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Fairyhouse Course Guide
Fairyhouse Racecourse is one of the premier National Hunt tracks in Ireland. Located 23km north of Dublin in County Meath, the first recorded race meeting took place there in 1848. Nowadays, it hosts 20 meetings over the course of the year, with both Flat and National Hunt racing taking place there.
The highlight of the Fairyhouse calendar is the three-day Easter Festival, with the main event unquestionably being the Irish Grand National. First run in 1870, arguably the most memorable winner of it in recent decades was the legendary Desert Orchid, who carried top weight to victory in the 1990 renewal of the race.
Mind, a Fairyhouse card that is beginning to rival the Easter Festival in terms of prestige is the Hatton’s Grace Hurdle meeting which takes place in December. It host three Grade 1 races and has proven to be one of the highest-class days of pre-Christmas National Hunt racing anywhere in Ireland and Great Britain.
The sole Group race on the Flat at Fairyhouse is the Group 3 Brownstown Stakes in July and it has been won by future Group 1 winners such as Emulous and Fiesolana in recent years.
A wide, galloping and square-shaped course that is a mile and six furlongs in length and right-handed. The straight is three furlongs long and is slightly uphill.
Fairyhouse is quite a level track that while it is fair in the main, it generally suits horses that have to pace to race prominently. The draw isn’t something I ever found myself getting too worked up about at Fairyhouse. Mind, over the shorter trips, a low draw can be a real problem for a hold-up horse, as they race quite right to the rail in the straight and hard-luck stories are never too far away.
View from the saddle: Mick Kinane
A wide, galloping, square right-handed track, a mile and three quarters in extent. There is a steady climb on the side away from the stands before a steady descent in the back straight. The three-furlong home straight is slightly uphill but the track is not a testing one and favours no particular type of horse. There are eleven fences to a circuit, and a run-in of around a furlong.
A lovely big galloping track. There are rarely any hard-luck stories at Fairyhouse, you can come from any position and it’s an easy enough track to ride. The fences there are some of the stiffest around and wouldn’t be very forgiving to a chancy novice.
View from the saddle: Charlie Swan
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Hardline (Good) 13 Oct 2018 3m 53.6s 2m 150y Impact Factor (Good to Yielding) 21 Apr 2019 4m 9.4s 2m 1f 110y Graineyhill (Good) 23 Feb 2019 4m 28.9s 2m 4f Delta Work (Good) 02 Dec 2018 5m 0s 2m 5f Neddyvaughan (Good) 13 Oct 2018 5m 15.7s 2m 5f 110y At The Acorn (Soft) 11 Jan 2020 6m 19s 2m 6f Coldstonesober (Good to Yielding) 18 Apr 2017 6m 1.7s 2m 6f 110y Surf Instructor (Good to Yielding) 23 Apr 2019 6m 6.4s 2m 7f 110y Fr Humphrey (Good) 14 Nov 2018 6m 8.1s 3m Irish Bulletin (Good) 07 Nov 2016 6m 21s 3m 1f Kilkishen (Good) 01 Jan 2019 6m 28.3s 3m 5f Dinnie's Vinnie (Good) 02 Dec 2018 7m 45.5s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Colla Pier (Good) 10 Oct 2015 3m 47.8s 2m 2f Lone Wolf (Good) 01 Dec 2018 4m 27.7s 2m 2f 110y Jazzaway (Soft) 11 Jan 2020 5m 7.5s 2m 4f Jack Slade (Good) 08 Oct 2016 4m 46.1s 2m 6f Maeve's Choice (Good to Yielding) 22 Apr 2019 5m 30.5s 2m 6f 110y Braeside (Heavy) 14 Jan 2020 6m 57.1s 2m 7f Getaway John (Good) 15 Jan 2019 5m 49.9s 2m 7f 110y Mystic Embarr (Heavy) 01 Jan 2018 6m 39.9s 3m Ronald Pump (Good to Yielding) 23 Apr 2019 6m 0.4s 3m 110y Tin Soldier (Yielding to Soft) 25 Jan 2017 6m 38.6s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m Getabird (Good to Yielding) 04 Dec 2016 3m 48.9s 2m 4f The Getaway Star (Good to Yielding) 23 Apr 2019 4m 54.9s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 6f Koolasice (Good to Firm) 15 Jun 2020 1m 12.89s 7f The Eyes Have It (Good to Firm) 08 Jun 2016 1m 26.64s 1m 2f Saga Sprint (Good to Firm) 02 Jun 2016 2m 7.72s 1m 4f Oromo (Good to Firm) 15 Jun 2020 2m 36.03s 1m 5f 110y Red Vermillion (Good) 25 Jun 2020 3m 1.88s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L