Monday 2 October · Fairyhouse, Eire
16:20 Novibet Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
- Distance
- 3m 0f 0y
- Going
- Soft
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 11500
- Runners
- 14
Race preview
EMILY IN PARIS, in common with several stablemates, hit form during the summer and recorded back-to-back wins at Killarney and Sligo. A creditable third in a useful contest at Ballinrobe last time, she's down in grade and might be able to resume winning ways although she wouldn't want the ground too deep. Hand Over Fist is on a hat-trick after beating a subsequent winner at Roscommon. He stays this trip well but is another who wouldn't want underfoot conditions to deteriorate too much. On his third run back after a long absence, Ragin Cajun was a wide margin winner over this trip at Listowel. Matt Smith's ten-year-old isn't the easiest to predict and has gone up 9lb in the ratings but has to be rated a danger.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Is Awake | 916/480- | Phillip Enright | E Cawley | 11 7 | 12-1 | |
| 2 | Good World | 30-6P63 | Ricky Doyle | E Griffin | 11 7 | 11-1 | |
| 3 | Robyndeglory | 546-493 | Mr R W Barron | D Queally | 12 0 | 15-2 | |
| 4 | Ragin Cajun | 7PP/981 | J Smith | M J Smith | 11 4 | 13-2 | |
| 5 | Mont Saint Vincent | U39/25P- | C P McNamara | E McNamara | 11 7 | 28-1 | |
| 6 | Pat Coyne | P30396 | Aidan Kelly | J Queally | 11 12 | 16-1 | |
| 7 | Emily In Paris | 222113 | M J M O'Sullivan | D E Fitzgerald | 11 8 | 7-1 | |
| 8 | Coventry | 88F9-50 | Keith Donoghue | Peter Fahey | 12 0 | 9-2 | |
| 9 | Jukebox Jive | 0896-54 | Shane Fitzgerald | S Nolan | 11 4 | 10-1 | |
| 10 | Cheerful Chap | 18820-7 | J P O'Sullivan | N Dooly | 11 8 | 28-1 | |
| 11 | Atacanter | 052U8-3 | Jordan Gainford | R O'Sullivan | 11 11 | 9-1 | |
| 12 | Robindevidastar | 000-751 | P J O'Hanlon | P J Rothwell | 10 3 | 10-1 | |
| - | Hot As Pepper | 761-955 | B W Harvey | J C McConnell | 11 5 | 12-1 | |
| - | Appian Way | 11P-568 | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 11 1 | 11-1 | |
| NR | Hand Over Fist | 739-311 | Mike O'Connor | H De Bromhead | 12 0 |