PETER Fahey has enjoyed a fine season to date. The marvellous Peregrine Run won six races in what has been a very fruitful campaign to date. He is back in training after a mid-winter break and the 10-year-old will be aimed at the Grand National.
Soviet Pimpernel looked smart when he won a Grade 3 novice hurdle at Limerick at Christmas time and the son of Elusive Pimpernel heads to Leopardstown for the Dublin Racing Festival where he holds an entry in the Grade 1 two-mile novice hurdle.
“We have a nice team of young horses, some of which will go the point-to-point route, but a number of them are showing enough pace to suggest that they’ll be competitive in bumpers,” stated Fahey.
“We have great owners and staff and it’s great to have horses like Peregrine Run who heads to Aintree for the National. Soviet Pimpernel got back on track when he won that good graded hurdle at Limerick and unless he’s sold in the meantime, he’ll go to Leopardstown for the Dublin Racing Festival, more than likely for the Grade 1 novice hurdle.”
Belfast Banter
5yo b g (2-312F)
Jeremy - Sumtin Nice
Direct Bloodstock Limited
He’s a cracking horse who had a great first run behind Captain Guinness at Navan and that form has worked out very well, with the winner running such a good race in a graded hurdle at Punchestown last weekend. I thought he might have won had he not fallen the last day at Cork, and there is a chance that he might be sold as he goes to the sales. I’ll be sorry to lose him if he is sold. I think he could develop into a good novice hurdler.
Brawler
5yo b g (2-549715)
Teofilo - Red Avis
Liam Kerrigan
He won well for us at Fairyhouse and he loves soft ground. He was a bit unlucky after that at Punchestown where he got no cover and we’ll find a handicap hurdle for him in the next couple of weeks. He’s a progressive horse that we like.
Brawler wins at Fairyhouse - "a progressive horse that we like" \Carolinenorris.ie
Court Tycoon
8yo b g (427352P)
Court Cave - Tycooness
Winning Ways Titan Syndicate
He has taken well to fences and is on a break. We’ll have him back to run in novice handicap chases in the spring.
Enjoy D’Allen
6yo b/b g (21-86)
Network - Triple Star
Liam Kerrigan
He won his point-to-point before we got him and he ran a lovely race in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse. He’s a chaser and you won’t see the best of him until next year. I’d imagine that he’ll jump a fence later on this year.
Freedom To Dream
5yo g (32)
Secret Singer - Jaka De Thaix
Paul Leech
He has been placed in two above average bumpers and he’s a big horse, so we’ll look for another bumper for him before the end of the season. I think a lot of him and I can see him developing into a very nice horse over hurdles and fences. He stays well.
Gypsy Island
6yo b m (1211-1)
Jeremy - Thieving
J P McManus
She is a great mare to have and it was unfortunate for everyone connected to her that she picked up a minor injury which ruled her out of action for this season. Her prognosis is good, so we look forward to having her back. She remains a very exciting mare.
Jubatus
5yo b m (-1)
Yeats - Masriyna’s Article
Vinny Byrne
She’s a half-sister to Peregrine Run and she won her bumper in good style on her only start last year. The plan for her is the listed mares’ bumper at Aintree and she could go straight there. Like her half-brother, she prefers a bit of nice ground and she is a mare that we like.
Lost Oscar
5yo b m (-1700)
Oscar - Lost Link
JP McManus
She won her bumper first time out at Cork last year. She is a fine, big mare, but it is just taking her a while to find her feet over hurdles.
Lunch In Adare
7yo b m (4330-41P)
Doyen - Lakyle Lad
Padraic Ryan
She was a consistent mare in bumpers and we were delighted when she won her maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse. She may have found the ground too testing the last day and she is better than that. We’ll wait for the ground to dry out before she runs again.
Mine Now
12yo b g (6F0U-353)
Heron Island – Aisjem
M E Monaghan
He has been a great servant and we have gone the point-to-point route with him this season with a view to getting him qualified for the Foxhunters at Cheltenham. He ran a cracker at the weekend when third in the open at Tinahely and that was his first run since August. We’ll find something similar for him reasonably soon.
