Fairyhouse stages a focused and competitive afternoon of jumping on Tuesday, February 3, with a seven-race card running from 1:15pm to 4:40pm and headlined by the Grade 3 Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle. The meeting places clear emphasis on developing mares while also offering strong supporting handicaps, making it an important fixture as the National Hunt season builds toward its spring highlights.
The feature contest arrives at 2:25pm with Race 3, the Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3). Run over 2m2f85y, the race is open to mares aged four and above and will see six runners compete for €30,000. Oldschool Outlaw, trained by Gordon Elliott and ridden by Mark Walsh, brings solid graded experience to the line-up. Place De La Nation, representing W P Mullins with Paul Townend aboard, adds significant depth, while Carry On Heidi, trained by Jeremiah Patrick Baragry and partnered by Darragh O’Keeffe, is another with strong credentials.
The field is completed by Atomic Queen (Peter Fahey / Danny Mullins), Early Bird (Jonathan Sweeney / Philip Donovan), and Cola Blaze (Nigel Thomas Slevin / Paddy Cleary), setting the stage for a tightly matched and tactically interesting feature.
The afternoon begins at 1:15pm with Race 1, the Treo Eile Supporting Racehorse Aftercare Mares Maiden Hurdle, run over 2 miles for mares aged four and above. A field of 16 runners will compete for €12,000, highlighting both competitive opportunity and the sport’s aftercare initiatives.
At 1:50pm, Race 2 sees a Maiden Hurdle over 2 miles for horses aged four and above. With 15 runners and a prize fund of €12,500, the contest is expected to attract strong market interest.
Following the feature, Race 4 at 2:55pm is the Easter Festival 4th–6th April Maiden Hurdle, run over 2m4f55y. Open to horses aged four and above, the race will feature 14 runners competing for €12,000.
At 3:30pm, Race 5, the Bobbyjo Day February 21st Handicap Hurdle, will be contested over 2m4f55y. Fourteen runners aged four and above will line up for €11,500 in what shapes as a closely fought handicap.
The penultimate contest, Race 6 at 4:05pm, is the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle, run over 2 miles for horses aged four and above. A field of 13 runners will compete for €12,500.
The meeting concludes at 4:40pm with Race 7, a 2-mile Flat Race for horses aged four and above, featuring seven runners and a prize fund of €10,500.
With its emphasis on mares’ progression, balanced handicaps and a strong Grade 3 centrepiece, Fairyhouse Racecards 3 February offer a compact but meaningful afternoon of racing, led by a Solerina Hurdle that promises to shape the season ahead.
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