14:05 Wexford

Monday 31 October 2022

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Thank You Val O'Connell From All At Wexford Racecourse Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 4m 25.04s

Ricky Bobby⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin| T: J J Walsh| OR: 107| D

11/1

66/1, below-par sixth of 9 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, heavy) 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and enters calculations.

Form: 30/120-0

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Mr Sundancer²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 105

40/1

Sixth of 7 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut with more needed.

Form: 0-36666

Navigator Jack^h²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Mark McDonagh⁽²⁾| T: E Griffin| OR: 103

9/4

Winner in hurdle at Listowel in June. Hooded for 1st time, good third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 4/1) 23 days ago, running on. Player off the same mark.

Form: 48-1453

Chacha Dancer²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽²⁾| T: D Hassett| OR: 102

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft, 11/1) 21 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Respectable on last hurdle outing but plenty to find on form.

Form: 39847-

Laser Focus^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor⁽²⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 102| BF

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 5/2, good second of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago, getting first run. Yard in good form. Much respected on handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 4-6742

Our Bobby^p²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Niall Moore⁽⁴⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 99| BF| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in July. Creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 11/4) 29 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: U12F33

Iridescent¹⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁴⁾| T: J Fogarty| OR: 98| BF

18/1

1 win from 2 runs this season. 5/2, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (24.5f, good to soft) 145 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Needs considering after a break.

Form: F232-16

Capture The Action^b¹¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: C Brassil⁽²⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 97| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Took a step back in the right direction when fifth of 19 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 115 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: PP-89P5

Luimneach¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: D McDonogh| OR: 97

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, soft, 33/1) 164 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should improve.

Form: 00-5

Missiee²⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁴⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 95

8/1

Latest win in hurdle at Gowran in March. 7/1, below form fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good to soft). Off 6 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 1P6105-

Tincurra Lad¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁴⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 92| D

20/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 15 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Thurles (15.7f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Not ruled out if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 671090

Up And Out¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: C McGivern⁽⁴⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 93

16/1

Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good, 14/1) 19 days ago, needing stronger gallop. In the picture.

Form: 6-92535

Caoimhes Pet³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁴⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 86

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good, 66/1) 37 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere. RESERVE

Form: 0009

Non-Runners

Duke Otto²⁵

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: P J Flynn J: Gavin Brouder

Doyen Ta Win¹

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: D Queally J: J P O'Sullivan

Paddy Rocket²⁹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 5

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 2

Hide Out²⁷²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Navigator Jack (9/4), Our Bobby (11/4), Missiee (8/1), Luimneach (11/1), Ricky Bobby (11/1), Capture The Action (12/1), Laser Focus (16/1), Up And Out (16/1), Iridescent (18/1), Tincurra Lad (20/1), Chacha Dancer (22/1), Paddy Rocket (25/1), Duke Otto (25/1), Hide Out (25/1), Caoimhes Pet (28/1), Doyen Ta Win (33/1), Mr Sundancer (40/1)

NAVIGATOR JACK signalled he's ready to go in again when running on into third at Fairyhouse earlier in the month and gets the nod off an unchanged mark. C&D winner Our Bobby is next on the list ahead of in-form duo Capture The Action and Laser Focus.