3:30 Fairyhouse: 2m4½f handicap hurdle
John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle
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.
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.
112West Of Carrig2213P- · Mr A J Browne(2) · Don Browne89100top5/2Fairyhouse chase winner off OR 104, third in a Thurles race with 11 winners since; off 89 over hurdles.
Won the 2m5f handicap chase here on 15 Jan off OR 104, soon leading and keeping on well. Next time it was third, beaten 13L, off OR 110 at Thurles on 5 Feb, in a race whose field has since produced 11 winners. It runs off a hurdle mark of 89 against its chase mark of 110, and its best hurdle run near this trip was third, beaten 3¼L, off OR 89 at Limerick on 29 May 2025. It pulled up in a Listed chase at Navan on 21 Mar on soft to heavy and returns from 234 days off; after earlier breaks it has 0 wins and 2 placings from 3 runs. It has won 1 and been placed 2 from 4 runs at Fairyhouse.
Drops from a chase mark of 110 to a hurdle mark of 89 at a course where it has won, but has to be ready after 234 days off.
Returns from 234 days off and has not won after any of its 3 earlier breaks.
Our figure (in testing): 1st of 14. The read has him 1st.
5 earlier runs
26Boola Times t-3513P · T J Forbes(4) · David Kenneth Budds9694-67/1Won over 2m4½f off OR 91 at Wexford; the heavy-ground pull-up since is excusable and off 96 it is right in this.
Won a 2m4½f handicap hurdle at Wexford on 28 Aug off OR 91, coming from 10th with four to jump, and runs off 96 today. It followed that with third, beaten 13L, off OR 97 at Cork on 11 Oct behind Let Him B, after blundering at the 3rd and erring 4 out. It was pulled up over 3m on heavy at Galway on 26 Oct, so the shorter trip and better ground today both suit. Jerisk Star beat it 4½L at Gowran Park on 4 Oct 2025 and Boola Times is 4lb worse off with that one today, while Calzaghi, 22½L behind it at Cork on 3 Aug, is 10lb better off. It has won 1 and been placed 3 times from 6 runs at the trip.
Back to the 2m4½f it won over, on good to yielding after a heavy-ground pull-up, on 96 against a winning mark of 91 with a 4lb claim.
Its two runs since winning were a 13L defeat and a pull-up, and the Cork and Wexford races have not worked out well.
Our figure (in testing): 2nd of 14. The read has him 2nd.
5 earlier runs
34Tuckmill p0-P731 · Mr R M McParland(2) · Peter Fahey10493-78/1Comfortable Punchestown winner off OR 94 with the third winning since, but it meets this on 104, which makes it a stiffer task.
Won a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Punchestown on 13 Oct off OR 94, cruising to the front before 2 out and winning comfortably by 8L from Trixaboutmaisie, with King Of The Greys 8¾L back in third and a winner off OR 99 since. Before that it was third, beaten 4½L, off OR 94 at Navan on 19 Sep in a race that has thrown up 2 winners. It runs off 104 today, and Hidalgo Des Mottes, 24½L behind it at Punchestown, is 11lb better off with it. Joya Del Mar beat it 2¾L at Down Royal on 17 Mar and Tuckmill is 3lb better off with that one today. It has won 1 and been placed 2 from 3 runs at the trip but has never placed in 3 runs at Fairyhouse.
At 2m4½f, a half-furlong further than its win, on 104 with a 2lb claim and cheekpieces again.
It runs off 104 against the 94 it won off, and has never placed at Fairyhouse.
5 earlier runs
41Granville Street b70-43U · Mr M J Love(4) · Ciaran Murphy11091-911/2Fourth off OR 109 at Galway and in form on the Flat, but 110 is a stiff mark and it is 0 from 3 at the trip.first-time gear
Its recent form is on the Flat: second, beaten 1¾L, over 1m6f at the Curragh on 15 Oct and third over 2m½f at Thurles on 8 Oct, both off OR 70. Its best hurdle run near this trip was fourth, beaten 4¼L, off OR 109 at Galway on 29 Jul, and it runs off 110 today at the top of the weights. Over fences it unseated at the 9th at Galway on 7 Sep and was beaten 16¾L at Kilbeggan on 21 Aug. It and Getaway Charlie both pulled up here on 29 Nov 2025, and it is 2lb better off with that one today. It has not won or placed in 3 hurdle runs at the trip or in 2 runs at Fairyhouse.
