18:00 Wexford

Wednesday 31 May 2023

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BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 4m 16.13s

Chapel Street³⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: Joseph Hennessy| OR: 93| C

10/1

One win from 2 runs last season. 4/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at this course (20.4f, good to soft), driven out. Off 11 months but definite player if ready to go.

Form: 9848/31-

Search For A Myth^h²⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 92| BF

9/2

5/4, third of 6 in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on debut over fences. Off 8 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Enters calculations.

Form: 3/25223-

Moyvilla Lass⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 89

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (125/1) at this course (16f, good to soft) 87 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 079-

Portarlington^t⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 95

8/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 28/1) 44 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 097-

Warm In Gorey³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 89| BF

4/1

Bit below form eleventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft, 7/2) 30 days ago. Player on Downpatrick run prior to that. Tongue tie off.

Form: 25752-0

Anstand^b²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 88

9/2

Blinkered for 1st time, good fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.1f, soft, 9/2) 20 days ago, also running on unfavoured part of the track. One to take seriously.

Form: 08205-4

Image Du Large²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: C Motherway| OR: 87

16/1

Seventh of 19 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (15.8f, good to soft, 250/1) 27 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 4/3PP0-7

Saddle In The Rain^p,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: D J Barry| OR: 87

66/1

150/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, eighteenth of 19 in handicap at Navan (13f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 0/008-

The Cooleen¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Flavin| OR: 92

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good) 13 days ago, reported suffering a breathing problem.

Form: 800-0

Cathys Quest¹⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 85

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle (300/1) at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 000/P9-

Grizabella⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 90

22/1

Fair winner at 10f on Flat. Below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Should have a bigger performance in her.

Form: 5608-

Wee Jerry^b1,t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: N McCluskey| OR: 81

7/1

Sixth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good to soft, 50/1) 30 days ago. Back down in trip. Booking of Harvey a plus. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: B9067-6

Katzoff⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 80

16/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.4f, heavy, 28/1) 79 days ago, losing touch 3 out.

Form: P0/880P-

Powerful Blue^t²²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: E Sheehy| OR: 80

33/1

11/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 16 in handicap hurdle at Cork (19f, heavy). Off 7 months.

Form: P0/9050-

Non-Runners

More Info⁸

Weight: 11-13| Age: 8

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 1

Taylors Three Rock¹⁹⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: E McNamara J: Reserve 2

Poker Night¹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: R P Cody J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Warm In Gorey (4/1), Search For A Myth (9/2), Anstand (9/2), Wee Jerry (7/1), Portarlington (8/1), Chapel Street (10/1), More Info (10/1), The Cooleen (11/1), Katzoff (16/1), Image Du Large (16/1), Taylors Three Rock (16/1), Moyvilla Lass (20/1), Cathys Quest (20/1), Grizabella (22/1), Poker Night (25/1), Powerful Blue (33/1), Saddle In The Rain (66/1)

SEARCH FOR A MYTH was a bit disappointing switched to fences when last seen in October but she'd been knocking on the door over timber prior to that so she could be the answer on return. Chapel Street also reappears following an absence and is a threat, along with Anstand and Grizabella.