16:30 Wexford

Friday 21 May 2021

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Wexford Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 43.5s

Along Long Story^b1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr M J Sweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 94

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 17/2, sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) 28 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: P856-

California King¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P Power⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Cork (24.2f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 700/0

Corey Lord⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 100

11/8

15/2, fifth of 17 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) 60 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Back up in trip. Improving all the time recently.

Form: P2845-

Pour Pavore^t1³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell

9/2

66/1, seventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: F3907-

Rwegoinhigh^p1⁶⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss J Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: T Townend| OR: 84

22/1

Last of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 150/1) 68 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. More needed.

Form: 2422/50-

Stormy Native⁴⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

40/1

Fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, heavy). Off 15 months. Up in trip and hard to fancy.

Form: 000/

Close Enough¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: B J Hallahan

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Very good fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 16/1) 15 days ago. Up in trip. Holds good claims.

Form: 460-5

Lyla Garrity³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 90

15/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Needs lot more.

Form: 60060-

Mauras Way⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: D Donovan

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, tenth of 14 in bumper at Clonmel (16.7f, good) 8 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles with plenty on her plate.

Form: 06-00

Sweet Scotch^p1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

80/1

300/1, fifteenth of 25 in bumper at Punchestown (18f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Switches to hurdles and others preferred. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: P0500-

Non-Runners

Alexharwill¹⁴⁰

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: L Young J: S A Mulcahy

Sumtinboutporter⁷⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: L Young J: C F Hart

Inchidaly Copper¹¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: L J Archdeacon J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Corey Lord (11/8), Close Enough (11/4), Pour Pavore (9/2), Along Long Story (7/1), Lyla Garrity (15/2), Inchidaly Copper (11/1), Alexharwill (12/1), Rwegoinhigh (22/1), Sumtinboutporter (33/1), Stormy Native (40/1), California King (66/1), Sweet Scotch (80/1), Mauras Way (150/1)

CLOSE ENOUGH rates the form pick and looks to have been found a good opportunity to open her account in a race where plenty have little to recommend them. Pour Pavore looks the one to give her most to do and rates next best ahead of Along Long Story who could play a big part if first-time blinkers have the desired effect.