Fahamore foils favourite

Raised 10lb. for a repeat win in a handicap hurdle in Limerick over Christmas, the Eddie Harty-trained Fahamore followed-up when foiling the Willie Mullins-trained favourite Abbey Lane in the Buy Tickets On-Line Rated Hurdle in Fairyhouse yesterday.

Ridden by Niall ‘Slippers’ Madden, the J P McManus-owned six-year-old edged ahead early on the run-in, before Ruby Walsh rallied the favourite with only a short-head separating them at the line.

The winning trainer commented: “I thought the 10lb. he went up for Limerick was hefty. But the handicapper was right and I was wrong.