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Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap

Fairyhouse (IRE) · 21 September 2026
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance6f
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners17
  • HandicapYes

Caffu Zafeen (IRE) (22/1) won the Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap at Fairyhouse (IRE) on 21 September 2026, beating Nouvel Espoir (IRE) by 1¾ lengths under Shay Wallace for trainer Paul W Flynn. 17 ran on Good going over 6f; the winning time was 1m 10.66s.

Winner Caffu Zafeen (IRE)
SP: 22/1 J: Shay Wallace T: Paul W Flynn O: Declan Sheridan
Pos No Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP BSP
1st 17(15) Caffu Zafeen (IRE) 5g Exceed And Excel (AUS) – Shy Angel (GB) (Zamindar) Declan Sheridan Settled midpack early - urged forward approaching 2f out and swept to the front outside with a furlong left - driven out and stayed on strongly to the line Shay Wallace(7) Paul W Flynn 8-0 4887A112C 1:10.66 7,200 22/1 34.47
2nd 6(13) Nouvel Espoir (IRE) 6g Held up Harry Angel (IRE) – Hope Lake (IRE) (Shamardal) Ms Yvonne Hennessy Ms S Oneill Held up towards the back - urged into contention over 2f out - moved up into 5th inside the final furlong - stayed on to take second close home but couldn't reel in the winner 1¾ Colin Keane James M Barcoe 9-10 66104A108C 1:10.95 2,399 6/1 11.00
3rd 13(17) Coincidental Glory (IRE) 3g Cotai Glory (GB) – Coincidently (GB) (Acclamation) Cyril Mcmullan J Fairhurst Up with the front group - nudged forward in 4th from 2f out - moved to 2nd approaching the final 200 yards - soon found nothing more and fell back to 3rd - one-paced to finish 3½ R. P. Whelan Adrian McGuinness 9-3 6184A100C 1:11.53 1,200 17/2 14.00
4th 11(8) Jackie Jump Up (GB) ht 3f Held up Lope Y Fernandez (IRE) – Perfect Number (GB) (Cape Cross) Connacht Cavalry Syndicate Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - improving through the pack a furlong out - stayed on well to snatch 4th near the line ¾ Ben Coen J. P. Murtagh 9-6 6484A98C 1:11.66 600 40/1 85.00
5th 5(2) Irish Rumour (IRE) t 6m Footstepsinthesand (GB) – Selfless (GB) (Harbour Watch) Jerry Fennell Pat Phibbs Settled in the pack - squeezed for space with a furlong left - finished well to grab 5th late shd Orla Tynan(7) Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch 9-4 6782A98C 1:11.66 361 4/1 5.30
6th 1(5) Clonmacash (GB) v 5g Charming Thought (GB) – Orientate (GB) (Equiano) Mark Devlinj Mackleskylark Racing Syndicate Sat close to the front pack - asked for effort over 2f out but found little inside final 2f - stayed on same gear to the line finishing sixth ¾ Sam Coen(5) Adrian McGuinness 10-0 7589A96C 1:11.78 240 9/2 7.20
7th 18(3) Amanirenas (IRE) p 7m Held up War Command (USA) – Via Aurelia (IRE) (Antonius Pius) Nc Past Pupils Syndicate Held up towards the back - moved to the outside approaching final 2f and pushed along - stayed on late to take 7th near the finish nk E E Ryan(10) M C Grassick 7-11 4056A95C 1:11.87 — 66/1 170.00
8th 15(9) One Cool Bear (IRE) v 3g Kodi Bear (IRE) – Mienvee Flyer (GB) (Pivotal) John Francis Ryan Sat close to pace early - 5th at halfway - urged into 2nd approaching 2f out - unable to find more and lost ground final furlong hd Gavin Ryan Adrian McGuinness 8-11 5570A95C 1:11.87 — 28/1 40.00
9th 10(1) Four Blondes (IRE) 5m Gleneagles (IRE) – Symposium (GB) (Exceed And Excel) John Bowden Settled midpack early - moved into contention by halfway - squeezed for space approaching 2f out - flattened out under pressure and stayed on at one gear to the line hd Siobhan Rutledge Ross O'Sullivan 9-6 6278A95C 1:11.91 — 100/30F 4.80
10th 12(7) Go Out (FR) 4g Held up Hello Youmzain (FR) – Gracefully (IRE) (Orpen) Mrs John Murphy John Pearson Karl Kirwan Held up in touch with back markers - urged forward with over two furlongs remaining - shaped up modestly late inside final furlong - finished 10th 1¼ Jamie Powell Daniel James Murphy 9-5 6173A92C 1:12.12 — 9/1 13.50
11th 14(12) Are You In Or Out (IRE) 5m Held up Inns Of Court (IRE) – Fairy Cloak (IRE) (Royal Applause) Mrs Karena Maxwell Held up towards the back - driven up two out - asked for effort inside final furlong but unable to close - finished well held in 11th 1 Robert Whearty Conor David Maxwell 9-0 5664A90C 1:12.28 — 25/1 39.69
12th 7(10) Dandyville (IRE) t 8g Held up Dandy Man (IRE) – Lady Mandeville (IRE) (Strategic Prince) Dr J Syndicate Sat close behind pace - asked for effort over 2f out with nothing forthcoming - faded inside final furlong to finish 12th ¾ Rory Cleary Ms Claire O'Connell 9-8 6469A88C 1:12.41 — 66/1 180.00
13th 9(14) Perfect Base (IRE) b 4f Held up Acclamation (GB) – Positive Step (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand) Condron Concrete Ltd Held up towards back of pack - never on terms from 2f out - well held at the finish nk W. M. Lordan Miss Natalia Lupini 9-8 6468A88C 1:12.45 — 50/1 106.86
14th 2(6) Bad Boy Rizz (IRE) tb 3c Bungle Inthejungle (GB) – Clifton Dancer (GB) (Fraam) Eleanora Kennedy Sat close to pace early - moved through to front after 1f - driven approaching 2f out then lost command inside final furlong - held no more and faded to finish 14th 1½ Donagh O'Connor Ross O'Sullivan 10-2 7471A84C 1:12.70 — 12/1 19.04
15th 16(4) Top Biller (GB) tp 4g Prominent Due Diligence (USA) – Balancing Act (IRE) (No Nay Never) Premierracingclub Sat handy behind the pace - 4th at halfway - asked for effort on the inside 2f out but found nothing more - dropped away in the final furlong to finish 15th hd Jared Huggan(10) Denis Gerard Hogan 8-0 5240A84C 1:12.74 — 16/1 23.77
16th 3(11) Sovereign Cry (IRE) 3g Held up Ten Sovereigns (IRE) – Araajmh (USA) (Street Cry) John B Ohagan Mrs John Murphy Slow to break - held up towards the back - made no impression - finished well beaten in 16th 1½ Terry Casey(7) Daniel James Murphy 9-6 7154A80C 1:12.99 — 20/1 38.00
17th 8(16) Hello Stacia (IRE) 3f Invincible Army (IRE) – Caledonian Belle (IRE) (Mastercraftsman) Glentohill Syndicate Went straight to front - lost command after a furlong and sat second at halfway - driven approaching 2f out with nothing more to give - dropped away close home ½ Wesley Joyce James Dowling 9-8 6654A79C 1:13.08 — 50/1 107.24
NR Bundle Of Interest — W. J. Lee W. McCreery — ——— — — — —

