18:30 Wexford

Friday 21 May 2021

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Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Hurdle

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 6m 49.9s

Sullane Hill²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J W Hannon⁽⁷⁾| T: P C O'Connor| OR: 124| C| D

9/2

Proved better than ever in first-time cheekpieces when very good fourth of 25 in handicap hurdle (125/1) at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 311584-

Swordsman^p⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 120

12/1

Fairly useful hurdler but below form last season, pulling up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse on final outing.

Form: PU6/04P-

Wearapinkribbon²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins

9/2

Promise in bumpers and ran out a fairly comfortable winner on Tramore hurdling debut. Well held at Punchestown last time, but perhaps needed the run after 7 months off and remains open to progress.

Form: 3310-

Keep On Running^h1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey

300/1

Could hardly have shown any less in a Downpatrick bumper on debut 14 days ago. Now switches to hurdles in a first-time hood.

Form: 0

Kiln Time

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: M J Bowe

25/1

Leading Light gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Sweet Sting, and half-brother to 2 winners, including fair hurdler/chaser Rock Road, stays 3m. Set a stiff task on debut.

Form:

Merry Doyenne¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: D Queally

11/8

Showed further improvement to win 18-runner maiden hurdle at Killarney (22.2f, good) 11 days ago. Open to more progress.

Form: 42-1

Sovereign Gold^t⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF| D

11/4

Fairly useful form over fences, shaping better than the distance beaten suggests when sixth of 9 in handicap at Navan (20f, soft) 76 days ago. Retains potential as a hurdler.

Form: 345526-

Non-Runners

Tullybeg¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Mrs D Foster J: Jordan Gainford

Meticulous¹³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: J P O'Brien J: J J Slevin

Forecasts

Merry Doyenne (11/8), Meticulous (2/1), Sovereign Gold (11/4), Tullybeg (10/3), Wearapinkribbon (9/2), Sullane Hill (9/2), Swordsman (12/1), Kiln Time (25/1), Keep On Running (300/1)

METICULOUS could now kick on following a first success in this sphere at Cork. Tullybeg is an obvious threat having doubled his hurdles tally in good style at Down Royal, while Wearapinkribbon perhaps needed the run at Punchestown 3 weeks ago and remains with potential up in trip.