Saturday 25 February · Fairyhouse, Eire
15:20 Anna Gannon 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle (80-102)
- Distance
- 2m 4f 23y
- Going
- Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 10500
- Runners
- 25
Race preview
Gavin Cromwell's JUMP THE SHARK was an eye-catching fourth in Naas and looks well worth a step up in trip. He made his handicap debut in a higher grade and kept on to pass a lot of horses after the second-last flight. There should be some scope in Happy Dreams' mark over hurdles. He made up plenty of ground on his last run over further in Navan before finishing third. He won twice over fences in October and November on his way to a mark of 104 and races off 90 in this discipline. Falvio finished a couple of places in front of Jump The Shark in that aforementioned race in Naas, so has to rate a danger. He was another horse doing his best work at the finish and is also up in trip. Chainofconsequence reverts to hurdles after a good run in second over fences in Thurles. Market support for After The Roar would be significant.