Difficult Decision Horse Racing Form | Fairyhouse 13:23 25th January 2023

Difficult Decision' Form | 25th January 2023

25th January 2023 Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap Chase (0-116)

Age
10
Weight
11-12
Trainer
O McKiernan
(Last 14 Days: 0-2, 0%)
Owner
Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Tom Phelan
Colour
Chestnut
Foaling Date
2013-01-01
Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
Classifications
Chase, Handicap
Ground
Soft To Heavy
Distance
2m 5f 0y
Runners
8
Prize Money
£11,000
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Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Difficult Decision Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2022-12-29 12:55 Limerick / 2m 6f 120y / Chase Turf / 11.5K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
11-8
Cheekpieces
Heavy 1 /16 - win 12 Made In The Woods 9-7 6m 7.8s

prominent and soon led, made most, joined briefly 7th, went on after next, pressed approaching straight, asserted and 4 lengths lead 2 out, kept on well, easily

O McKiernan
Phillip Enright
11 13.78
3.05
103
1 2022-11-24 13:00 Thurles / 2m 6f 0y / Chase Turf / 11K
Chase, Handicap
11-1
Cheekpieces
Yielding To Soft 10 /14 - btn 31.05 Arctic Ambition 10-8 5m 54.41s

rear of mid-division, mistake 4 out, soon 10th, no impression, weakened after 2 out

O McKiernan
Phillip Enright
4.33 5.3
2.03
103
2 2022-11-12 15:15 Naas / 2m 4f 0y / Chase Turf / 11.5K
Chase, Handicap, Novice
11-1
Cheekpieces
Yielding To Soft 4 /15 - btn 7 Happy Dreams 10-9 5m 29.45s

tracked leader, led at 1st, mistake at 3rd, headed before 6th, led at 9th, headed after 3 out, disputed 2 out, headed before last where dropped to 4th, no extra closing stages

O McKiernan
Phillip Enright
8 10.55
3.64
103
3 2022-11-03 13:40 Thurles / 2m 2f 0y / Chase Turf / 11K
Chase, Handicap
11-3
Cheekpieces
Yielding 1 /15 - win 0.05 Filon D'Oudairies 11-5 4m 36.3s

led and disputed, led entering straight, ridden and joined before last, narrow lead run-in, all out close home, just held on

O McKiernan
Phillip Enright
11 10.82
3.9
98
4 2022-10-12 17:05 Punchestown / 2m 7f 200y / Chase Turf / 11K
Chase, Handicap
11-7
Cheekpieces
Good 9 /13 - btn 24.8 Menindee 10-13 6m 24.133s

tracked leaders, disputed from 3rd, slight mistake 5 out and headed, soon short of room at rail marker, no extra before next

O McKiernan
Mr J C Barry
26 40
8.16
101
5 2022-09-23 16:00 Listowel / 2m 4f 0y / Chase Turf / 12.5K
Chase, Handicap
11-3
Tongue Strap
Good 10 /16 - btn 64.5 Temptationinmilan 11-2 5m 4.79s

always rear, detached halfway, no extra from 4 out, never a factor

O McKiernan
R J Condon
26 47.38
7.8
103
6 2022-03-19 17:10 Thurles / 2m 7f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 11.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-11
Cheekpieces
Good 6 /17 - btn 13.7 Cafe Del Mar 10-2 6m 2.483s

soon tracked leaders, 4th at 6th, 3rd after 7th, improved to lead narrowly before 4 out, headed after 3 out, dropped to 3rd before 2 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out

O McKiernan
B Browne
9.5 13.5
2.97
105
7 2022-03-05 14:48 Navan / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 11.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-3
Cheekpieces
Yielding 3 /13 - btn 4.5 Silvertown 11-8 5m 24.4s

disputed lead, led 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed next, headed at last, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong

O McKiernan
B Browne
21 27.15
5.8
104
8 2022-02-09 16:15 Fairyhouse / 2m 3f 165y / Hurdle Turf / 11K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-5
Cheekpieces
Soft 7 /16 - btn 13.25 Memory Of Youth 10-13 5m 33.55s

mid-division, 7th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression

O McKiernan
S Fitzgerald
13 16.84
3.66
105
9 2022-01-16 14:50 Punchestown / 2m 6f 40y / Chase Turf / 13K
Beginners, Chase
11-9
Cheekpieces
Soft 2 /12 - btn 0.75 Whiskey Lullaby 11-7 6m 18.25s

mid-division, bumped 1st, ridden in 10th entering straight, stayed on into 5th last, kept on well run-in

O McKiernan
S Fitzgerald
41 80
12.64
110
10 2021-12-28 15:10 Limerick / 3m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 11K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-4
Cheekpieces
Heavy P /18 - btn Itsnotinit 11-5 -

mid-division, mistake and pushed along 5 out, ridden and no extra after 3 out, behind when pulled up before next

