1:00 Fairyhouse: 2m4½f maiden hurdle
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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.
The runners
In order of our rating, best first. The rating is in pounds, so the gap says how far behind the top each one is: a 2lb race is open, a 10lb race is not. Press Form on any horse for its runs, the case for and against, and what suits it. Prices as at 10:00.
15Rebel Reba4/1-67 · Brian Hayes · W. P. Mullins-98top4/6Her 7¾L 7th at Galway on 25 Oct is the best recent effort here; she sets the standard if she builds on it on better ground.
Her latest run was 7th of 12 at Galway on 25 Oct, beaten 7¾L over 2m5½f on soft; she was never a threat but made a little late progress. Before that she was 6th of 10 at Fairyhouse on 5 Oct, beaten 19¾L, with Gunnery Sergeant 13L ahead; that rival has since been 2nd off OR 102 at Sligo. She has run 2 races at around today's trip over hurdles without placing, and once at this course. She is unrated.
Back to 2m4½f on good to yielding at a course she has run at, for the Mullins yard and Brian Hayes.
Beaten 7¾L and 19¾L in her two hurdle runs, so she has yet to show winning form.
Our figure (in testing): 1st of 10. The read has her 1st.
26Western Shores t556557 · Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott9294-411/4Her OR 92 and the 1½L link with La Muleta make her the main rival, but 5 runs at the trip without placing temper that.
She was last of 7 at Galway on 6 Oct, beaten 46¼L, but that race has since thrown up Moonshine Girl, a winner off OR 93, and Tir Og, a winner off OR 107. At Kilbeggan on 3 Sep she was 5th of 8, beaten 16½L. La Muleta, 1½L ahead that day, has since been 2nd beaten a head in a mares maiden at Fairyhouse, and Rokanako, 7L ahead, has since won at Clonmel. She was 5th of 14 at Ballinrobe on 10 Aug off OR 98, beaten 14¾L, and races off OR 92 now. She has had 5 runs at around this trip over hurdles without placing; her best was 5th beaten 13¼L at Downpatrick.
Drops 2f in trip to 2m4½f on good to yielding, first run at Fairyhouse, tongue-tie on, with Jack Kennedy for Gordon Elliott.
No top-three finish in 5 runs at around this trip, and she weakened from 2 out last time.
Our figure (in testing): 4th of 10. The read has her 2nd.
1 earlier run
33Jukebox Jolene7-80 · Alix Balfe(7) · Tom Dreaper8690-811/1Inver Bay and Easter Bonnet have both won since finishing close to her, and the rally at Down Royal suggests 2m4½f could bring improvement.
At Kilbeggan on 3 Sep she was 10th of 14, beaten 34¾L, but Inver Bay, only 1L ahead, has since won off OR 94 and been 3rd off OR 103. At Punchestown on 6 Jun she was 8th of 22, with Easter Bonnet 4L behind; Easter Bonnet has since won at Cork and run off OR 118. At Down Royal on 1 Nov 2025 she rallied into 7th of 15, beaten 27L, in a race that has produced 7 winners since. Bethpage Theatre beat her by 4L at Punchestown on 6 Jun, and she is 7lb better off with her today. She is rated 86, has never run at this trip, and has been unplaced in 2 runs off breaks of 60 days or more.
Up 4½f to 2m4½f after 68 days off, with Alix Balfe claiming 7lb for Tom Dreaper.
She has been beaten 27L or more each time and has never tried the trip.
Our figure (in testing): 3rd of 10. The read has her 3rd.
42Cool As A CatU-90 · Keith Donoghue · Tom Dreaper-89-920/1Her Punchestown 10th on 6 Jun reads better now that the horses around her have won; fitness after 157 days is the question.
At Punchestown on 6 Jun she was 10th of 24, beaten 39L after a mistake 5 out, and made some headway after 3 out. Livio, ¾L behind her, has since won at Cork and run off OR 122. Little Ginger, 2¼L behind, has since won at Downpatrick over 2m6f. Cometothinkofit, ½L ahead, was 3rd beaten ¾L off OR 91 over 2m4½f at Punchestown on 9 Nov. She has never run at this trip and returns from 157 days off with no earlier run after a break.
Up to 2m4½f for the first time on good to yielding after 157 days off, with Keith Donoghue for Tom Dreaper.
Off 157 days and stepping up 4f, with one run ending in an unseat and one tailed off.
58Gratitudeforgrace07698 · Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott8687-1116/1Beaten 21L to 33L in four runs, with errors at Sligo and Roscommon; she needs a big step forward in her jumping.
She was 8th of 13 at Sligo on 23 Oct, beaten 27½L after erring at the first and veering at the 3rd. Before that she was 9th of 10 in a Fairyhouse bumper, beaten 33L, and 6th of 13 at Roscommon on 28 Sep, beaten 28¼L after errors. Her only run at around this trip was 7th of 11 at Wexford on 23 Jul, beaten 21L. Jolly D'olivate, 1¼L behind her that day, was later 2nd off OR 88, and the winner Thesilverbridle has won since. She is rated 86.
Up 3f to 2m4½f, as a 4yo carrying 160lb, for Gordon Elliott with Danny Gilligan.
61Bethpage TheatreF96P0P · Ethan O'Sullivan(7) · Peter Fahey7982-1618/1Pulled up at Punchestown on 13 Oct and 0 from 3 at around the trip; her 6 Jun Punchestown 6th is the only usable line.
