UK Horse Racing Tips: Fairyhouse

SPLASHING OUT showed her first piece of consequential chase form on New Year's Day and is suited by this distance and softening ground. She has won just once from 19 runs but is rated 120 over hurdles and benefitted from dropping to a lower grade at Tramore, when finishing second. She is rated 115 today and should compete. It obviously isn't ideal that both recent winner Don't Talk and recently-placed Money Heist ran only four days ago but both can get involved.
Prediction : 1st Splashing Out 2nd Dont Talk 3rd Money Heist

BRANDT races lazily but is a dour stayer. He initially raced over shorter distances in the UK and having won from a rating of 90 last August, has since hinted that extreme distances suit. He is 2lb higher than at Thurles last month but today's rider claims 5lb. Rusheen tries this distance for the first time but ran well when upped in trip finishing behind a well treated winner at Limerick. He is 4lb higher but is a course hurdle winner. Dorans Law ran well in a better race over Christmas and should again compete while One Horse Army is 10lb higher than at Navan.
Prediction : 1st Brandt 2nd Rusheen 3rd Dorans Law

The well-bred AURORA VEGA suffered an outage at Wexford in October but was in better heart when winning here on New Year's Day. She meets Mongibello on 5lb worse terms here but the selection's jumping was still quite novicey so progress could be forthcoming as she gains further experience. Fancy Girl was an impressive maiden winner at Cork last month and had previously shown smart bumper form. A chasing type, she has nice ability and can compete. Baby Kate also steps up from maiden hurdle company and is noted.
Prediction : 1st Aurora Vega 2nd Mongibello 3rd Fancy Girl

KOKTAIL DIVIN kept a smart sort more than honest when second on Irish debut over further at Leopardstown. He had decent form in French bumpers and holds entries at the Cheltenham Festival. Kawaboomga is another French recruit to take very seriously. There was plenty to like about his runner-up finish at Leopardstown over Christmas and he has the same Cheltenham options. Barry Connell has always held William Munny in high regard. A strong bumper career saw him win twice before being placed in Grade 1 company. There should be plenty more to come after his second place over flights in Leopardstown. Fleetfoot is a graduate from the Flat that is worth a market check.
Prediction : 1st Koktail Divin 2nd Kawaboomga 3rd William Munny

This looks a good opportunity O' BON PARDON to get off the mark. He started his career off with a solid sixth in the valuable Goffs Defender Bumper at Punchestown in April last year and, after unplaced efforts in a bumper at Galway and a maiden hurdle at Punchestown, showed much more when a close fourth in a Naas maiden hurdle last month. Conor Stone-Walsh is proving good value for his 5lb claim in this sphere. Butchers Bill has faced tough tasks in his three outings to date, but this looks a weaker race and he gets first-time cheekpieces. Similar sentiments apply to the 102-rated Leah's Contessa who has in-form claimer Tiernan Power Roche up.
Prediction : 1st O Bon Pardon 2nd Butchers Bill 3rd Leahs Contessa

WELL DRESSED can avail of a drop in class. She ran well to a point in handicap company at Punchestown and Navan, and her maiden hurdle form certainly stands up to scrutiny (fourth in Punchestown and Naas, and runner-up at Navan). She ought to do damage off a mark of 106 with Cian Cullinan's claim factored in. Arch Enemy wasn't outclassed when sixth in a higher grade at Leopardstown. Prior to that, she won a premier handicap on the Flat at Leopardstown and a novice handicap hurdle over C&D. Duke Of Leggagh has been building up experience in maiden hurdles and finally gets the testing ground he craves, so improvement could be forthcoming.
Prediction : 1st Well Dressed 2nd Arch Enemy 3rd Duke Of Leggagh

This looks a deep bumper. Point-to-point winner THEFLYINGKING went clear with the winner in a Down Royal bumper before giving best in second. He ran green and can reap the benefit of that opening run. Willie Mullins introduces Leading Light gelding Fillyoureye who is related to a plethora of winners, so he is an obvious danger. Walks In June went off favourite on debut in a Leopardstown bumper last month and finished a close third. Joseph O'Brien takes the wraps off Moon Eclipse whose full sister was good enough to win a bumper on her first start. Given Gavin Cromwell's form, you wouldn't want to be ruling out his Kamino Bello.
Prediction : 1st Theflyingking 2nd Fillyoureye 3rd Walks In June