Yielding To Soft

1:15 Kehoe Ceilings & Partitions Maiden Hurdle (4-5yo)

[off 1:15] £6,195.17, £1,443.45, £636.55, £367.59 11 hdles 2m4f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Code Of Rules T J Taaffe 5 11-10 B J Geraghty 8/1 79 106

2 2 Sizing America Henry De Bromhead 5 11-10 R Walsh 13/2 77 104

3 1½ Derrykeel Ms F M Crowley 5 11-10 D N Russell 8/1 75 102

4 1½ Mercuric (GB) Mrs John Harrington 5 11-10 T P Treacy 6/1 74 101

5 12 Snow Patrol (GB) C F Swan 5 11-10 D F O´Regan 10/1 61 89+

6 4 Pagan Magic (USA) T G McCourt 5 11-10 P A Carberry 14/1 — 85

7 nk Aitmatov (GER) Noel Meade 5 11-10 P Carberry 7/2F — 84

8 7 Notable D´Estruval (FR) A L T Moore 5 11-3 S G Carey(7) 16/1 — 77

9 3½ Borleagh Blonde Mrs John Harrington 5 11-5 R M Power 25/1 — 69

10 8 Beau Bridget Henry De Bromhead 5 11-0 M J Ferris(5) 50/1 — 61

11 ½ Aleatory E Sheehy 5 11-10 J R Barry 12/1 — 65

12 15 Dreamaker A L T Moore 5 11-5 T J Dreaper(5) 20/1 — 50

13 5 Muslin (GB) Liam McAteer 5 11-0 R J Molloy(5) 100/1 — 40

14 shd Yeoman (FR) D J Ryan 5 11-3 Mr Daniel Keenan(7) 66/1 — 45

15 20 Mister Buttons E J O´Grady 5 11-10 P W Flood 16/1 — 25

16 ½ Carrig An Uisce Paul Nolan 5 11-10 J L Cullen 12/1 — 25

17 shd Molly Tee Thomas Carberry 5 11-2 R C Colgan(3) 66/1 — 20

18 3 Alberti D T Hughes 5 11-5 N J O´Shea(5) 40/1 — 22

19 15 Sharadi A L T Moore 5 11-3 G Javoy(7) 20/1 — 7

20 20 After Midnight A J Martin 4 10-12 D J Howard 66/1 — —

21 20 The Mullins Miss Elizabeth Doyle 5 10-12 D A Stamp(7) 50/1 — —

22 20 Missgoodytwoshoes A J Martin 5 11-5 S P McCann 100/1 — —

23 dist Freeport Lady P A Fahy 5 11-2 S G McDermott(3) 100/1 — —

24 shd Zulu Time A L T Moore 5 11-10 R Geraghty 50/1 — —

PU Urban Rebel P M J Doyle 5 11-10 C O´Dwyer 9/2 — —

25 ran TIME 5m 12.10s (slow by 32.10s) TOTAL SP 162%

NON RUNNERS: Are You Free (GB) ,Jim Bridger ,Oxer (FR)

1st OWNER: Mark Nulty BRED: David Maher TRAINER: T J Taaffe

2nd OWNER: Mrs A Potts

3rd OWNER: M J Hanrahan

TOTE WIN £7.70 PL £2.50, £1.60, £2.50, £1.90; Ex £31.10; CSF £71.75

ANALYSIS: The going was officially yielding to soft, soft in places on the hurdles course although the jockeys described it as soft and dead.

This was only an ordinary maiden hurdle by Fairyhouse standards and the pace was far from exacting. CODE OF RULES raced in a decent position and led immediately after the second-last. Trainer Tom Taaffe said: "He was bought to go chasing and he will now go handicap hurdling."

Sizing America ran on well in the closing stages. He had shown good form in bumpers and this was his first run over hurdles. He looks one to bear in mind next time.

Derrykeel was running over hurdles for only the second time. He was ultra-consistent in bumpers and should be able to win a maiden hurdle.

Mercuric, beaten almost30 lengths when fifth to Finger Onthepulse on his Leopardstown debut, has clearly come on from that. He raced in a good position and would not need to improve much more to able to win a maiden hurdle.

Carrig An Uisce moved up and looked dangerous turning for home but he could find no more when the tap was turned on.

FAIRYHOUSE (09 Nov 2005)

Heavy

1:05 Herbertstown Maiden Hurdle (4yo)

[off 1:05] £5,880.85, £1,370.21, £604.26, £348.94 10 hdles 2m2f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Bob Hall David Wachman 4 11-7 D J Casey 7/1 88 105

2 ½ Carthalawn C Byrnes 4 11-7 D N Russell 4/6F 87 104

3 3 Aleatory E Sheehy 4 11-4 M Darcy(3) 6/1 84 101

4 9 Code Of Rules T J Taaffe 4 11-7 B J Geraghty 10/1 73 92

5 7 How Art Thou S Donohoe 4 11-7 P Flynn 14/1 64 85

6 7 Juniper Park Joseph Crowley 4 11-7 P J Scallan 20/1 — 78

7 3½ Visit Wexford John E Kiely 4 11-7 Andrew J McNamara 10/1 — 75

8 9 Whenever Wherever T J Taaffe 4 10-13 S M McGovern(3) 20/1 — 61

9 4 Carmens Boy M Halford 4 11-4 T G M Ryan(3) 20/1 — 62

10 nk Paldounix (FR) Martin Kinane 4 11-7 J R Barry 33/1 — 61

11 dist Spare Change P J Rothwell 4 11-0 J P Fortune(7) 25/1 — —

12 dist Nok Twice Peter Casey 4 11-4 R C Colgan(3) 14/1 — —

13 dist A Thiarna Eistlinn Irene J Monaghan 4 11-7 P A Carberry 50/1 — —

14 dist African Swallow A J Martin 4 11-0 Mr J W Farrelly(7) 25/1 — —

PU Queenofthelillies F Flood 4 11-2 R Walsh 12/1 — —

PU Silver Pat (GB) P J Rothwell 4 11-7 J L Cullen 20/1 — —

16 ran TIME 4m 57.60s (slow by 46.60s) TOTAL SP 157%

NON RUNNERS: Lemons Legend (GB) ,Representing Tony ,Strident (USA)

1st OWNER: John P McManus BRED: Katom TRAINER: David Wachman

2nd OWNER: Joe Soap Syndicate

3rd OWNER: Tully Syndicate

TOTE WIN £8.00 PL £1.40, £1.10, £2.20, £5.60; Ex £7.30; CSF £14.70

ANALYSIS: The ground was officially heavy here with favourite backers suffering a costly reversal when BOB HALL denied market leader Carthalawn close home. The winner, who finished fast when he was switched off the rail, is a half-brother to the useful chaser and stable companion Cane Brake and looks sure to be taking the same route in time. His trainer feels he probably wants better ground.

The runner-up had finished second on all three outings over hurdles coming here but he looked like putting that behind him when going a couple of lengths clear approaching the last until the winner denied him.

Clonmel bumper winner Aleatory began to struggle after the third last and soon had no more to offer while Code Of Rules ran respectably in his first start over jumps and should hopefully improve from this.