16:00 Wexford

Friday 1 April 2022

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Tomcoole Farm Ltd Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 10.50s

Chiricahua^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan| OR: 120

11/5

Useful winner at 14f on Flat. Back on the up over hurdles in a first-time tongue strap when second of 10 in maiden at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft, 10/3) 26 days ago. Seems sure to go well again.

Form: F242

Lucky Tenner^h¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 114

7/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 11 hurdle runs. Respectable third of 16 in maiden hurdle at Naas (19f, heavy, 10/3) 19 days ago. Likely to give his running.

Form: P62023

Eyre Square³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| CD

4/1

Fair hurdler who was still going well when falling 3 out in mares maiden hurdle (13/2) at Punchestown (22.1f, heavy) 37 days ago looking set to go close. Not taken lightly.

Form: 312-44F

Sadie's Pride²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr J W Kenny⁽⁷⁾| T: L Kenny

12/1

Looked set to finish second when crashing out late in maiden at Gowran (16f, heavy, 3/1) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 2166F

Broken Bond³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer

14/1

Ran to a fair level first time up over hurdles when third of 13 in maiden at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) on NH debut 37 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: F3

Hard Target⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: D H Kelly

150/1

No show in maiden hurdles. Back up in trip.

Form: 000F

Navigator Jack²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Griffin

50/1

Stepped up from hurdling debut when eighth of 15 in maiden at Gowran (16f, heavy, 14/1) 20 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip.

Form: 4608

Sammy Smart³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

12/1

Modest in bumpers and showed a clear aptitude for hurdling when fourth of 13 in a maiden at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy, 50/1) 37 days ago.

Form: 694

The Gradual Slope^h1³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: S O O'Brien| OR: 109| BF

5/2

Fair hurdler who was closing when stumbling and unseating rider 3 out in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 33 days ago, too far out to suggest outcome. Significantly back up in trip. Hood on for 1st time.

Form: 60452U

Ximli²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Well held in a trio of maiden hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 000

Man After Midnight³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: Louise G Lyons

125/1

Little impact in bumpers 4 months apart (tongue tied last time). Makes hurdles debut up in trip.

Form: 40

Hory²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden| BF

33/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Better effort on debut at Navan in February. Up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 80

Non-Runners

Atlantian²⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: P J Carberry

Run For Pat⁵⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Atlantic Wonder²⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 1

Graigue Girl²⁰

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Chiricahua (11/5), The Gradual Slope (5/2), Eyre Square (4/1), Run For Pat (6/1), Lucky Tenner (7/1), Sadie's Pride (12/1), Sammy Smart (12/1), Broken Bond (14/1), Atlantian (25/1), Hory (33/1), Navigator Jack (50/1), Atlantic Wonder (50/1), Graigue Girl (100/1), Man After Midnight (125/1), Hard Target (150/1), Ximli (200/1)

A competitive race of its type with RUN FOR PAT receiving the narrow vote. He stepped up on his reappearance when third at Thurles in February and seems sure to go well with further improvement on the cards. Chiricahua, Broken Bond and Eyre Square are a trio of others to consider.