Fairyhouse.ie Nursery Handicap

1st

Tahcawin (IRE)

No. 5, stall 2

2yo, 9-2, OR 70

J: Gary Carroll · T: Joseph G Murphy

2 9-2 70

Gary Carroll

Joseph G Murphy

1:14.68

Held up at back - still 7th at halfway - began closing ground with two furlongs left - swept to the front approaching the final furlong - pulled clear inside the last 150 yards - stayed on well to score comfortably

2nd

Zarvali (IRE) ^b

No. 4, stall 10

2yo, 9-4, OR 72

J: Ben Coen · T: J P Murtagh

2 9-4 72

Ben Coen

J P Murtagh

4½

Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 5th by halfway - moved into contention 2f out - up to 3rd with a furlong left - unable to challenge winner but held on for 2nd close home

3rd

Oh Cecelia (IRE) ^p

No. 3, stall 7

2yo, 9-8, OR 76

J: James Ryan · T: Jack W Davison

2 9-8 76

James Ryan

Jack W Davison

0.05

Away smartly and sat close to pace - third at halfway - hit front approaching 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left - no answer in closing stages - edged into third right on the line

4th

Raphello (IRE)

No. 1, stall 3

2yo, 9-9, OR 80

J: Wayne Hassett (3) · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2 9-9 80

Wayne Hassett (3)

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

0.2

Held up towards back - still 8th at halfway - found extra a furlong out and improved into 5th - stayed on late to take 4th at the line

5th

The Love Machine (IRE) ^t

No. 9, stall 4

2yo, 8-7, OR 64

J: Wesley Joyce (3) · T: Michael Mulvany

2 8-7 64

Wesley Joyce (3)

Michael Mulvany

1¼

Settled midfield early - slipped to 6th by halfway - found some headway inside final 2f to move 4th - held effort through the closing stages - eased back to finish 5th

6th

Bullet Bourbon (IRE) ^h

No. 10, stall 9

2yo, 8-2, OR 63

J: Conor Cusack (7) · T: T G McCourt

2 8-2 63

Conor Cusack (7)

T G McCourt

0.2

Held up at the back - headway over 1f out - stayed on into 6th but never dangerous

7th

Elora Prince (IRE)

No. 7, stall 8

2yo, 8-12, OR 66

J: Colin Keane · T: Kieran P Cotter

2 8-12 66

Colin Keane

Kieran P Cotter

3½

Held up early - lost touch with the pack before halfway - unable to close on the outside with 1 1/2f left - couldn't quicken and finished well back in 7th

8th

Pretty Liz (IRE)

No. 8, stall 6

2yo, 8-11, OR 65

J: Tadhg O'Shea · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

2 8-11 65

Tadhg O'Shea

Denis Gerard Hogan

3½

Went straight to a slender advantage - overtaken after two furlongs but stayed involved to halfway - edged back in front turning for home - shaded out approaching the final two furlongs - dropped away and faded from a furlong out

9th

Stock Market (GB) ^b

No. 6, stall 5

2yo, 9-1, OR 69

J: Wayne Lordan · T: A P O'Brien

2 9-1 69

Wayne Lordan

A P O'Brien

8

Settled up with the pace early - fourth at halfway - dropped away over 2f out and faded late to finish ninth

10th

Cactus (IRE) ^t

No. 2, stall 1

2yo, 8-13, OR 77

J: Freya Frain (10) · T: A P O'Brien

2 8-13 77

Freya Frain (10)

A P O'Brien

8

Settled early - moved into contention before going clear after 2f - matched approaching halfway then overtaken entering straight - dropped away inside 2f out - faded from there - finished well beaten in 10th