UK Horse Racing Tips: Fairyhouse

BROOMFIELD BIJOU has run well in a couple of good novice events recently and looks on a nice mark now in handicap company. She chased home a progressive horse in Jasko Des Dames at Punchestown last time and this is a nice opportunity in against her own sex. Must Be Obeyed has been knocking on the door and ran well on her return at Clonmel last month, when second to Pink In The Park. She heads the weights but should be a big player. Sainte Dona can be a free going sort and will likely take them along. She may improve a bit from her comeback run at Listowel.
Prediction : 1st Broomfield Bijou 2nd Must Be Obeyed 3rd Sainte Dona

French recruit WILLY DE HOUELLE was runner-up in a Listed hurdle at Auteuil back in April and can make a winning start now on Irish soil for Willie Mullins. The form of that Auteuil run looks strong with the winner, Nietzsche Has winning a Grade 3 subsequently and being runner-up at Grade 1 level. Coul Dreamer was impressive when winning on his hurdling debut at Punchestown 16 days ago and may prove the main danger. Space Warrior also won on his jumping bow, over course and distance last month, and is another that has to be considered.
Prediction : 1st Willy De Houelle 2nd Coul Dreamer 3rd Space Warrior

POSITIVE THINKER was on top a stride after the line at Cork last time and a marathon trip seems to bring out the best in him. He just failed by a short-head to peg back Sphagnum in the Cork National and is now 3lb better off with that rival. Outside The Door, who was just a neck back in third then also has to be in the mix again. Favori De Champdou, a Grade 2 winner as a novice, heads the weights here and has to be respected. Carl Millar eases his burden by taking off 5lb. Jack Kennedy rides stablemate Where It All Began, winner of a national trial last season, and he's another for the shortlist.
Prediction : 1st Positive Thinker 2nd Outside The Door 3rd Favori De Champdou

ROMEO COOLIO is held in very high regard by connections and was a smart sort in bumpers last season winning at this venue and also finishing second to Jasmin De Vaux at the Cheltenham Festival. The Kayf Tara gelding easily justified cramped odds on his hurdling debut at Down Royal and riding arrangements suggest he's preferred to Bleu De Vassy who has already scored at Grade 3 level over hurdles. Willie Mullins has a numerically strong challenge and Belloccio may prove the pick of his five runners. His jumping was far from perfect when easily winning a Punchestown maiden in May and the following month he landed the 1m6f Copper Horse Handicap at Royal Ascot.
Prediction : 1st Romeo Coolio 2nd Belloccio 3rd Bleu De Vassy

HEART WOOD is very experienced over fences compared to a number of his rivals and sets a fair standard. The selection, who won a valuable 2m5f handicap at Leopardstown in February and also beat Corbetts Cross in decisive fashion on his reappearance at Wexford, can take advantage of his novice status being stretched out to this weekend. Firefox is the choice of Jack Kennedy from four Gordon Elliott runners and having been placed in Grade 1 novice hurdles at all the big spring Festival meetings, comfortably landed the odds on his chasing debut at Down Royal. Shecouldbeanything is on a five-timer and won't lack for experience while Gorgeous Tom won a Grade 3 in good style over this trip at Cork.
Prediction : 1st Heart Wood 2nd Firefox 3rd Gorgeous Tom

This looks a virtual match with LOSSIEMOUTH getting slight preference over Teahupoo. The Willie Mullins-trained mare was a star juvenile winning the Triumph Hurdle and also scored at Grade 1 level in Punchestown. She made a belated return last term and progressed again winning impressively on all three starts. The selection may just have a better turn off foot than Teahupoo who is bidding to complete a hat-trick in this race having beaten the odds-on Impaire Et Passe 12 months ago before going on to land the Stayers Hurdle at both Cheltenham and Punchestown. The other two runners have a bit to find on figures, but Beacon Edge comes here off the back of a Grade 2 win at Wetherby.
Prediction : 1st Lossiemouth 2nd Teahupoo 3rd Beacon Edge

TELECON has been lightly raced since winning over C&D on the Irish Grand National card last year and ran a cracker when reappearing at Down Royal last time. The Mark Fahey-trained gelding was very weak in the market but finished well to take third behind Kala Conti despite meeting some interference and making a mistake at the last. Volantis is also a course winner and rates a serious threat having overcome plenty of trouble in running when successful last time at the Galway Festival. So Scottish is quite versatile in terms of trip and has also been absent since narrowly denied over 2m6f at Galway this summer, while Washington overcame a lengthy absence when successful on his first start for Harry Derham at Chepstow.
Prediction : 1st Telecon 2nd Volantis 3rd So Scottish

Gordon Elliott has won this race three times in the past six years, and HE CAN'T DANCE may provide the Cullentra yard with another victory. The Jukebox Jury gelding beat Meetmebythesea in a Monksgrange point-to-point and the runner-up gave that form a timely boost when scoring on his debut under Rules in a Ludlow maiden hurdle this week. The selection was snapped up by current connections for 300,000 pounds at Aintree. Unknown Entity is an obvious threat and has losses to recover after finishing fourth behind the useful Sixandahalf at the Punchestown Festival. The market may provide some clues to the relative merits of Mossy Way.
Prediction : 1st He Cant Dance 2nd Unknown Entity 3rd Mossy Way