Wednesday 7 February · Fairyhouse, Eire
16:00 Fairyhouse Schooling Races Mares Maiden Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 0f 0y
- Going
- Heavy
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 10000
- Runners
- 7
Race preview
Four-year-old HEY WHATEVER gets a lot of weight from her older rivals and may be good enough. A decent maiden on the Flat for Noel Meade, she chased home a stalemate here on hurdling debut before finishing a remote fifth at Punchestown. That wasn't a bad run, though, with the winner placed in a Grade 1 since and the third a handicap winner next time. Whimsy is of comparable ability to the selection on the level and was placed in her first three starts over hurdles. Below par at Limerick over Christmas, her rating of 115 makes her worthy of respect but the weight concession may be beyond her. Iris Emery, related to chase winners in France, ran much better on her second start in bumpers when third to a pair of geldings at Naas. Representing a red-hot trainer/jockey combination, she has to enter calculations on her first start over hurdles.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iris Emery | P-3 | Danny Mullins | W P Mullins | 10 13 | 8-13 | |
| 2 | Whimsy | 2327 | J P O'Sullivan | A McCann | 11 7 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Hey Whatever | 25 | Danny Gilligan | G Elliott | 10 1 | 7-2 | |
| 4 | Justmadeit | F5-453 | Daniel King | D Hogan | 10 13 | 16-1 | |
| 5 | Missy Mu | 00 | Kieren Buckley | S Crawley | 10 13 | 50-1 | |
| 6 | Volez Vous | R Deegan | D Deacon | 10 13 | 150-1 | ||
| - | Spanish Maid | U-0 | Donagh Meyler | F J Flood | 10 13 | 150-1 |