Tuesday 22 April · Fairyhouse, Eire

16:30 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (Listed)

Distance: 2m 7f 35y
Going: Yielding to Soft
Class: 1
Prize: EUR 50000
Runners: 18

Race preview

A very competitive contest. Willie Mullins is well represented and his FISHERY LANE could be the answer. The Grade 1 Albert Bartlett proved too hot for him at Cheltenham, but his best form has been on rain-softened ground and his decisive maiden hurdle success at this track in January merits plenty of respect. Blaze The Way has been mixing in good company and his second at Navan and fourth in Uttoxeter read well. Custom Taylor arrives in rude health from a cruise around Limerick and he very rarely runs a below-par race, so is one for the shortlist. Autoportrait is a very consistent horse for Mouse Morris, while Stuart Crawford's Ayiko is another to consider.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Custom Taylor	132201	Kevin Sexton	D Queally	11 4	18-1
2	Andy Amo	34-2411	Sean Flanagan	Miss R Curtis	10 13	16-1
3	Ayiko	0753-21	J J Slevin	S R B Crawford	11 4	25-1
4	Al Kalila	95237-1	Danny Gilligan	S R B Crawford	10 13	14-1
5	Patter Merchant	354549	Josh Williamson	G Elliott	11 12	16-1
6	The Miracle Man	17FU21	Conor Stone-Walsh	A L T Moore	10 3	12-1
7	Blue Mosque	1-15222	Donagh Meyler	N Meade	11 9	25-1
8	Blaze The Way	337124	Danny Mullins	Ms M Mullins	11 9	18-1
9	Dont Tell Jack	2-4736	Mark Walsh	J P O'Brien	11 2	6-4
10	Autoportrait	3-23221	Darragh O'Keeffe	M F Morris	11 4	12-1
11	Promontory	431	Aidan Kelly	Ms S J Connell	11 0	25-1
12	Beaufort Scale	13U910	Sam Ewing	G Elliott	11 3	100-1
13	Born Bright	435016	Patrick M O'Brien	C O'Connell	10 8	40-1
14	The Story So Far	721473	Philip Byrnes	C Byrnes	11 0	28-1
-	Fishery Lane	250-31P	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	11 7	15-2
-	Road To Home	FP-1R31	Brian Hayes	W P Mullins	11 6	5-1
-	Inn At The Park	336-140	Sean O'Keeffe	W P Mullins	11 4	22-1
-	Goody Four Shoes	756446	Mike O'Connor	T Gibney	10 10	100-1
NR	Fairyland Opera	038221	John Shinnick	L Fowler	10 10