UK Horse Racing Tips: Fairyhouse

Wide-margin point-to-point winner DIPPEDINMOONLIGHT is from a high-class Flat family and can leave behind her poor hurdling debut. Out of a half-sister to 14-time Group/Grade 1 winner Goldikova, Emmet Mullins' five-year-old turned up at coastal Inchydoney on debut and later showed smart bumper form. She jumped dreadfully on her hurdling debut in May, but scored on the Flat last month and remains promising. Kom Tu Voudras finished third in a Fontainebleau bumper in 2023 before pulling up at Grade 1 level on her return in April. She wore a first-time tongue-tie when finishing well held at Tramore last month, although she was clear of the 102-rated fourth. Clarnagh Maid and Two Pair have recent form, while Soldierstown returns following a break.
Prediction : 1st Dippedinmoonlight 2nd Kom Tu Voudras 3rd Clarnagh Maid

RIVER VALE has yet to prove himself on heavy ground, but remains unexposed as a lightly-raced nine-year-old. He made a belated debut aged seven but, in May 2023, defeated the now 140-rated Oscars Brother to score at Dawstown. He has been running consistently, scored over fences at Thurles last month, and is 8lb lower than his revised chase figure in this sphere. Course regular Where's Frankie has already scored four times here but although a dour stayer who likes heavy ground, might not be quite as well treated as the selection and wears a first-time tongue-tie. Cullig, Kingkong Ciergues and Lough Nigara have recent form.
Prediction : 1st River Vale 2nd Wheres Frankie 3rd Cullig

TAREZE was defeated by a smart stablemate on her chase debut and is capable. The winner of a Listed hurdle in February, she concluded last season with a fourth-placing at Grade 1 level before returning last month. Although well held by July Flower, the winner scored at Grade 2 level subsequently and Henry de Bromhead's six-year-old is ideally suited by conditions. Kiss Will debuts over fences and while he might ideally prefer further and has yet to race on heavy ground, he also scored at Listed level over hurdles at Perth in April. Sandor Clegane is frustrating and although Grade 1-placed over hurdles and only 10 lengths behind Fact To File in fourth in the 2024 Brown Advisory, is winless in seven chases.
Prediction : 1st Tareze 2nd Kiss Will 3rd Sandor Clegane

The reappearing DUFFYS HODEY is something of a handicap blot competing over fences for just the second time. It took until last season for him to show worthwhile and consistent form but, in that time, he climbed from a hurdles rating of 81 to 112. He was pulled up on his sole chase start in January 2024 but is better than that, likes soft ground and an experienced 7lb claimer lightens the burden for good measure. Hitthehayson has been running well, but debuts over fences and seems better on a sound surface. Busy stablemates The Little Yank and Kilashee have won 15 races between them and revert from hurdling.
Prediction : 1st Duffys Hodey 2nd Hitthehayson 3rd The Little Yank

CON'S ROC has his favoured testing ground conditions for this reappearance and represents last weekend's Troytown Chase-winning trainer. Lightly raced, he is a dual point-to-point winner and, at Limerick last Christmas, showed good form to beat Willitgoahead, who subsequently finished third at the Cheltenham Festival, with West Of Carrig third. Big Interest was a wide-margin winner here back in April and although his form can be in-and-out, he is fit from a spin between the flags. The reappearing Fountain House would ideally prefer a sounder surface.
Prediction : 1st Cons Roc 2nd Big Interest 3rd Fountain House

THEMANINTHEANORAK ran well in a recent maiden hurdle and should compete in his first handicap. A useful winner of a good-ground Listowel bumper over this distance back in June, he showed that ability when finishing second to a capable winner over shorter at Clonmel earlier this month. Apologise's most recent form figures are poor, but he scored twice over hurdles last season and likes soft ground. The keen-going On Your Way hasn't raced since winning at Limerick in January, but is also suited by testing conditions.
Prediction : 1st Themanintheanorak 2nd Apologise 3rd On Your Way

UNFLINCHING showed nice ability in winning a good-ground point-to-point back in the spring and looks to be quite useful. Out of a mare who was placed in Listed company on the Flat, he is unproven on heavy ground but was purchased by top jumping owners for 150,000 pounds following his pointing success. That form has received a boost as the runner-up is now a capable hunter chaser. Jessbers Wish showed nice ability in finishing third in a useful Liscarroll maiden in March, while Catalani is a triple point-to-point winner but tackles a different discipline here.
Prediction : 1st Unflinching 2nd Jessbers Wish 3rd Catalani