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Fairylike (IRE)
18yo b f 15th May 2008

Fairylike (IRE)
b f 15th May 2008- Form
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The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Murtagh is champion of champions
You couldn’t help feeling that the Champions race was a contest to savour as racecourse commentator Richard Pugh called them home after pointing out that the jockeys had ridden 22,000 winners and had won upwards of 80 titles between them. Mon 14th Oct
Shalaman regains the winning thread
Shalaman ended a frustrating sequence of placed efforts when getting up in the closing stages of the Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap. Fri 27th Sep
Review leopardstown 18th Jul
The application of a visor worked the oracle for Wonderfully (13-8 favourite) in the Silver Flash Stakes at LeopardstownThu 18th Jul

Fairylike brings up O'Brien treble
Aidan O’Brien saddled a treble at Leopardstown as his daughter Ana partnered Fairylike to victory in the apprentice handicap over a mile and a quarter. Thu 18th Jul
Preview limerick 11th Apr
Aidan O'Brien has begun the season in fine form and his Hanky Panky will be a popular choice in the Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden, which kicks off Limerick's card at 4.35Thu 11th Apr

Review dundalk 15th Mar
Mazandaran just about confirmed the promise of last month's debut effort to break his duck in the www.louth.gaa.ie Maiden at DundalkFri 15th Mar

Ana scores again on Fairylike
Ana O'Brien got Fairylike up on the line to land the spoils in the apprentice handicap at Dundalk. Fri 15th Mar
Review dundalk 15th Feb
Khawatim was in cracking form on the all-weather tracks in England last month and carried that over to Ireland with a convincing victory in the www.dundalkstadium.com HandicapFri 15th Feb

Ana O'Brien rides her first winner
Ana O'Brien, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Annmarie and Aidan, a 5th year student in secondary school, rode her first winner when the family's Fairylike took the Irish Stablestaff Association Awards 23rd February Apprentice Handicap at Dundalk. Fri 15th Feb
A blow Struck for Star in 1st handicap
A mechanical fault led to the finale, the second division of the Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Handicap, being started 'jumps-style.' Regardless of that, anything else in the field would have had an ask to upstage the stylish victor, Starstruck. Fri 26th Oct
Murtagh on rare winner for Harrington
Johnny Murtagh rode Parramatta into the lead a furlong from home in the extended mile and two handicap at Dundalk and the pair kept up the gallop to win by a length and a half. Fri 12th Oct
Murtagh's Wisdom proves his undoing
Words Of Wisdom proved strongest in the closing stages to win the day in the Robin Parke Memorial Handicap at Killarney. Tue 23rd Aug
Review ballinrobe 8th Aug
Former Grade One winner Muirhead (5-4fav) regained the winning thread in the Ballinrobe Races 90th Anniversary Hurdle on Ballinrobe's mixed evening cardMon 08th Aug

Family success for O'Briens
Fairylike turned an open-looking Burleigh Accountants Handicap into a procession when running out an easy winner. Mon 08th Aug
Night Singer swoops to conquer
Night Singer and Fran Berry got up right on the line to nail Fairylike and Joseph O’Brien in the Freshford handicap at Gowran Park for trainer Adrian McGuinness. Fri 08th Jul
Double for Foley on an evening to remember
Why But Why and Lovers Peace (eventually finished well for fourth) may have been carried off the home turn in the "Tote Trifecta Rollover" Handicap by Cash Or Casualty but it didn't stop the former from prevailing under Shane 'Dusty' Foley. The Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny 3Ib claimer (lost his claim in the previous race) was completing a 37 and a half to one double having half-an-hour earlier scored aboard Little Arrows. Wed 29th Jun
No Debate as Late storms home
Late Debate caused a 20/1 shock when taking the 47-75 rated ten furlong handicap in fine style under Niall McCullagh. Sun 15th May
She's a lazy little one, but once she got in amongst them she got interested.
A P O'Brien
They went very fast. I'm delighted, that filly is trying to win a race for a long time. It's a great facility here and it's always very special when one of your own wins their first race.
A P O'Brien
She didn't handle the track at Galway or at Tramore (earlier in season),. She travelled sweetly today and did it well.
A P O'Brien





