15:15 Wexford

Tuesday 17 March 2020

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M2 Construction, Wexford Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 4m 20.1s

Macho Mover^b⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 105| D

20/1

Won for the second time over hurdles when landing a Tramore 2m5f handicap on soft ground in January off a 8lb lower mark. Well held from revised mark since but could well still have more to give.

Form: 041216

Aliym²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: D H Kelly| OR: 104| D

33/1

Three-race maiden who has not looked a winner in waiting in any of his career starts so far. Needs to improve significantly on handicap debut.

Form: 17-350

Allieyf²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P T Flavin| OR: 104

11/1

Modest 77-rated handicapper on the Flat for trainer William Haggas. Vastly improved effort on his third career start over hurdles finishing fifth of 16 starters at Punchestown in February sent off at odds of 100/1. Worth a market check.

Form: 005

Knockraha Boss¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: K J Brouder| T: R A Foley| OR: 96| D

15/2

Veteran. Running with plenty of credit in a couple of recent starts at Thurles and earlier this month at Leopardstown finishing third of 20 over a similar trip. Another bold show looks likely.

Form: 341023

The Chapel Field¹⁰⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Austin| OR: 96| BF| D

6/1

Failed to land a hat-trick of victories as the beaten favourite of a Cork soft ground novice handicap over 2m4f when last seen in December. Likely to go well on return to action.

Form: 000-116

Capture The Action^b¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Mangan| OR: 95

17/2

13-race maiden over hurdles but continues to run well in defeat. No surprise to see a bold bid once again but always liable to bump into one or two stronger types.

Form: 442634

First Revolution^h¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: S Doyle| OR: 95

80/1

Four-race maiden well beaten on latest start in a Gowran Park 2m4f contest on handicap debut earlier this month. Needs to improve on even his best form in this company.

Form: 29F900

Schedar^h1²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 95

17/2

Improving sort in his last couple of starts, both at Naas to finish within 3½L of the winner of a 22-runner handicap over a similar trip on soft/heavy ground last month. First time hood likely to assist.

Form: 0P7745

Caddy Shack¹¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr J P Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Berry| OR: 94| C

20/1

Off the mark for connections at the 13th time of asking at this venue off a 9lb lower mark in October. Beaten when last seen in November in a Grade 3 contest on soft ground at Navan. Could be vulnerable to one or two better handicapped sorts.

Form: 4P3314

My Club Colours³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 94

10/3

Stepped up on all known for to win on soft ground over 2m4f at Punchestown in January off a 9lb lower mark. Ran well in defeat from revised mark at Navan last month and likely to be in the mix in this contest.

Form: 0-68813

Forrard Away⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: M J Bolger| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 92

25/1

Gelding by Califret out of a Treasure Hunter mare. Dam placed in bumpers, half-sister to decent 2m7f hurdle winner Torboy. Little to be positive about following three dismal efforts over hurdles since his debut in November.

Form: 090

Insane Bolt²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott| OR: 102

16/1

Hurdled a lot better than on previous starts at Naas last month over a similar trip on soft/heavy ground when making his handicap debut. Not one to totally leave out of calculations.

Form: 0804

Moghram^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: G Elliott| OR: 100

14/1

Appears to have gone backwards after showing plenty of promise on hurdles debut at Limerick in late December. Unlikely to play a part in the finish.

Form: 4707

Pretty Fantasy^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 99

5/1

Posted a career best effort by some way when running Shopping Around to a neck in a mares' handicap hurdle on heavy ground at Clonmel last month over a similar trip. More likely than some to run her race.

Form: P70662

Non-Runners

Dreamy Leamy²³

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: M M McNiff J: Reserve 1

Hilltop Supreme¹¹⁰

Weight: 10-5| Age: 8

T: D E Fitzgerald J: Reserve 2

All Class¹⁵

Weight: 10-4| Age: 5

T: P Griffin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

My Club Colours (10/3), Pretty Fantasy (5/1), The Chapel Field (6/1), Knockraha Boss (15/2), Capture The Action (17/2), Schedar (17/2), Allieyf (11/1), Hilltop Supreme (12/1), Moghram (14/1), Insane Bolt (16/1), Caddy Shack (20/1), Macho Mover (20/1), Dreamy Leamy (20/1), Forrard Away (25/1), Aliym (33/1), All Class (33/1), First Revolution (80/1)

Trainer Gavin Cromwell PRETTY FANTASY appears to have found an ideal opening for his daughter of Casamento to break her duck at the seventh attempt. The four-year-old produced a career best effort by some way when running Shopping Around to a neck in a mares' handicap hurdle on heavy ground at Clonmel last month over a similar trip. Punchestown winner in January, My Club Colours can emerge as the biggest danger with The Chapel Field, beaten favourite on most recent start at Cork in December and the veteran, Knockraha Boss capable of hitting the frame.