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 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 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 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 2f Aengus (Soft to Heavy) 19 Nov 2014 4m 48.6s 2m 4f The Getaway Star (Good to Yielding) 23 Apr 2019 4m 54.9s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 6f Fast In The Wind (Good to Yielding) 10 Jul 2016 1m 13.15s 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 Azurite (Good to Firm) 30 Sep 2014 2m 36.8s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L G Elliott 166 24 €737,588 14.46% -€40.56 W P Mullins 70 17 €635,045 24.29% -€22.12 Mrs J Harrington 32 6 €387,451 18.75% -€7.70 N Meade 53 5 €118,340 9.43% -€25.25 H de Bromhead 34 5 €49,231 14.71% -€15.25 J T R Dreaper 9 4 €37,243 44.44% €1.75 Joseph P O'Brien 19 3 €42,818 15.79% €7.63 Denis Hogan 16 3 €50,441 18.75% €10.00 R Tyner 22 3 €25,871 13.64% -€10.00 J P Dempsey 20 2 €36,892 10% €1.50 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L G Elliott 224 36 €560,488 16.07% -€99.00 W P Mullins 165 27 €712,433 16.36% -€40.83 H de Bromhead 51 10 €153,622 19.61% €28.88 Joseph P O'Brien 81 7 €121,790 8.64% -€49.84 A J Martin 50 5 €44,043 10% -€37.78 Dermot McLoughlin 46 5 €38,807 10.87% €6.63 Matthew J Smith 17 5 €72,460 29.41% €44.50 N Meade 97 4 €92,825 4.12% -€68.25 Mrs J Harrington 73 4 €34,495 5.48% -€41.25 G P Cromwell 61 4 €45,526 6.56% -€36.38 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L G Elliott 55 12 €118,225 21.82% -€18.47 W P Mullins 40 8 €54,787 20% -€24.03 N Meade 25 4 €130,935 16% -€4.13 Joseph P O'Brien 14 3 €71,320 21.43% -€4.50 Peter Fahey 9 2 €28,300 22.22% -€3.00 P A Fahy 10 2 €12,310 20% €4.00 H de Bromhead 9 1 €5,535 11.11% -€2.00 Ms M Mullins 8 1 €6,160 12.5% €7.00 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 G M Lyons 63 12 €143,364 19.05% -€8.43 Joseph P O'Brien 49 8 €64,369 16.33% €40.18 J S Bolger 49 8 €60,969 16.33% €11.25 Mrs J Harrington 31 7 €85,522 22.58% -€5.00 John Patrick Murtagh 36 6 €44,622 16.67% -€14.50 A P O'Brien 29 4 €34,494 13.79% -€25.46 M Halford 32 3 €27,400 9.38% -€11.25 W McCreery 32 3 €44,899 9.38% -€15.00 D K Weld 21 3 €25,563 14.29% -€20.96 J C McConnell 16 3 €19,403 18.75% €43.00 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 13 €371,801 25% €12.26 J W Kennedy 49 8 €121,193 16.33% -€7.03 P Townend 40 7 €131,924 17.5% -€22.33 R Walsh 19 7 €407,099 36.84% €3.30 R M Power 33 6 €393,581 18.18% -€5.90 M P Walsh 43 5 €119,253 11.63% -€24.21 Rachael Blackmore 41 5 €51,091 12.2% -€9.75 P T Enright 27 5 €52,642 18.52% €12.00 K M Donoghue 23 5 €50,784 21.74% €5.00 B J Cooper 24 4 €83,629 16.67% €0.50 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L D N Russell 99 26 €348,622 26.26% €19.13 P Townend 79 15 €277,011 18.99% -€9.75 J W Kennedy 91 13 €282,996 14.29% -€43.12 R Walsh 51 13 €300,313 25.49% -€2.34 Rachael Blackmore 69 10 €211,094 14.49% €77.65 M P Walsh 81 8 €76,648 9.88% -€49.00 S W Flanagan 104 6 €109,457 5.77% -€64.25 D E Mullins 78 6 €84,318 7.69% -€43.59 B J Geraghty 26 6 €91,935 23.08% -€11.48 R M Power 69 5 €52,297 7.25% -€34.75 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Mr J J Codd 25 9 €79,020 36% €15.57 Mr P W Mullins 28 7 €42,467 25% -€18.03 Ms L O'Neill 23 5 €34,690 21.74% -€10.41 Ms N Carberry 11 3 €88,760 27.27% €6.00 Mr R Deegan 17 2 €12,925 11.76% -€2.00 Mr D O'Connor 10 2 €27,685 20% -€4.50 Mr T Hamilton 12 2 €65,160 16.67% -€4.00 Mr D J Benson 10 2 €65,775 20% -€2.13 Mr M J O'Hare 20 1 €7,392 5% €6.00 Mr D Roche 8 1 €5,535 12.5% -€1.00 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L C T Keane 67 13 €146,758 19.4% -€21.93 K J Manning 49 8 €61,584 16.33% €12.25 D P McDonogh 53 7 €63,447 13.21% €29.45 W J Lee 51 7 €108,562 13.73% -€3.50 D O'Brien 33 7 €57,594 21.21% -€15.78 R Coakley 34 7 €49,277 20.59% €17.00 S Foley 54 6 €70,463 11.11% €11.00 P J Smullen 48 4 €35,400 8.33% -€34.92 C D Hayes 67 4 €64,576 5.97% -€43.58 J A Heffernan 39 4 €33,263 10.26% €38.50 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 Mr M J Sweeney 2 0 0% -2.00
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