Fairyhouse

What we make of it. A 3yo academy hurdle at 2m1f on good to yielding in which 13 of the 16 have never run, and the three with form were all well beaten or failed to finish. There is almost no form to separate them, so this is about as open as a race gets, decided by whichever newcomer shows the most.

1. 1 Quatre Saison 7/4 Unraced Gordon Elliott newcomer with Jack Kennedy riding
2. 2 Garrison Gold 5/2 Unraced, Margaret Mullins trains, Danny Mullins rides
3. 3 Lakeshore 9/2 Unraced Harrington newcomer, Simon Torrens rides

What we make of it. A weak mares maiden: nobody has placed at around this trip over hurdles, and most of the field have been beaten 20L or more on their recent runs. The best of the lines put Rebel Reba and Western Shores clear of the rest, with Jukebox Jolene and Cool As A Cat the ones whose form reads better through the horses they ran with.

1. 1 Rebel Reba evens She has run 2 races at around today's trip over hurdles without placing, and once at this course.
2. 2 Western Shores 3/1 OR 92 but 0 from 5 at around today's trip
3. 3 Jukebox Jolene 17/2 Beaten 1L by Inver Bay, a winner off OR 94 since

What we make of it. The Punchestown qualifier on 13 Oct supplies three of the principals, and its 10L winner meets the placed pair on very different terms today. Behind that trio are a progressive mare, a couple of lightly raced young horses and several out-of-form older handicappers, so the race is fairly open at the top but thins out quickly.

1. 1 Live To Laugh 5/2
2. 2 Warmer Days Ahead 7/2
3. 3 Pilgrims Walk 6/1

What we make of it. A beginners' chase that pits chasing debutants with Graded hurdle form, led by Ballyfad and Storm Heart, against runners who have already jumped fences, headed by Glen Kiln, Kainsbourg and Hiddenvalley Lake. The chase form on offer has not worked out and the best hurdlers all return from long breaks, so the race is more open than the top hurdle ratings suggest.

1. 1 Ballyfad 13/8 Beaten a head in a Grade 1; King Rasko Grey behind won two since
2. 2 Storm Heart 7/4 OR 151 hurdler, Grade 2 third over course and distance
3. 3 Glen Kiln 7/2 Beaten a head over fences here; winner since 4th off OR 125

What we make of it. A small, ordinary amateur riders' handicap in which most of the field come into it out of form or off poor recent runs, while one young horse has been closing in on a win at this level. It reads less open than six runners suggests, with the main danger a course winner who needs to find its summer chase form again.

1. 1 Urbs Intacta Manet 5/4 Beaten a neck over 3m½f here on 3 Nov; improving 5yo
2. 2 A Year Older 9/4 2nd off OR 92 at Punchestown in a race that worked out
3. 3 Attaboyarchie Non-runner Beaten 11L at Down Royal off OR 100; no win at the trip

What we make of it. Fourteen qualified riders on good to yielding, with a Fairyhouse chase winner running off a much lower hurdle mark, a recent Punchestown winner raised in the weights and a Wexford winner back on better ground all holding solid claims. It is open, and a long tail of runners well beaten in recent runs leaves only a handful whose form stands up.

1. 1 West Of Carrig 11/4 Fairyhouse chase winner off OR 104, runs off 89 over hurdles
2. 2 Boola Times 9/1 Won over 2m4½f off OR 91, now 96; heavy pull-up excusable
3. 3 Tuckmill 9/1 Comfortable Punchestown winner; third home has won since