She pulled up at Punchestown on 13 Oct over 2m4f after veering left and losing momentum, and also pulled up at Downpatrick on 13 Jun. She was 10th of 14 at Listowel on 24 Sep, beaten 44L. Her best effort was 6th of 22 at Punchestown on 6 Jun, beaten 42½L, 4L ahead of Jukebox Jolene, who is 7lb better off with her today. She is rated 79 and has had 3 runs at around this trip without placing.
First run at Fairyhouse over 2m4½f, rated 79, with Ethan O'Sullivan claiming 7lb.
She has failed to finish in 2 of her last 3 runs and stopped quickly when tried at around this trip.
Our figure (in testing): 5th of 10. The read has her 6th.
1 earlier run
77Alberta Rose75-0 · Sam Ewing · Daniel G Murphy-81-1715/2Her Listed bumper 5th and the strong Naas race give some substance, but her 45½L defeat at Galway last time is a worry.
She was 12th of 20 at Galway on 6 Oct, beaten 45½L and always well out of contention. Earlier she was 5th of 7 in a Listed bumper at Limerick on 22 Mar, beaten 15¾L by Coole Cafe, who was since 3rd in a Grade 3 bumper. At Naas on 25 Jan she was 7th of 12, beaten 26½L; that race has since produced Saratoga, a Grade 1 winner off OR 140, and Lynches Knock, a winner off OR 120. She has never run at this trip or at this course.
A 4yo stepping up 4f to 2m4½f, with Sam Ewing for Daniel G Murphy.
Her latest run was her worst, and she has never been beyond 2m½f.
810Senorita Diana0-900 · J. J. Slevin · P A Fahy-74-2466/1Beaten 84½L and 42L in her two runs at around this trip, with poor jumping; nothing yet suggests she can get competitive.
She was 10th of 12 at Clonmel on 22 Oct, beaten 84½L after being tailed off before 4 out. At Gowran Park on 2 Oct she was 13th of 17, beaten 42L after jumping poorly, with Euro Agent 35½L ahead; Euro Agent has since won off OR 105. In bumpers she was 9th of 11 at Cork and 13th of 17 at Punchestown. She has had 2 runs at around this trip without placing.
Same trip as her last two runs on good to yielding, with J. J. Slevin.
Beaten 42L and 84½L in 2 runs at around this trip.
Our figure (in testing): 7th of 10. The read has her 8th.
94Leading Rose bP4-195 · Niall Moore(5) · William P Murphy-70-2850/1Beaten 43¾L in a weak mares maiden here on 5 Oct; first-time blinkers are the only new angle.first-time gear
She was 9th of 10 in a mares maiden at Fairyhouse on 5 Oct, beaten 43¾L after making no headway; the 5 who have run again from that race have not won. She was then last of 5 at Sligo on 23 Oct over 3m1½f, beaten 65L. She has had 1 run at around this trip and 1 at this course, both that Fairyhouse 9th. She wears blinkers for the first time.
Back to 2m4½f with first-time blinkers and Niall Moore claiming 5lb. First time in headgear.
Beaten 43¾L and 65L in her two hurdle runs.
Our figure (in testing): 8th of 10. The read has her 9th.
109Out West00 · Kevin Healy(7) · Daniel O'Brien-64-34100/1Beaten 75½L and 104¼L in her two hurdle runs; nothing in her form points to her getting involved.
She was 11th of 12 at Listowel on 26 Sep, beaten 75½L and never involved. Before that she was a distant last of 10 finishers at Wexford on 28 Aug, beaten 104¼L, behind Game Point, who has since won a Listed hurdle off OR 112. Both runs came at 2m and 2m1f, and she has never tried this trip.
A 4yo up 4½f to 2m4½f, with Kevin Healy claiming 7lb.
She has been tailed off in both her hurdle runs.
Our figure (in testing): 10th of 10. The read has her 10th.
How to read this table
Rating is the read's own figure for each horse today, in pounds on one scale for the race. Our figure, a separate mechanical rating, is in testing and shows inside each horse's form until it has a record worth showing.
Days is days since the horse last ran. OR is its official rating. A small letter after the name is headgear (b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue tie, h hood).
Key form lines
The past races that say most about this one, and what they mean today.
Rebel Reba was 6th, 13L behind Gunnery Sergeant, who has since been 2nd off OR 102, so her form sits around the level needed here.
Western Shores was last of 7, but Moonshine Girl and Tir Og have since won off OR 93 and OR 107, so the run can be forgiven.
Bethpage Theatre finished 4L ahead of Jukebox Jolene in a race that has produced 3 winners since, including Easter Bonnet, who was behind them both.
Jukebox Jolene kept on into 7th in a race that has produced 7 winners since, the strongest race any of these has run in recently.
Inver Bay, a length ahead of Jukebox Jolene, has since won off OR 94. On the same day at the same course Western Shores ran in a 2m3f race whose principals have also won since.
Where today's runners have met
Races two or more of today's runners have run in, the last 18 months first. "Terms" shows how the weights have moved since, against the best-placed of them that day.
| Finished | Behind Bethpage Theatre | Terms v Bethpage Theatre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethpage Theatre | 6th | — | the yardstick |
| Jukebox Jolene | 8th | 4L | 7lb better off |