Steps up from Flat trips to 2m4½f in first-time blinkers, with a 4lb claimer taking off top weight. First time in headgear.
It is 0 from 3 at the trip over hurdles and carries 172lb off 110.
Our figure (in testing): 3rd of 14. The read has him 4th.
5 earlier runs
52Getaway Charlie p-40157 · Ms J I Stokes(2) · Timothy Doyle10790-1012/1Roscommon win off OR 99 was franked by Let Him B, but off 107 it needs to find more than its Gowran fifth showed.
Won a 2m4½f handicap hurdle at Roscommon on 28 Sep off OR 99, beating Let Him B 4½L, and that one won next time off OR 97. It then ran fifth, beaten 2¼L, off OR 99 at Gowran Park on 2 Oct and seventh, beaten 29¼L, over 2m7½f at Punchestown on 13 Oct. It runs off 107 today, and its one win from 5 runs at the trip came off 99. It pulled up here on 29 Nov 2025 alongside Granville Street, who is 2lb better off with it today, and has not placed in 2 runs at Fairyhouse.
Back to 2m4½f from 2m7½f, a 10yo in cheekpieces, on 107 with a 2lb claim.
Off 107 it is well above the 99 it won off, and the Gowran race has worked out poorly.
Our figure (in testing): 4th of 14. The read has him 5th.
5 earlier runs
613Annie Button p6-1045 · Miss Georgie Benson · Peter John Flood8688-124/1Cork win off 78 is well franked by Only For Our Man, but it stays further and is 0 from 6 at this trip.
Won a 3m½f handicap hurdle at Cork on 10 May off OR 78, beating Only For Our Man a neck, and that one has since won a chase off OR 107. This autumn it was fourth, beaten 3L, off OR 84 at Listowel on 26 Sep and fifth, beaten 9½L, off OR 86 at Down Royal on 30 Oct, where The Ducks Walk, ½L behind it, has run second at Punchestown since. It runs off 86 today and has 0 wins from 6 runs at around this trip, its best a ¾L second at Naas on soft to heavy. It has not placed in 3 runs at Fairyhouse.
Drops from 3m½f to 2m4½f on good to yielding, off 86, with no claim.
Its best form is at 3m or more and it has not won in 6 tries at this trip.
Our figure (in testing): 6th of 14. The read has her 6th.
5 earlier runs
78Cahirdown Boy t5-FU35 · Mr J Dunne · E McNamara9482-189/1Fifth, beaten 16½L, at Limerick in a race with no winners since; off 94 it needs plenty more.
Fifth, beaten 16½L, off OR 96 over 2m5½f at Limerick on 17 Oct, staying on after jumping clumsily 2 out; Calzaghi was 10L behind it and is 6lb worse off today. Before that it was third, beaten 12¼L, in a 2m1f chase at Killarney on 4 Oct, after unseating at the first at Listowel and being brought down at Galway. It is 0 from 3 at around this trip over hurdles, its best a 7¼L fourth off OR 98 at Limerick, and it has not run at Fairyhouse. It runs off 94 today.
Drops 1f in trip, off 94, an 11yo with no claim and no previous run at Fairyhouse.
The Limerick race has thrown up no winner since and it has 0 wins from 3 at the trip.
Our figure (in testing): 7th of 14. The read has him 7th.
5 earlier runs
814Hidalgo Des Mottes tp-82958 · Ms N M Bradley(4) · Eoin Griffin8481-1916/1Down to 84 after a June second off 88, but beaten 16¾L or more in its last 3 and 0 from 11 at the trip.
Second, beaten 3¾L, off OR 88 at Punchestown on 7 Jun, with Cut The Rope, off OR 112, 1¾L behind. It runs off 84 and has 0 wins from 11 runs at around this trip, with 2 placings. It has not run at Fairyhouse.
On 84 with a 4lb claim, tongue-tie and cheekpieces, at a trip it has run over 11 times without winning.
0 wins from 11 runs at the trip and well beaten in its last 3.
