17:30 Wexford

Wednesday 31 May 2023

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Wexford Racecourse Rated Hurdle

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 20.5s

Cask Mate^t¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 130

4/1

Useful hurdler. Unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 25/1) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 020F/5-U

I A Connect³⁹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 128

5/1

Useful hurdler. Running creditably when unseated rider in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft, 11/1). Off 13 months. Market check advised on return.

Form: 11210U/

One Last Tango³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: E Griffin| OR: 123| C

11/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Course winner (16.5f) in October and improved on that when placed next 2 starts. Latest run can be excused (met trouble at crucial time) and must enter calculations.

Form: 811320-

All Those Years¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: J S McGarvey| T: C Byrnes| OR: 122

11/1

Fairly useful chaser. Latest win in chase at Limerick in March. 9/1, ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 5813F-9

Ifiwerearichman^h³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 121| D

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler who posted creditable sixth of 25 on handicap debut at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 34 days ago, running on. Likely contender.

Form: 0/31246-

As Tears Go By²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 117| D

13/2

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle (16/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, soft) 20 days ago, keeping on gamely. Yard in good form. May have more to offer yet.

Form: 0/148-1

Dark Voyager^p²³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C J Orr| T: A McCann| OR: 120

100/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, first run since leaving W. P. Mullins when fourth of 5 in minor event hurdle at Punchestown (18f, good, 125/1). Off 7 months. Work to do.

Form: 24PP0/4-

Non-Runners

Your Honor¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 4

T: J Nash J: Gavin Brouder

Forecasts

Ifiwerearichman (9/4), One Last Tango (11/4), Cask Mate (4/1), I A Connect (5/1), As Tears Go By (13/2), Your Honor (10/1), All Those Years (11/1), Dark Voyager (100/1)

Preference is for IFIWEREARICHMAN, who acquitted himself in a competitive Punchestown handicap last time and remains low mileage. As Tears Go By and One Last Tango rate the principal dangers.