SP | BSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | One Horse Army (IRE) 8g Settled in the pack early - lost a little touch through the middle stages - began to make ground 5 out - moved into second before 3 out - hit the front approaching the last - drifted left on the run-in - stayed on strongest to score | Aidan Kelly(5) | Padraig Roche | 10-6 | 95 | 117A | — | 6:53.01 | 6,785 | 17/2 | 14.53 | |
| 2nd | Brandt (IRE) t 7g Towards the back - moving closer before the 8th - up into 5th after the 9th - travelling well 5 out - swept to the front before 4 out - jumped awkwardly 2 out - passed at the last and marginally impeded on the run-in - stuck on to finish second | ¾ | Carl Millar(5) | Cian Collins | 11-3 | 106 | 127A | — | 6:53.20 | 2,185 | 8/1 | 11.81 |
| 3rd | Baldur's Gate (IRE) 10g Held up Held up towards back of the field - still down in eighth having been ninth early - began to make headway 5 out - up into fourth before 2 out and third last - unable to threaten out in front and finished one-speed through the closing stages | 8 | Sean Flanagan | Miss Denise Marie O'Shea | 11-11 | 109 | 126A | — | 6:55.20 | 1,035 | 10/1 | 12.70 |
| 4th | Danny The Fence (IRE) tb 8g Held up Held up towards the back - modest 9th after 9th - moved through strongly 5 out to lead 3rd before 2 out - slipped back to finish 4th with nothing left | 4 | Donagh Meyler | Karl Thornton | 10-6 | 90 | 103A | — | 6:56.20 | 460 | 18/1 | 29.03 |
| 5th | Wine An Dine (GB) tb 8g Settled with the field early - dropped back after the 5th and slipped to 13th past the 9th - rallied approaching two out - stayed on steadily in 5th before the last | 2 | Sam Ewing | Gordon Elliott | 11-12 | 110 | 121A | — | 6:56.70 | 230 | 15/2 | 9.24 |
| 6th | Tangental (IRE) p 9g Held up Held up towards the back of the pack - still down in tenth after nine - found more shape from five out but blundered - untidy again at three and two out - shaped forward before the last and stayed on to the finish | 3¾ | Conor Stone-Walsh(5) | C A Murphy | 9-9 | 83 | 85A | — | 6:57.63 | 115 | 9/1 | 14.00 |
| 7th | Mahler Appeal (IRE) p 9g Sat close to pace early - up in 4th after the 7th before slipping back before 2 out - unable to find more from there - clipped the last and held on to finish 7th | 8 | Danny Gilligan | Garrett James Power | 10-12 | 96 | 93A | — | 6:59.63 | — | 14/1 | 23.00 |
| 8th | Rusheen (IRE) 7g Prominent Handy early - up to 2nd after 7th and 3rd after 9th - hit the front approaching 4 out - soon overtaken - dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish | 3 | Danny Mullins | James Daniel Dullea | 11-6 | 104 | 98A | — | 7:00.38 | — | 9/2F | 7.33 |
| 9th | Dancing After Dark (IRE) t 9m Held up Held up at back - still down the field after 9th before finding some headway 5 out - unable to quicken from 2 out and beaten well home | ½ | Philip Donovan(5) | J G Bennett | 10-6 | 95 | 83A | — | 7:00.51 | — | 14/1 | 23.00 |
| 10th | Old Soul (FR) tp 8g Prominent Handy early - dropped through order after halfway - weakened before 5 out - well held from 2 out | 1¾ | Tom Harney(7) | Liz Doyle | 11-4 | 109 | 95C | — | 7:00.95 | — | 33/1 | 51.03 |
| 11th | Handsworth (IRE) 10g Held up Held up at the back - modest headway from 17th around the 3rd-last - lost touch approaching 2 out and beaten well home | 13 | Keith Donoghue | J P Dempsey | 11-9 | 107 | 100C | — | 7:04.20 | — | 100/1 | 285.24 |
| 12th | Tullyhogue Fort (IRE) 9g Prominent Handy early - dropped away before the 7th - well down the field after 9th - unable to close 2 out then edged closer late - eventually well beaten in 12th | 4 | J J Slevin | John F O'Neill | 10-10 | 94 | 87C | — | 7:05.20 | — | 28/1 | 47.38 |
| 13th | Atacanter (IRE) p 8g Prominent Handy in the early stages - slipped back to ninth after the 7th and hit the 8th awkwardly - lost more ground into mid-pack after the 9th - lost touch before the second-last and finished well held | 4¼ | Ricky Doyle | Ross O'Sullivan | 11-8 | 106 | 99C | — | 7:06.26 | — | 50/1 | 86.63 |
| PU | Bearwithmenow (IRE) tb 8g Midfield Settled around midfield early - crept closer approaching first - slipped back through the pack from the 7th to 9th markers - unable to threaten leaders - lost touch before two out - eased to a halt before the last | — | Cian Quirke(5) | J P Flavin | 9-9 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 20/1 | 30.00 |
| PU | Made In The Woods (IRE) h 8g Went straight to front - extended advantage after the 1st - margin narrowed by 5 out with a slight error there - overtaken before 4 out - dropped away 3 out after a blunder - faded and pulled up before the last | — | Simon Torrens | Norman Lee | 10-5 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 11/1 | 15.20 |
| PU | Harvey's Quay (IRE) 9g Held up Settled just behind the pace early - 3rd after the 7th and up to 2nd after 9th - stumbled 3 out - dropped away quickly after - eased and pulled up before the last | — | Peter Smithers(7) | E J O'Grady | 11-4 | 109 | — | — | — | — | 22/1 | 37.22 |
| F | Cloudy Fountain (IRE) h 7m Settled midpack early - error at the opening fence then slipped back to fourteenth after the 9th - still not threatening when fell 3 out | — | John Shinnick(5) | W J Burke | 9-13 | 88 | — | — | — | — | 22/1 | 42.56 |
| PU | Eddies Pride (IRE) ht 11m Held up Held up towards back - still down the field after 9th with little improvement - unable to get involved - pulled up before the last | — | G B Noonan(5) | Norman Lee | 9-11 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 25/1 | 39.15 |
| PU | Dorans Law (IRE) p 7g Held up Held up towards the back - lost touch from the 9th - unable to make progress - eased out of contention and finished early before 5 out | — | Tiernan Power Roche(7) | P J Rothwell | 11-3 | 108 | — | — | — | — | 7/1 | 11.04 |
Quick answers
- Who won the Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse in 2025?
- One Horse Army (IRE) won the Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse on 25 January 2025, ridden by Aidan Kelly and trained by Padraig Roche.
- What was the finishing order of the 2025 Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse?
- 1st One Horse Army (IRE) (17/2), 2nd Brandt (IRE) (8/1), 3rd Baldur's Gate (IRE) (10/1).
- What price was the winner of the 2025 Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse?
- One Horse Army (IRE) returned a starting price of 17/2, with a Betfair SP of 14.53.
- How many horses ran in the 2025 Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse?
- 19 horses ran in the 2025 Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse.
- What was the winning time of the 2025 Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse?
- The winning time was 6m 53.01s (slow by 33.01s).