18:15 Wexford

Wednesday 25 May 2022

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Calor Gas Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 4m 19.00s

Mullins Cross³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 94| D

10/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Kilbeggan (15.1f, good) 34 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 172000-

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Beat Of The Sea¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 93

10/3

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Good third of 13 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 11 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 07064-3

Gondor⁵⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 92

4/1

Fell in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Thurles (16f, soft), yet to be asked for effort when fell 2 out looking set to go close. Off 18 months but not ruled out if on song.

Form: 08386F/

Anseo²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper| OR: 88

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fair sixth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, good to soft, 40/1) 23 days ago. Has more to do here.

Form: 900P-6

Berliet Express^t³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87

7/1

Shaped a lot better than the bare result; when eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Kilbeggan (15.1f, good) 34 days ago, rapid headway out wide before 2 out but weakening approaching last. Well worth considering off a reduced mark.

Form: P7F090-

Lilian Bland^h⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: N P Hennessy| OR: 87

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.4f, good to soft) 76 days ago. Lots more needed on her handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 45005-

Sadie Yeats^t1⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P M Pierce| OR: 84

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, heavy, 12/1) 80 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time and needs to step forward.

Form: 5/P7008-

Boston Brahmin^p,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 83

8/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Below form fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Ballinrobe (17.1f, good) 22 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: P584P-5

Brehon Star⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 89

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 10f on flat. 12/1, sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Others look better treated at these weights.

Form: 0006-

Rose Of Borris⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: M J Molloy⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 83

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 06000-

Good Bye Milan³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: S Braddish| OR: 81

25/1

66/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 33 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 0076P0-

Non-Runners

Kaytana⁴⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: M J McDonagh J: Non Runner

Quins Court¹³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: P J Duffy J: Reserve 1

Shamad¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: N Slevin J: Reserve 2

Lakomet Of Saints⁸¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 4

T: J P Flavin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Beat Of The Sea (10/3), Gondor (4/1), Shamad (5/1), Anseo (6/1), Berliet Express (7/1), Boston Brahmin (8/1), Brehon Star (17/2), Mullins Cross (10/1), Sadie Yeats (12/1), Lilian Bland (14/1), Lakomet Of Saints (14/1), Kaytana (20/1), Good Bye Milan (25/1), Rose Of Borris (33/1), Quins Court (33/1)

Lots of these arrive with question marks against them. BERLIET EXPRESS fared a lot better than his eleventh position suggests at Kilbeggan last time so gets the nod off a falling mark. Beat of The Sea is a long time without a win but is feared most on the back of her good C&D third, with Gondor weighted to have a say too if back on song after his long absence.