20:00 Wexford

Wednesday 31 May 2023

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Country Fest Wexford August 13th Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 6m 26.40s

Navigator Jack^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: E Griffin| OR: 102| BF

5/1

Creditable third of 16 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Tipperary (24f, good) 13 days ago. Just 1 lb higher now and must enter calculations.

Form: 3400-53

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Cocoplum³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 101

17/2

Second of 7 in minor event hurdle (14/1) at Down Royal (24f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Fairly treated, back handicapping, and not discounted.

Form: 43770-2

Gotthenod¹⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 100| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Below form seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Limerick (24f, heavy) 154 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 196767-

Midnight Our Fred²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 100

11/2

50/1, very good third of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24.3f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 93/000-3

Aide De Camp²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Robert Widger| OR: 99

13/2

25/1, respectable eighth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24.3f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 3P547-8

Southerner^h¹²⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: William Cronin| OR: 97

16/1

Below form eighth of 20 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) 125 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 1F/3938-

Townhill Penny^p¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 97| D

4/1

Found a little more improvement when second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good) 13 days ago. 3 lb higher now but likely to give another good account.

Form: 18952-2

Crimson Chief¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-8| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 96| D

80/1

Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Tipperary (24f, good) 13 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 91159-0

Champagne Monarch⁴¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 95

22/1

14/1, ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (23.3f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 600P69-

Complete Fantasy^b,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 95

33/1

33/1, fifteenth of 19 in handicap at Navan (13f, soft) 18 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Significantly up in trip. 6/16 on last hurdle outing. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 497/086-

Twoplustwo Equals⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Paul Tobin| OR: 94

5/1

Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Work to do.

Form: 36289-8

Ballinclay Court^p1²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: N Dooly| OR: 90

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to soft, 66/1) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Uphill task.

Form: 22077-0

Dorans River¹¹

Age: 13| Weight: 11-2| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90| D

17/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 18/1, fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at this course (24.2f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 2009/85

Man After Midnight¹²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Louise G Lyons| OR: 86

33/1

66/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, heavy) 125 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out. Hard to fancy. RESERVE.

Form: 70068P-

Non-Runners

Arctic Ambition¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Danny Gilligan

Cullenwaine²⁹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Portland Row¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: J Nash J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Arctic Ambition (13/8), Townhill Penny (4/1), Navigator Jack (5/1), Twoplustwo Equals (5/1), Midnight Our Fred (11/2), Aide De Camp (13/2), Dorans River (17/2), Cocoplum (17/2), Southerner (16/1), Portland Row (20/1), Champagne Monarch (22/1), Gotthenod (28/1), Complete Fantasy (33/1), Man After Midnight (33/1), Ballinclay Court (50/1), Cullenwaine (50/1), Crimson Chief (80/1)

Preference is for ARCTIC AMBITION, who capitalised on a lower hurdles mark under this pilot at Limerick last week and again at Ballinrobe yesterday, and still looks feasibly treated, despite a 14 lb penalty. Townhill Penny and Navigator Jack head the list of dangers.