Fairyhouse

Giggy with 5 out of 8 in the Drinmore

Willie had 4 out of 8 in the Hattons Grace too

It would be nice to see a few other different owners & trainers involved.

Good value in this week-end.

€10 Saturday and €15 Sunday

SAT 3rd------ FAIRYHOUSE------ First Race: 12.15pm
FREE Admission with the Tote to the Porterstown Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse


Sunday 4th. In the Metro free paper today there was a voucher in it to get in for a tenner.

Now all we need is for Groupon to come onboard for the Leop at Xmas.

YES SOAPP GOOD DEAL THAT JUST HOPE I HAVNT USED UP ALL THE BROWNIE POINTS @NEWBURY AN AINTREE AND DOWN ROYAL

Anyone know whether Galileo's choice is an intended runner? 7/1 looks fair if he is.

He might have a chance if he started tomorrow malibu

irishtimes.com
Dermot Weld has withdrawn Unaccompanied from Fairyhouse’s Hatton’s Grace Hurdle on Sunday, preferring instead to keep her fresh for Leopardstown at Christmas.

The filly was yesterday among seven five-day acceptors for the two-and-a-half mile trip, but Weld has since though better of it.

“I’ve decided to keep her at two miles and she’ll run at Leopeardstown over Christmas,” he told the Irish Times today. “I don’t want to run her yet over two-and-a -half miles on soft ground.

“She’s in great form and we’ll run over Christmas.”

Willie Mullins, therefore, is responsible for four of the remaining six for the Grade One race. The County Carlow trainer’s foursome is headed by Thousand Stars, winner of the Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown recently.

Mourad, fourth behind stablemate Hurricane Fly in this race 12 months ago, could try again, while Mikael D’Haguenet and Final Approach complete the Mullins quartet.

Colm Murphy’s talented mare Voler La Vedette is likely to attempt to follow up her recent Lismullen Hurdle success at Navan, while Edward O’Grady’s progressive The Real Article is also scheduled to run.

Voler De La Vedette was third in this race last year and Murphy reports her to be ready for the challenge.

“She’ll go there all being well. She’s in good form,” said the County Wexford trainer yesterday. “It’s a good race and she’ll be there if it goes well in the meantime. We’ll just keep her ticking over until the weekend.”

Paul Nolan was on with Robbie Irwin on the RTE sports news a few minutes ago.

He admits Alpha Ridge has been dasappointing over fences but has had genuine excuses. He must have some sort of chance as he is a mudlark and a second season novice.

He thinks highly of Shinrock Paddy. He got chinned on only his second outing over the big fences by lanbro who he said Willie Mullins rates very highly and is well worth his chance in the drinmore.

Hattons Grace
Final Approach,
Mikael D'Haguenet,
Mourad,
The Real Article,
Thousand Stars,
Voler La Vedette,
Unaccompanied.
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The Royal Bond
Dylan Ross,
Galileo's Choice,
Il Fenomeno,
Sous Les Cieux,
Miss Nomer,
Midnight Game,
Dazzling Susie.

Got evens Thousand stars with Betpack around 4:45, what dye think lads, only one I'd fear would be The Real article, surely VLV can't have improved enough and Mikael seemed to cut out last time. Bet done now anyway so a bit late for advice I suppose!!

i like tousand stars alot. think he should win easily! should be a 4/7 shot! i reckon u have a winning bet there but u cant collect it just yet


gl

I would only back if it was nrnb.

Thousand Stars not entered.

guess he defo cant collect now so!

Thousand Stars out of Hatton's Grace Hurdle

By Jessica Lamb racingpost.com
EVEN-MONEY favourite Thousand Stars was on Friday not among the five declared for Sunday's Grade 1 Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

 
Trainer Willie Mullins withdrew the Ladbrokes.com Morgiana Hurdle winner, but will be represented by County Hurdle hero Final Approach, Mikael D'Haguenet and Mourad.


The Real Article and top mare Voler La Vedette, who finished second to Solwhit last year, complete the line-up.

