16:45 Wexford

Friday 6 August 2021

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Welcome To Wexford Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 3m 47.30s

Raphael¹²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

14/1

Fairly useful Flat winner who proved easy to back and shaped like a non-stayer on yard/hurdles bow when well held in a Fairyhouse maiden (2m) in April. Likely best watched here.

Form: 0-

Shamiyan^t²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: M Halford

9/2

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Not disgraced fourth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft, 11/1) 28 days ago. Not dismissed for each-way purposes.

Form: 39-4

Balthar Boy⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: Eamon Courtney

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, heavy) 73 days ago, left behind 4 out. Hard to make a case for dropping back markedly in trip.

Form: 0/0-P

Falcon Park⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: P Hennessy

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 28/1, tenth of 12 in bumper at this C&D (good to soft) 51 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 550

Pearland⁹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

11/1

Zoffany gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including 7f-1¼m winner Aneel. Well held in 3 maidens on Flat in 2018 and likely best watched on belated return/hurdles debut.

Form:

Urabamba^t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 104

8/13

Fair hurdler. Bit below form second of 8 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 3/1) 24 days ago. Experience ought to count for plenty and he's fancied to be thereabouts.

Form: 065-382

Boola Belle

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: S Spillane

150/1

€700 3-y-o, Le Fou mare. Half-sister to useful hurdler Black Warrior, stayed 3m and fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Presence Felt. Dam placed in bumpers/poor maiden hurdler.

Form:

Derridae²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: D J McInerney| T: M McCabe

22/1

Modest hurdler. 11/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.8f, good) 28 days ago. Proving inconsistent to date and others make greater appeal.

Form: 5F5P-50

Larkfield Legacy⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: R P Rath

22/1

Maiden pointer. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 20/1, fifth of 9 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (24f, heavy) on NH debut 73 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 425/5

Metersandmasks⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C A Landers⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes

18/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft, 125/1) 9 days ago. May do better once sent handicapping.

Form: 50

Getaway Abbey

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Shane O'Brien

16/1

Getaway mare. Dam, winning pointer, half-sister to fair 3m hurdle winner High Ho Sheriff and fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stays 21f) Stop Talking. Reserve 1.

Form:

Non-Runners

Banntown Girl³¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: S G Carey J: Paul Townend

Derrinlaur Bill⁴¹⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: D H Kelly J: D F O'Regan

Cosmology⁴

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: V T O'Brien J: Reserve 2

Ed The Red²³⁶

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Urabamba (8/13), Banntown Girl (3/1), Shamiyan (9/2), Derrinlaur Bill (7/1), Cosmology (8/1), Falcon Park (10/1), Pearland (11/1), Raphael (14/1), Getaway Abbey (16/1), Metersandmasks (18/1), Derridae (22/1), Larkfield Legacy (22/1), Ed The Red (66/1), Balthar Boy (150/1), Boola Belle (150/1)

Those with previous hurdles experience don't set a tall standard and it may pay to side with one of the bumper winners in the shape of BANNTOWN GIRL. The booking of Townend catches the eye for her hurdling debut and a good showing is anticipated. Similar comments apply to Derrinlaur Bill who is feared most, ahead of Urabamba.