Atlantic Fairy holds key advantage

The Fairyhouse Easter Festival takes centre stage within the coming days and the cardboard on Sunday seems to be a very difficult one to tug winners out of, however I’ll give it my greatest.

Whilst within the mindset of embracing a problem, the primary one I’m going to have a crack at is no doubt the trickiest race on the cardboard, the Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle (14:20).

This is a race chock-full of unexposed runners, lots of whom shall be encountering both a sounder floor or an extended journey for the primary time. Some of them shall be assembly each for the primary time. Thus, the sector is suffering from potential improvers and it is not merely a case of discovering the one with a bit up their sleeve, it is discovering the one with most up their sleeve!

The one I’ve come down on the facet of is the Lorna Fowler-trained Lady Heath. The six-year-old was a helpful performer in bumpers, making a successful debut at Down Royal and working properly in winners’ firm. Her transition to hurdling has been regular, however there was important promise in her third run over obstacles in a maiden hurdle at Navan final time.

Settling higher in a first-time hood, she jumped adequately and was in an honest place handing over, however she bought outpaced after the third-last flight and it wasn’t till the run-in that she actually hit prime gear to rise up for third behind Santa Rossa. This represented good enchancment on her earlier two begins over hurdles and steered there can be extra to return over longer journeys in handicap firm.

The handicapper has been fairly sort in giving her an preliminary mark of simply 107. Considering she has taken a great maintain in her races prior to now, this larger subject and certain stronger tempo ought to assist her chill out and the stronger take a look at of stamina over this longer journey must also swimsuit. It would not shock in any respect if she discovered a piece of enchancment on her handicap hurdle debut and ran a giant race.

The different race of curiosity is the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novice Hurdle (15:20) and Henry De Bromhead might maintain the key to it with Atlantic Fairy. The seven-year-old has been flippantly raced in her profession to date, however Henry is getting a transparent run together with her to date this season and she or he has rewarded him by successful two of her three begins over hurdles this marketing campaign.

It is her most up-to-date victory in a Listed mares’ novice hurdle at Navan that’s most related to her probability on this contest. It represented a profitable step up at school for her and it promised that even higher could also be forthcoming. Rachael Blackmore despatched her straight into the lead and whereas she wasn’t at all times fluent at her hurdles, she was bossing the race from a good manner out. Her rivals closed on her up the run-in, however Atlantic Fairy gave a good trace that it was idleness on her half moderately than fatigue that led to this.

Atlantic Fairy had the choice of going to the Cheltenham Festival for the Mares’ Novice Hurdle, however her connections determined to purpose her at this race as an alternative. Not having run at that assembly shall be an advantage she holds over fairly just a few of her primary rivals on this and that might properly show important. She additionally might properly be capable of get the result in herself and should not be inconvenienced by this much less testing floor. She seems to be to have robust prospects.