15:40 Wexford

Saturday 14 May 2022

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Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 6m 21.7s

Eat The Book²³

Age: 9| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr S W Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Dunne| OR: 118

13/2

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (40/1) at Kilbeggan (23.3f, good) 23 days ago, forging clear.

Form: 2/23701-

Balinaboola Steel^p,t⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 114| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 17 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Cork (20f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 908P3-0

Fort Worth Texas^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 112| D

28/1

Pulled up in handicap chase (22/1) at Fairyhouse (25.4f, good to soft) 28 days ago, held before home turn. Switches from chase to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 92/83PP-

Turbojet^b,t⁵¹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 110| D

10/1

28/1 and blinkered for 1st time, good sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24f, good to soft) 51 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 300PP6-

Centurion Steel^t²⁷²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 108

6/1

Fairly useful winner at 22f in chases. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 9 in handicap chase (11/2) at Tramore (22f, good to soft). Off 9 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 02/1133-

So Scottish⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins| OR: 106| D

14/1

9/2, respectable seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft) 8 days ago. Up in trip for this handicap debut and he's open to improvement.

Form: 44956-7

Rare Conor³⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 105

10/1

Remains a maiden after 26 NH runs. Below form seventh of 13 in novice chase (11/2) at Clonmel (20.3f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Can make presence felt.

Form: 033347-

Ballycastle Girl¹⁰⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Jennifer Monaghan| OR: 103| D

40/1

66/1, creditable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.7f, good to soft) 105 days ago.

Form: 547007-

Robyndeglory^t1⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally| OR: 103

25/1

33/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Back up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 28P76-0

Good World²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 101| C

3/1

Course winner. Bit below form 17½ lengths third of 15 to Eat The Book in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (23.3f, good, 17/2) 23 days ago. On a lenient mark on pick of form.

Form: 499053-

Prince Zaltar³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 101

3/1

Promising type. 9/2, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at Tramore (20.3f, good to soft) 34 days ago, pushed out. Thriving but needs more on form.

Form: 09P631-

Courting Vickie^t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Kieran Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 86

16/1

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle (16/1) at Clonmel (19.6f, good to soft) 30 days ago, pushed out. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals. RESERVE.

Form: 288401-

Non-Runners

Fame And Joy²⁸

Weight: 11-13| Age: 6

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Sean O'Keeffe

Betterask Jj¹⁰³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: J J Walsh J: Reserve 2

Porky Rush⁵⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: Ms M Flynn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Prince Zaltar (3/1), Good World (3/1), Centurion Steel (6/1), Eat The Book (13/2), Turbojet (10/1), Rare Conor (10/1), So Scottish (14/1), Balinaboola Steel (16/1), Courting Vickie (16/1), Fame And Joy (16/1), Porky Rush (20/1), Robyndeglory (25/1), Betterask Jj (25/1), Fort Worth Texas (28/1), Ballycastle Girl (40/1)

GOOD WORLD was beaten 17½ lengths when third in the Kilbeggan race won by Eat The Book last month, but Eoin Griffin's charge was badly hampered by a faller at the third-last and he is taken to reverse the placings with that rival and emerge on top this time. Prince Zaltar made a winning handicap debut at Tramore and should remain competitive despite going up 6 lb. He is second choice ahead of Centurion Steel and So Scottish.