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2025 Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Preview
This Grade A Handicap Hurdle which takes place in either late November or early December at the Fairyhouse Winter Festival is usually a competitive affair. Ran over a distance of two miles, the race usually attracts a decent size field and that along with some testing ground at this time of the year has resulted in plenty of double-figure priced winners over the years.
Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Information:
- Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Past Winners
- Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Jockey Statistics
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Fairyhouse tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Fairyhouse Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2020 when the race had an over-round of 120%. The race in 2006 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 175%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle, the over-round has been 137%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £137 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2025 Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Trends, see which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal, we also have a section that looks at the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals:
- Pink Coat (3:51.40) in 2013
- Gua Du Large (3:51.40) in 2021
- Waxies Dargle (3:55.70) in 2016
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle next time out then you would have backed a total of 1 winner. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -16.50. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2009 renewal when Thousand Stars from W P Mullins under the guidance of Ms K Walsh, won in a time of 4:36.90, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Pink Coat, trained by D T Hughes and ridden by B J Cooper set the quickest time of 3:51.40 in the 2013 renewal.
Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 3:59.50 | Washington (GB) 8yo 10-4 4/1F | Paul O'Brien Harry Derham (GB) |
| 2023 4:09.30 | Common Practice (IRE) 4yo 10-12 14/1 | Mark Walsh Joseph Patrick O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 4:12.90 | Merlin Giant (FR) 5yo 10-13 9/2 | Donagh Meyler Emmet Mullins (IRE) |
| 2021 3:51.40 | Gua Du Large (FR) 5yo 10-5 25/1 | Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead (IRE) |
| 2020 4:08.70 | Advanced Virgo (IRE) 5yo 10-2 14/1 | Kevin Brouder C Byrnes (IRE) |
| 2019 4:02.10 | Janidil (FR) 5yo 11-0 3/1F | Mark Walsh W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2018 4:01.60 | Wonder Laish (GB) 6yo 10-10 100/30F | Davy Russell C Byrnes (IRE) |
| 2017 4:02.20 | Davids Charm (IRE) 6yo 10-8 10/1 | Rachael Blackmore John J Walsh (IRE) |
| 2016 3:55.70 | Waxies Dargle (GB) 7yo 10-10 16/1 | Sean Flanagan Noel Meade (IRE) |
| 2015 4:12.10 | Blue Hell (FR) 5yo 10-12 4/1 | A P Heskin Alan Fleming (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle have been based:
- IRE: 19 winners with an additional 52 placings from 326 runners
- GB: 1 winner with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals with both W P Mullins and C Byrnes who have both won the race three times. W P Mullins winners have been with Jayo (2007), Thousand Stars (2009) and Janidil (2019). C Byrnes winners have been with Solwhit (2008), Wonder Laish (2018) and Advanced Virgo (2020). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle is Noel Meade (2 wins). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle, Gordon Elliott (0-29), Mrs John Harrington (0-16), A J Martin (0-13) and Paul Nolan (0-12) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 43-3-9 | -28.50 | -23.45 |
| C Byrnes | 5-3-3 | +19.33 | +11.33 |
| Noel Meade | 19-2-7 | +15.00 | +11.43 |
| Thomas Mullins | 11-1-2 | -6.50 | -4.81 |
| E J O'Grady | 10-1-2 | -2.00 | -2.12 |
| Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 8-1-1 | +7.00 | +1.75 |
| Henry De Bromhead | 6-1-1 | +20.00 | +10.63 |
| Emmet Mullins | 5-1-1 | +0.50 | -1.19 |
| John J Walsh | 4-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.25 |
| A L T Moore | 4-1-1 | +7.00 | +3.25 |
Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Jockey Statistics
There are two leading jockeys in the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle over the last 20 renewals with both Mark Walsh and Rachael Blackmore who have both won the race two times. Mark Walsh's winners have been Janidil (2019) and Common Practice (2023). Rachael Blackmore winners have been with Davids Charm (2017) and Gua Du Large (2021).
Here are some of the top Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Walsh | 17-2-8 | +2.00 | +5.65 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 7-2-2 | +30.00 | +16.88 |
| Paul Townend | 12-1-4 | -7.50 | -5.62 |
| Danny Mullins | 9-1-1 | +8.00 | +2.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 8-1-3 | +9.00 | +6.56 |
| Kevin Brouder | 2-1-1 | +13.00 | +7.75 |
| Donagh Meyler | 2-1-2 | +3.50 | +4.31 |
| Paul O'Brien | 1-1-1 | +4.00 | +2.50 |
| Jody McGarvey | 7-0-0 | -7.00 | -7.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -4.25 |
2025 Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 9, (1, 15), 6, 1, 5, 9, 1, 1, 3, 2, F, 6, 1, 1, 3, (3, 7), 3, 9, 1
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (61%) - Ran in 1 - 7 races (1 Year)
- 20 / 20 (72%) - Had 2 - 9 placings (Career)
- 20 / 20 (76%) - Off a break of 17 - 273 days
- 20 / 20 (78%) - Beaten no more -18l (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Within the first 12 of the market
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Fewer than 8 races (Further)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Carried 126 - 163lbs (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Won within last 8 starts
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Furthest ran 2m - 2m6f
- 20 / 20 (84%) - Fewer than 3 races (Class)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Achieved a TS of 74+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Fewer than 6 placings (Trip)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Had 1 - 6 placings (Hurdle)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Not in a G1/Cl4-5 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Fewer than 6 wins (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Fairyhouse racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle. You may want to do your research into the race, there are times when there are several runners who pass the trends so you need to do your research to find a bet, we have a Horse Racing Form Reading Made Easy & What to Look For article to help you do just this in the OLBG Betting School section.
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Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor that produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +11.00 is when runners had 2 career wins.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 1 career win at the track, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-51.
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle are Down Royal, Leopardstown and Naas, there has been a total number of 4 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 17 winners from a total of 275 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 3 winners from a total of 53 runners.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle despite multiple attempts:
- Beneficial (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Montjeu (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Oscar (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Jeremy (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Kings Theatre (0 Wins from 7 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Gua Du Large in 2021, winning for Henry De Bromhead at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of Rachael Blackmore. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 8 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Fairyhouse Winter Festival Listed Handicap Hurdle Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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