Super Sunday in store at Fairyhouse Sunday promises to be the best day’s racing of the National Hunt season so far as three Grade 1 races are up for decision at Fairyhouse. The first of the Grade 1’s is the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at 1.05pm which boasts a rich history of producing future champions. Moscow Flyer, Hardy Eustace and Hurricane Fly are just three of the previous winners to have gone on to become household names. Sunday’s renewal has attracted a nine strong entry which includes six horses that have yet to taste defeat over hurdles. Gavin Cromwell’s My Mate Mozzie looks to have the strongest form coming into Sunday’s contest having already run out an impressive winner of a Grade 3 event at Navan earlier this month. Colm Murphy’s Impervious is also a Grade 3 winner over hurdles and has already notched up three successes over flights but there would be more than a suspicion that this two mile trip might prove too sharp against this level of opposition. The Drinmore Novice Chase is next up at 1.35pm. This race was won last season by the mighty Envoi Allen when still in the care of Gordon Elliott. The master of Cullentra has a strong record in this race having won it in five of the last eight years and has two possibles this time around with Fury Road and Grand Paradis. Neither would jump out as likely winners this weekend in a contest of this stature but you can never rule out an Elliott runner at his local track. Gavin Cromwell’s recent course winner Gabynako and Jessica Harrington’s impressive Down Royal scorer Lifetime Ambition are two that are sure to be towards the head of the market come Sunday in another fascinating renewal. All eyes will be on star mare Honeysuckle when she lines up for the third year in a row in the Grade 1 Hatton's Grace Hurdle at 2.40pm. Unbeaten in all starts Honeysuckle will be out to equal the great Limestone Lad, Solerina and Apple’s Jade in winning this prestigious contest for a third time. She won’t have things all her own way this time with the likes of four time Grade 1 winner and reigning Punchestown Champion Stayers’ Hurdle winner Klassical Dream in opposition. This will be Honeysuckle’s first time back at 2m4f since landing this contest last year having reinvented herself in the interim as the best two mile hurdler on the planet. If you are interested in placing a bet at Fairyhouse on Sunday you can check out Tote’s enhanced Welcome offer of €20 which runs from now until midnight on Sunday. See Tote Welcome offer The offer is open to new customers from Ireland and the UK only. 18+ Place your first bet on sports pools and if it loses Tote will refund your stake in cash to a maximum of €20. Only qualifying bets placed between 00:00 12/11/2021 and 23:59 28/11/2021 are eligible for this promotion. Qualifying bet is the first sports pool bet added to the betslip. Totewin will be the qualifying bet when a Totewin and Toteplace bet are struck at the same time. begambleaware.org