G Elliott 157 25 €712,948 15.92% -€23.76 W P Mullins 71 18 €625,538 25.35% -€15.32 Mrs J Harrington 21 5 €118,412 23.81% -€3.33 N Meade 45 3 €67,200 6.67% -€26.75 H de Bromhead 34 3 €34,471 8.82% -€24.75 J P Dempsey 20 3 €44,092 15% €18.50 Joseph P O'Brien 26 3 €73,218 11.54% €0.50 Denis Hogan 13 3 €50,441 23.08% €13.00 R Tyner 21 3 €25,871 14.29% -€9.00 J T R Dreaper 8 3 €31,083 37.5% €0.65 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L G Elliott 204 33 €515,227 16.18% -€83.13 W P Mullins 157 23 €527,321 14.65% -€62.83 H de Bromhead 50 11 €245,992 22% €26.52 Joseph P O'Brien 71 8 €129,552 11.27% -€33.63 Dermot McLoughlin 51 6 €46,006 11.76% €13.63 Matthew J Smith 17 5 €72,460 29.41% €44.50 Mrs J Harrington 64 4 €34,903 6.25% -€30.25 G P Cromwell 70 4 €49,350 5.71% -€60.58 A J Martin 32 4 €34,804 12.5% -€21.88 E Cawley 29 4 €37,408 13.79% €22.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L G Elliott 52 7 €66,914 13.46% -€34.58 W P Mullins 39 7 €53,032 17.95% -€19.71 Joseph P O'Brien 11 6 €90,220 54.55% €19.00 N Meade 22 3 €74,160 13.64% €5.00 Peter Fahey 6 2 €28,300 33.33% €0.00 G P Cromwell 6 1 €6,775 16.67% -€3.13 Ms M Mullins 4 1 €6,160 25% €11.00 T E Hyde 2 1 €6,000 50% €5.00 D Queally 2 1 €6,775 50% €5.50 Dermot McLoughlin 2 1 €7,392 50% €24.00 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Joseph P O'Brien 67 12 €127,289 17.91% €49.75 G M Lyons 61 7 €61,460 11.48% -€38.96 John Patrick Murtagh 41 6 €42,244 14.63% -€17.13 Mrs J Harrington 40 6 €78,439 15% -€23.00 A P O'Brien 32 5 €42,987 15.63% -€29.11 J S Bolger 38 5 €41,788 13.16% -€8.50 M Halford 31 5 €86,812 16.13% -€9.25 W McCreery 20 5 €56,299 25% €15.00 A Slattery 32 4 €31,919 12.5% €11.75 D K Weld 23 4 €40,313 17.39% -€15.96 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Donnchadh Doyle 3 2 66.67% 7.00 Colin S McKeever 4 1 25% -0.50 Peter Croke 1 1 100% 3.00 S Curling 1 1 100% 3.00 C W J Farrell 1 1 100% 6.00 D P Murphy 2 0 0% -2.00 Sean Doyle 4 0 0% -4.00 Warren Ewing 2 0 0% -2.00 Mary E Doyle 2 0 0% -2.00 A J Martin 2 0 0% -2.00 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L D N Russell 52 12 €342,735 23.08% €3.26 J W Kennedy 45 8 €82,589 17.78% -€7.53 P Townend 32 8 €140,324 25% -€12.93 D E Mullins 35 6 €76,176 17.14% -€5.55 P T Enright 35 6 €64,642 17.14% €9.00 R M Power 25 4 €106,092 16% -€8.53 L P Dempsey 27 4 €73,592 14.81% €31.50 Rachael Blackmore 42 4 €43,403 9.52% -€20.75 K M Donoghue 22 4 €44,019 18.18% €1.00 S W Flanagan 44 3 €67,200 6.82% -€24.75 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L D N Russell 87 22 €342,743 25.29% €3.95 P Townend 67 15 €260,186 22.39% -€6.60 Rachael Blackmore 71 12 €309,613 16.9% €72.18 J W Kennedy 80 11 €254,204 13.75% -€29.62 M P Walsh 75 9 €137,519 12% -€37.88 D E Mullins 73 6 €59,097 8.22% -€34.59 Ruby Walsh 22 5 €129,170 22.73% -€4.63 D J Hand 24 5 €37,883 20.83% €33.63 R M Power 55 4 €54,271 7.27% -€43.50 A E Lynch 47 4 €45,246 8.51% €4.25 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Mr P W Mullins 26 6 €40,712 23.08% -€12.71 Ms L O'Neill 23 4 €24,834 17.39% -€12.03 Mr J J Codd 17 4 €32,030 23.53% €1.32 Mr T Hamilton 13 4 €77,760 30.77% €5.50 Ms N Carberry 10 3 €88,760 30% €7.00 Mr M J O'Hare 19 2 €16,392 10.53% €22.00 Mr D O'Connor 11 2 €27,685 18.18% -€5.50 Mr R Deegan 12 1 €6,775 8.33% -€8.00 Mr B O'Neill 11 1 €12,320 9.09% -€6.00 Ms K Walsh 5 1 €6,160 20% €10.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L C T Keane 68 8 €66,128 11.76% -€37.21 S Foley 56 8 €81,138 14.29% €0.50 D O'Brien 33 8 €66,650 24.24% -€5.58 D P McDonogh 50 8 €99,015 16% €46.45 R Coakley 38 8 €57,217 21.05% €19.50 W J Lee 36 7 €79,888 19.44% €15.00 K J Manning 36 6 €48,563 16.67% -€0.50 C D Hayes 68 5 €78,461 7.35% -€46.33 B M Coen 37 5 €38,387 13.51% €14.10 J A Heffernan 39 4 €33,971 10.26% €34.25 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L K Corrigan 4 1 25% 2.00 Mr J J Walsh 5 1 20% -1.00 Mr R P Quinlan 4 1 25% -0.50 S FitzGerald 4 1 25% 3.00 Mr G A Spain 1 1 100% 3.00 Mr C Cullinan 1 1 100% 3.00 Mr J W Kenny 5 0 0% -5.00 Mr D G Lavery 4 0 0% -4.00 Mr P C Bannon 2 0 0% -2.00 P Rogan 2 0 0% -2.00
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