15:25 Wexford

Saturday 20 May 2023

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Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 6m 0.2s

Bella Bliss^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 115| D

13/8

3/1, career best when winning 7-runner minor event hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) 19 days ago, driven out. Well in the mix.

Form: 1UB72-1

Lighthouse Rose²²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: I J Power| T: M M McNiff| OR: 112

80/1

Latest win in hurdle at Downpatrick in August. Twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Punchestown (23.3f, good). Off 7 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 0F71P0-

Millen To One¹¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood| OR: 112

33/1

One win from 31 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, seventh of 9 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, soft) 112 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 037067-

Kingston Retreat²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: S O O'Brien| OR: 111

16/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft) 24 days ago, pulled up before last. Up in trip with more needed.

Form: 4410FP-

Ceroc^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 109

15/2

28/1 and visored for 1st time, career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft) 14 days ago, always holding on. Up in trip. Needs considering.

Form: 459/09-1

Junior Alliance¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 109

16/1

33 lengths twelfth of 18 to Ceroc in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good to soft, 28/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Others appeal more.

Form: 60459-0

Cheerful Chap³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 105

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Tramore in December. 7/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (23.3f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 218820-

Ladiam^h¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 103

5/1

Good second of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24.3f, good to soft, 12/1) 16 days ago, running on. Merits consideration.

Form: 21P82-2

Tangental⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: J J Slevin| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 95| BF| D

3/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in March. Good second of 23 in handicap hurdle (3/1) at Naas (23.6f, soft) 51 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 00/5122-

Dorans River⁹

Age: 13| Weight: 10-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 91| D

18/1

66/1, first run since leaving Patrick G. Kelly when eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 9 days ago. Up in trip. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019.

Form: 72009/8

Carlas Big Jim³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 87

28/1

150/1, thirteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.2f, soft) 32 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut with lots to find. RESERVE

Form: 068880-

Non-Runners

Navigator Jack²

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: E Griffin J: Ricky Doyle

Elle Dorado Rock²⁰

Weight: 10-1| Age: 5

T: A J Martin J: P J Carberry

Forecasts

Bella Bliss (13/8), Tangental (3/1), Ladiam (5/1), Navigator Jack (6/1), Ceroc (15/2), Elle Dorado Rock (8/1), Cheerful Chap (12/1), Junior Alliance (16/1), Kingston Retreat (16/1), Dorans River (18/1), Carlas Big Jim (28/1), Millen To One (33/1), Lighthouse Rose (80/1)

TANGENTAL appears handily weighted on the back of his good Naas second so looks the way to go in an open handicap. Elle Dorado Rock is feared most back in this sphere with more to offer, while Down Royal scorer Bella Bliss is also in the picture.