Our figure (in testing): 8th of 14. The read has him 8th.
5 earlier runs
95Jerisk Star t/1UF-0 · Mr B Doyle Murphy(4) · Liz Doyle9980-2012/1Made all off OR 94 at Gowran ahead of Boola Times, but off 99 after 172 days and a string of fence errors it has questions over fitness and jumping.
Won a 2m4f handicap hurdle at Gowran Park on 4 Oct 2025 off OR 94, making all, with Boola Times 4½L back in third; Boola Times is 4lb worse off with it today. Since then over fences it has fallen at Tramore, unseated at Gowran Park and been tenth, beaten 14L, at Downpatrick on 22 May. It runs off 99 and returns from 172 days off; after earlier breaks it has 1 win and 1 placing from 3 runs. It has 1 win from 3 runs at around this trip and has not run at Fairyhouse.
Back over hurdles after 172 days off, on 99 with a 4lb claim and a tongue-tie.
Has not won since 4 Oct 2025, with a fall and an unseat in that time, and runs off 99 against its winning mark of 94.
Our figure (in testing): 9th of 14. The read has him 9th.
4 earlier runs
1011Annie's Belle ht5F-439 · Mr D O'Sullivan(2) · Ms Claire O'Connell9079-2110/1Third off 90 at Kilbeggan behind a subsequent winner, but beaten 15¾L next and back from 148 days with no record fresh.
Its best recent run was third, beaten 6¾L, off OR 90 over 2m3f at Kilbeggan on 31 May, behind Justicialism, who won off OR 95 afterwards. It was ninth, beaten 15¾L, over 3m½f at Kilbeggan on 15 Jun and fourth, beaten 14½L, at Wexford on 16 May. It returns from 148 days off with no earlier run after a break to go on, and runs off 90, the same mark as at Kilbeggan. It has 1 placing from 2 runs at the trip and was well beaten in 2 mares maidens here.
First run for 148 days, in a hood and tongue-tie, off 90 with a 2lb claim.
Back from 148 days, and its placed form came 6¾L behind at Kilbeggan.
Our figure (in testing): 10th of 14. The read has her 10th.
2 earlier runs
119Futurum Regem b89578- · Mr Finn Tegetmeier(2) · Hugh Paul Finegan9472-2840/1Tailed off in a Grade 1 and on the Flat last winter, now back from 316 days; little in the form to build on.
Its last run was a distant last of 8 in a Grade 1 hurdle at Leopardstown on 29 Dec 2025, beaten 84¾L, and before that it was last at Dundalk on the all-weather. Its last handicap over jumps was seventh, beaten 38¼L, off OR 83 in a Thurles chase on 30 Oct 2025. It returns from 316 days off, with no wins and 2 placings from 9 runs after earlier breaks, and is 0 from 2 at the trip. Boola Times, 4¼L behind it on the Flat at Navan on 22 Oct 2025, is 3lb better off with it today.
First run for 316 days, in blinkers, off 94 with a 2lb claim and 4½f further than last time.
No placing in any of the runs shown and back from 316 days off.
Our figure (in testing): 11th of 14. The read has him 11th.
5 earlier runs
123Joya Del Mar p Non-runner6135P0 · Mr J P Sutton(2) · Dermot A McLoughlin10471-29-Summer winner off 88 and 98 but now 104 and tailed off 46½L here last time; needs a big revival.
Won twice over 2m6f at Downpatrick in the summer, off OR 88 on 22 May and OR 98 on 13 Jun, and was third, beaten 3L, off OR 105 there on 14 Jul. It beat Tuckmill 2¾L at Down Royal on 17 Mar and Tuckmill is 3lb better off with it today. It runs off 104 and has 2 wins from 18 runs at the trip and 2 placings from 6 at Fairyhouse.
Off 104, 3½f shorter than last time, in cheekpieces with a 2lb claim.
Tailed off last time and has not placed in 3 runs since 14 Jul.
Our figure (in testing): 13th of 14. The read has her 12th.