O McKiernan
B Browne
21 29.71
6.4
107
11 2021-12-02 14:30 Clonmel / 2m 0f 0y / Chase Turf / 11K
Beginners, Chase
12-0
Tongue Strap
Yielding To Soft P /15 - btn Regina Dracones 11-0 -

in rear, detached halfway, no impression and pulled up before 5 out

O McKiernan
B Browne
41 76.69
18.03
110
12 2021-11-25 12:05 Thurles / 2m 2f 0y / Chase Turf / 11K
Beginners, Chase
12-0
Tongue Strap
Good 7 /8 - btn 53.75 Ciel De Neige 12-0 4m 43.458s

always towards rear, never a factor, moderate 7th halfway, no extra after 4 out, weakened

O McKiernan
B Browne
41 100
9.92
110
13 2021-04-28 15:40 Punchestown / 2m 4f 120y / Hurdle Turf / 30K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-0
Cheekpieces
Yielding P /25 - btn Guiri 11-4 -

soon towards rear, no extra before 3 out, pulled up before last

O McKiernan
B Browne
26 43.16
7.4
109
14 2021-03-20 15:25 Thurles / 2m 7f 198y / Hurdle Turf / 11K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-10
Cheekpieces
Yielding 2 /16 - btn 2.5 Beating The Odds 11-1 6m 24s

tracked leader, led before 4th, disputed after 5th, led before 9th, headed 4 out, led after 3 out, joined 2 out, led before last where joined, headed and ridden run-in, kept on same pace

O McKiernan
B Browne
9.5 11.19
3.05
107
15 2021-03-06 14:48 Navan / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 11K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-12
Cheekpieces
Soft 6 /19 - btn 7.2 Rebel Early 11-6 5m 19.74s

chased leaders, closed up from 3rd, 3rd after next, slightly slow 6th, slight mistake 7th, effort and slight mistake 3 out, one pace from before last

O McKiernan
B Browne
17 29.66
5.8
107
16 2021-02-14 15:30 Punchestown / 3m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 11K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-3 Soft 5 /14 - btn 35.2 Thunderosa 10-6 7m 11.04s

held up towards rear, reminders before halfway, ridden into moderate 8th after 4 out, no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace

O McKiernan
B Browne
15 17.05
5.48
109
17 2021-02-08 16:35 Fairyhouse / 2m 7f 110y / Hurdle Turf / 13.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-8 Soft To Heavy 8 /13 - btn 29.45 Regina Dracones 10-5 6m 41.49s

mid-division on inner, pushed along and no impression 4 out, no extra approaching 2 out

O McKiernan
B Browne
10 11.5
3.69
110
18 2020-12-28 13:50 Leopardstown / 1 / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 11K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-1 Soft 3 /20 - btn 23.5 Burlesque Queen 10-13 5m 36.3s

tracked leaders on inner, 8th halfway, ridden after 3 out and closer next where not fluent, went 3rd entering straight, no impression approaching last, no extra run-in

O McKiernan
Liam McKenna
17 27.3
5.7
110
19 2020-12-08 14:00 Punchestown / 3m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 14.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-4 Heavy 11 /18 - btn 34.7 Unexpected Depth 11-10 6m 40.44s

waited with, 14th approaching halfway, pushed along at stages after, no impression from 2 out

O McKiernan
G Brouder
12 17.5
3.9
110
20 2020-02-16 15:30 Navan / 2m 7f 20y / Hurdle Turf / 12.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-13 Heavy P /15 - btn Seskinane 10-6 -

O McKiernan
B Browne
5.5 6
2.04
110
21 2020-01-30 14:35 Limerick / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 11K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-6 Soft To Heavy 1 /13 - win 4.25 Frere Fontaine 11-7 5m 53.2s

O McKiernan
B Browne
6 6.8
2.3
101
22 2020-01-09 14:30 Clonmel / 2m 3f 202y / Hurdle Turf / 6.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-11 Soft 1 /16 - win 2.75 Spare Brakes 11-12 5m 44.1s

held up towards rear, progress into 7th after 3 out, 3rd entering straight, travelled well into narrow lead before 2 out, joined 2 out and slight mistake, soon ridden, kept on well under pressure, asserted closing stages of run-in

O McKiernan
B Browne
17 37.59
6.68
92
23 2018-05-10 17:30 Tipperary / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 7.08K
Hurdle, Maiden
10-13 Soft 8 /20 - btn 58.25 Prince D'Aubrelle 11-12 4m 16.55s

O McKiernan
Mr Barry Browne
67 667.25
25
24 2018-05-01 18:35 Ballinrobe / 2m 5f 78y / Hurdle Turf / 7.08K
Hurdle, Maiden
10-13 Heavy 3 /6 - btn 28 Hugo 'n Taz 11-4 6m 28.8s

O McKiernan
Mr Barry Browne
34 63.54
15
25 2018-04-19 17:15 Fairyhouse / 2m 4f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 9.24K
Hurdle, Maiden
11-10 Soft 9 /11 - btn 68.75 Catwalk King 11-8 5m 36.85s

O McKiernan
Mr Barry Browne
17 36
5.8