Morning Skye
5yo b g (-224303)
Famous Name – Agnetha
Liam Kerrigan
He’s a nice horse who ran a lovely race on his first start for us when third in what was a competitive handicap at Thurles. He is a not a horse which would appreciate this soft ground, so we’ll wait for conditions to improve before he runs again.
Peregrine Run
10yo b g (11114215)
King’s Theatre - Masriyna’s Article
Vinny Byrne
He’s been a terrific servant and was better than ever last year, winning five in a row. He was placed in the Galway Plate and has won 16 races to date. We gave him a little break before Christmas and he came back into training last week. He’s in great form and the plan for him is Grand National.
Peregrine Run - "in great form and the plan is Grand National" \ Healy Racing
Shoulda Lied
6yo b g (41PP-)
Henrythenavigator – Pray
Owenbeg Syndicate
He joined us after he was bought out of Willie Mullins’ last October. He looks a grand dual-purpose horse and is an ideal type for the spring and summer festivals. Hopefully he’ll give his new owners plenty of fun.
Soviet Pimpernel
5yo b g (23-11261)
Elusive Pimpernel - Soviet Belle
Direct Bloodstock Limited
He’s a smashing horse. It was great to see him win that graded hurdle at Limerick and I knew after he ran in the Royal Bond that he was much better than that. He has the option of running in the Grade 1 two-mile novice hurdle at the Dublin Racing Festival and he’ll be one that will be competitive at all the spring festivals. If he’s not sold, I’d love to keep him the yard, as I think he’s the type what will improve with racing. I’d say he’ll be better on better ground and he’s a proper two-miler with loads of pace.
The Big Dog
7yo g (41/4219-)
Mahler - Saddlers Leader
Damien J Kelly & Colin Kelly
He developed into a good horse for us last season and rounded off last season when second in the Red Mills Final at the Punchestown Festival. He picked up a knock when schooling over fences so we have had to take our time with him but he is back exercising again now and if all goes well, he’ll be out before the end of the season.
The promsing The Big Dog is back exercising after an injury and should be out before the end of the season \Healy Racing
Trevana
5yo b m (324)
Camelot - Santolina
Liam Kerrigan
She’s been very consistent, but she just races behind the bridle for the first half of her races, which doesn’t help her. We’ll step her up in trip for her maiden hurdle. She’s smart and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if she ended up a blacktype mare. She handles soft ground.
Twilight Girl
7yo b m (F-180)
Craigsteel - Twilight Princess
Michael B Moore
She won her point-to-point before she joined us and she will in time pay her way over hurdles and fences. She has a lovely temperament and she will improve with racing.
Two Shoe Tom
6yo b m (22250-9)
Westerner - Wing It Lady
Mrs B Howard
She picked up blacktype when she was second in a listed bumper at Navan last year. She is a fine, big mare, but she was just a bit fresh on her first run back after a break at Fairyhouse. She will pay her way over hurdles and is likely to run in another maiden hurdle shortly.
Visionarian
5yo b g (1)
Vision D’Etat - La Gree
Basil Holian
He won his point-to-point last year for Colin Bowe and then Basil Holian bought him at the Cheltenham Sale. He has settled in well and I think he has enough pace to go for a bumper before we send him jumping.
Unraced
Butterflyvespiere
Winning Ways Syndicate
She’s a nice big, well-bred filly that goes well that is starting to come to hand and we might get her going in a bumper reasonably soon.
Coastal World
Liam Kerrigan
He’s a nice horse and the plan is to sell him on. He’ll start off in a point-to-point with a view to heading to a sale in spring.
Fantasy Island
Nigel Baring
He is another young horse that we like and he’ll go for a point-to-point with a view to heading to the sales later on. He is a very well-bred horse and he does everything right at home.
Nommy
Paul Howard
She is a full-sister to Two Shoe Tom, who was placed in a listed bumper for us last year. She shows us lots at home and she will run in a bumper in the next weeks.
Mandalay Flyer
Matt Dunne, Kieran Leavy, Bernadette Leigh
He is a fine big horse which shows us plenty at home and he will start off in a bumper.
Sit Down Lucy
Padraig Ryan
She is a gorgeous big mare who is a half-sister to Lunch In Adare. We like her and she’ll start off in a bumper next week.