5 earlier runs
137Calzaghi p Non-runner980999 · Mr L P Shanahan · E McNamara9569-31-Beaten 18½L or more in its last 4 runs; first-time cheekpieces are the only new angle off 95.first-time gear
Ninth, beaten 26½L, off OR 98 at Limerick on 17 Oct, 10L behind Cahirdown Boy, and 6lb worse off with that one today. It was also ninth, beaten 18½L, at Clonmel on 1 Oct and ninth at Cork on 3 Aug, 22½L behind Boola Times, with whom it is 10lb better off now. Its best recent effort came at Clonmel, where it crept into 3rd turning in before fading. It has dropped to 95, is 0 from 2 at the trip and has not run at Fairyhouse.
First-time cheekpieces, off 95, 1f shorter than last time. First time in headgear.
Beaten 18½L or more in each of its last 4 runs.
Our figure (in testing): 12th of 14. The read has him 13th.
5 earlier runs
1410The Bosses Order p6P-569 · Mr F P Murphy(4) · A D Leahy9462-3850/1Beaten 20¾L or more in all three hurdle runs after racing keenly; the step to 2m4½f is a further question.
Has run 3 times over hurdles: sixth, beaten 20¾L, at Limerick on 17 Oct, fifth of 7, beaten 117½L, at Cork on 11 Oct and ninth of 10, beaten 87L, at Galway on 26 Oct. It pulled hard or went off too fast in all three. Marco Du Seuil, 14¾L ahead of it at Limerick, won next time, the only line of note. It runs off 94 and has not run at Fairyhouse.
Steps up 4f to 2m4½f off 94 with a 4lb claim and cheekpieces.
Has been beaten 20¾L or more every time and races too keenly.
Our figure (in testing): 14th of 14. The read has him 14th.
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.
Of the 15 to run again from this chase, 11 have won, so West Of Carrig's 13L third off OR 110 is strong form for a horse running off 89 over hurdles today.
West Of Carrig made most to win over 2m5f at this course off OR 104, proof it handles the track and trip.
Tuckmill won this comfortably off OR 94 and the third, King Of The Greys, has won off OR 99 since, though Tuckmill now runs off 104.
Boola Times won over today's 2m4½f off OR 91 and runs off 96, a line its two runs since have not undone given the ground at Galway.
Getaway Charlie won off OR 99 and the runner-up Let Him B won next time off OR 97, but Getaway Charlie is on 107 today.
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 Cahirdown Boy | Terms v Cahirdown Boy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahirdown Boy | 5th | — | the yardstick |
| Calzaghi | 9th | 10L | 6lb worse off |
| Finished | Behind Tuckmill | Terms v Tuckmill | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckmill | 1st | — | the yardstick |
| Hidalgo Des Mottes | 8th | 24½L | 11lb better off |
| Finished | Behind Boola Times | Terms v Boola Times | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boola Times | 5th | — | the yardstick |
| Calzaghi | 9th | 22½L | 10lb better off |
| Finished | Behind Joya Del Mar | Terms v Joya Del Mar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joya Del Mar | 4th | — | the yardstick |
| Tuckmill | 7th | 2¾L | 3lb better off |
The others in that race, since
3 more meetings
| Finished | Behind Getaway Charlie | Terms v Getaway Charlie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getaway Charlie | PU | — | the yardstick |
| Granville Street | PU | 2lb better off |
| Finished | Behind Futurum Regem | Terms v Futurum Regem | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Futurum Regem | 14th | — | the yardstick |
| Boola Times | 20th | 4¼L | 3lb better off |
The others in that race, since
| Finished | Behind Jerisk Star | Terms v Jerisk Star | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerisk Star | 1st | — | the yardstick |
| Boola Times | 3rd | 4½L | 4lb worse off |
The others in that race, since
Earlier meetings: 3 races before 10 May 25, newest first
| Finished | Behind Annie Button | Terms v Annie Button | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Button | 9th | — | the yardstick |
| Jerisk Star | PU | 6lb worse off |
| Finished | Behind Futurum Regem | Terms v Futurum Regem | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Futurum Regem | 3rd | — | the yardstick |
| Getaway Charlie | PU | 5lb worse off |
| Finished | Behind Getaway Charlie | Terms v Getaway Charlie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getaway Charlie | 4th | — | the yardstick |
| Futurum Regem | 6th | 8L | 4lb better off |