15:20 Wexford

Sunday 6 March 2022

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

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 4m 18.50s

Bite That³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 105

40/1

33/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, soft) 38 days ago, behind when pulled up early in straight. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0-P23PP

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The Niffler^h¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Connell| OR: 103

5/1

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy, 11/1) 11 days ago, driven out. Can make is presence felt again back down in trip.

Form: 0-80U61

Machine Learner^t1,v³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: J F Levins| OR: 102

20/1

Unreliable individual. 66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, below form fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, soft) 34 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 786R5

Donnrua Dream¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 101

7/2

Winner in hurdle at Limerick (21f) in December. Good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy, 13/2) 17 days ago, Should go well again.

Form: 900133

Uknowcarty¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 101

7/2

Good third of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (21f, heavy, 6/1) 12 days ago. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 009423

Go Gill Go¹²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Grace| OR: 99| BF

8/1

Winner in hurdle at Sligo in July. Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle (4/1) at Clonmel (16.6f, heavy) 129 days ago, reportedly bled. Can feature having been given time since.

Form: 153244

Saga Aravis^b,t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 94| D

3/1

Winner in hurdle at Naas in December. Creditable third of 20 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Gowran (16f, soft) 38 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Should go well again.

Form: 932P13

Bergentown¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 92

50/1

40/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0P06S0

Dixon Line²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: A Sexton| OR: 102

16/1

Modest maiden on the Flat who showed a bit when sixth on third start in juvenile hurdles at Naas in January. Arrives on back of a spin on Flat latest and more chance now handicapping in this sphere.

Form: 096

Miss Oriental⁴³³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 86

33/1

Modest hurdler who again disappointed when pulled up in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Limerick when last seen in December 2020. Can only be watched on belated return.

Form: 2/5877P-

Sadie Yeats¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P M Pierce| OR: 86

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, heavy, 300/1) 12 days ago. Will hold more chance now handicapping.

Form: 75-P700

Non-Runners

Call Me Rocky²⁴

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: S A Mulcahy

Didn'tsleepawink⁵⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Simon Torrens

Uppertown Mya²⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: Mary Ellen Doyle J: Gearoid Brouder

Forecasts

Saga Aravis (3/1), Donnrua Dream (7/2), Uknowcarty (7/2), The Niffler (5/1), Go Gill Go (8/1), Call Me Rocky (8/1), Sadie Yeats (12/1), Dixon Line (16/1), Machine Learner (20/1), Didn'tsleepawink (20/1), Uppertown Mya (25/1), Miss Oriental (33/1), Bite That (40/1), Bergentown (50/1)

Plenty arrive with claims, including DONNRUA DREAM. A winner at Limerick in December, he's done little wrong in defeat subsequently, hitting the frame twice in handicaps over longer trips, and he looks sure to go well again. Saga Aravis, Uknowcarty and The NIffler head up the dangers.