Winning time 1m 10.66s

Non-runners Bundle Of Interest

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (17 of 18 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (17 of 18 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Returns

Tote Win €33.50
Tote Place €5.50 €1.70 €2.10 €9.90
Exacta €322.70
CSF €153.97
Trifecta €722
KTB Intelligence AI race report

Caffu Zafeen won the 6f Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap at 22/1 on good going, beating Nouvel Espoir by a length and three-quarters with Coincidental Glory in third. Caffu Zafeen raced in mid-pack early before being asked to improve approaching the final two furlongs. He moved to the front on the outside with a furlong to go and was driven out to stay on strongly to the line. Nouvel Espoir was held up towards the rear, made his effort over two furlongs out and stayed on to move into fifth inside the final furlong before taking second close home, though he could not catch the winner.

The pre-race read Fairyhouse 6:57 Race Preview — 21 September 2026 This 6f handicap at Fairyhouse on good ground brings together 18 modest performers for the Return Of The Jumps On October 10th race. How we read it before the off →
How we called it Unplaced
KTB Selection Are You In Or Out 61/100 top-rated of 18
Advised 22/1 SP 25/1 Finished 11th

Scored before the off and published unchanged. Every call is shown, won or lost.

Quick answers

Who won the Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap at Fairyhouse (IRE) in 2026?
Caffu Zafeen (IRE) won the Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap at Fairyhouse (IRE) on 21 September 2026, ridden by Shay Wallace and trained by Paul W Flynn.
What was the finishing order of the 2026 Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap at Fairyhouse (IRE)?
1st Caffu Zafeen (IRE) (22/1), 2nd Nouvel Espoir (IRE) (6/1), 3rd Coincidental Glory (IRE) (17/2).
What price was the winner of the 2026 Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap at Fairyhouse (IRE)?
Caffu Zafeen (IRE) returned a starting price of 22/1, with a Betfair SP of 34.47.
How many horses ran in the 2026 Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap at Fairyhouse (IRE)?
17 horses ran in the 2026 Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap at Fairyhouse (IRE). Non-runners: Bundle Of Interest.
What was the winning time of the 2026 Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap at Fairyhouse (IRE)?
The winning time was 1m 10.66s.

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