Fairyhouse Horse Racing Tips: Best Bets For Saturday

January 23, 2026

See here our best bets for Saturday’s action at Fairyhouse headlined by the Grade 3 BetVictor Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle.

The ground at the Meath venue is heavy with the possibility of a further 15-20mm of rain due prior to racing, putting the card in doubt.

The situation is being monitored with inspections to follow.

Fairyhouse Horse Racing Tips

12:28 – Moudan @ 9/2
1:38 – Likealightswitch @ 100/1 E/W
2:10 – Shuttle Diplomacy @ 7/2

12:28 – Easter Festival April 4th-6th Handicap Chase – MOUDAN @ 9/2

The opening contest is an intriguing handicap chase over an extended 2m1f and preference is awarded to Ciaran Murphy’s MOUDAN whose form enjoyed a welcome boost earlier this week.

The seven-year-old was a game victor of a novice chase at Limerick on St. Stephen’s Day where he had Anotherway a neck behind him, subsequent comfortable winner at Down Royal on Tuesday with an RPR of 130.

He was only raised 2lbs for that performance to 122, 7lb claimer Eoghan Finegan helps to offset that with a few extra and most importantly, he’ll be right at home on the ground with excellent showings in heavy conditions on his CV.

The son of Mount Nelson is really starting to get the hang of chasing after failing to finish his first two starts and there should be more improvement to come. He gets a confident vote.

1:38 – BetVictor Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) – LIKEALIGHTSWITCH @ 100/1 E/W

The feature event looks a straight match at first glance between Oldschool Outlaw and Place De La Nation but in a treacherous environment there may be an upset on the cards and LIKEALIGHTSWITCH could be overpriced at 100/1.

Adrian Sexton’s daughter of Soldier Of Fortune was runner-up to Radiator Springs on heavy ground at Clonmel earlier this month, who was coming off a decent third behind Oldschool Outlaw and Bambino Fever at Naas.

The five-year-old was a shade unlucky not to win that day, stumbling on landing two out and making a bad mistake at the final flight to go down by just over a length but if she can build in that department she might not be far away.

Her maiden hurdle form isn’t bad at all and it’s not a stretch to think she could run into a place. Harry Sexton doesn’t get to claim his usual 7lbs in these race conditions but at triple figure odds I’m still happy to give it a stab.

2:10 – BetVictor Still Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle – SHUTTLE DIPLOMACY @ 7/2

A first win over hurdles beckons for Tom Cooper’s SHUTTLE DIPLOMACY coming off an excellent run behind Willie Mullins’ smart prospect King Rasko Grey at Limerick over Christmas when conceding 8lbs.

Charles Byrnes’ I Started A Joke was in fourth that day who since won easy at Punchestown and Shuttle Diplomacy has good form on heavy, a Listed bumper winner at Limerick in March 2024 and the ground wasn’t too dissimilar there last month.

He was probably flattered by his third in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham but there was a lot to like about his most recent outing and he looks a certain winner in waiting based on that showing.

A first-time tongue tie seemed to do the trick and that is left on today with talented rider Dan King in the saddle again. He’s very difficult to oppose in this company and should be a tough nut to crack.