Thousand Stars and Unaccompanied were the only withdrawals from the Hatton's Grace, while Dylan Ross, as short as 7-1, was the only horse missing from the final declarations of the Grade 1 Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle.

Six will face the starter for that event, the first Grade 1 on the card, with Robbie McNamara booked to ride Galileo's Choice for Dermot Weld and Ruby Walsh for the Mullins-trained Sous Les Cieux. Paul Townend takes the ride on stablemate Midnight Game.

Six also line up for the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase, with only Last Instalment and Gift Of Dgab from the Gigginstown House Stud team withdrawn.

Barry Geraghty has been booked to ride the Paul Nolan-trained Shinrock Paddy and Paul Carberry rides stablemate Alpha Ridge

No wonder it was evens

Willie is becoming fond of withdrawing his favs for the big races(hurricane fly-morgiana)

Willie is becoming fond of withdrawing his favs for the big races(hurricane fly-morgiana)

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Good job I stopped backing Ante Post a few years back

am sure its not 1st time neill lost A/P but don't think need to laugh at his expense NEWMAN

Not laughing at neill!  Im laughing at Mullins shenanigans!

thats why i posted what i did at 9.19am this morning

N.BAW

what do ye think of odds for drinmore?.. think 6/4 first lieutenant is more than fair..great hurdles form, improving with each chase run, think i'll have a big bet at those odds

Ceol Rua was found to be coughing in Wexford. Maybe a few of Willie's are not 100%.

When it looks too good to be true and that......., and the incident with HF only the other week, I should have known really, my own fault and I don't feel hard done by.

OUR MAN GARY's fancies.......

2.25 FAIRYHOUSE1pt each way LASTOFTHELEADERS (11-2 Victor Chandler *BOG, 5-1 Bet365, Betfred *BOG )

HATTON'S GRACE HURDLE FAIRYHOUSE (SUNDAY)
2pts win VOLER LA VEDETTER (5-2 Bet365 *BOG)

AND maybe keep one eye on the gettin' out stakes in Weterby at 3.30
Life Of Laughter W J Musson with D E Mullins claiming 3. (11/2 in places or 5/1 generally)

I wonder would Montan fit in Trap 6 at Shelbourne Park?

he mite nip sf

Good racing this weekend.

I really do think Irish NH has really turned the corner the last 18months. I remember 3 years ago we had nothing...now IMO we have everything!!!

PUNCH MONTAN DUN SAME @DOWN ROYAL AND DAVY GOT dogs ABUSE AND IMO HE SHOULD STICK HIM OUT IN FRONT AND SEE IF IT WORKS . ANY IDEA WHAT PRICE MICHEAL D HIT IR?

loughran knew where the winning post was, wd roger!

norn,MDH touched 25's when collared,yeah I remember Montan at Down Royal alright.

norn,here's a handy link for queries like that http://form.horseracing.betfair.com/form/horse/1/00252990

335 Ziff -owned by Brian Gleeson(rte)'s dad 

THANKS M8  LOVE SEE RARE BOB ROUND AINTREE ON GOOD GROUND JUMPED SUPERB

Yeah norn he jumped well,Another Palm appeared to hate every minute.

THAT LOOKS NICE BUMPER WINNER MOSCOW MANNON  FOR BRIAN HAMILTON  MY SECOND WINNER IN BAD DAY SO FAR HOPE AP WINS BUMPER CHEPSTOW TO TURN IT AROUND . AND YOUNG DAMIEN LAVERY IS GOING BE VERY GOOD JOCKEY

Sir Des Champs very impressive today,agree about that Bumper horse,seemed to be run at a good clip bearing in mind the ground.

Joxer is a horse with a real future. A four year old who gave the winner a bit of a race. Better ground would certainly have seen him go a little bit closer me thinks. Held in high regard by his trainer. Cheltenham bumper? Doubt they will go hurdling this year, lovely novice hurdler next season to look forward to.