19:58 Wexford

Wednesday 21 June 2023

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

Off time: 19:58 | Winning time: 6m 2.60s

Emir De Rots^p⁴¹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 102

10/1

Good third of 16 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Clonmel (19.1f, soft) 41 days ago, finishing well. Back up in trip.

Form: 01U74-3

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Gotthenod²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 102| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Second of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, good to soft, 28/1) 21 days ago. Respected.

Form: 96767-2

Whatsyourstatus^t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G O'Loughlin| OR: 102| D

5/1

13/2, career best when winning 11-runner handicap chase at Clonmel (20f, good) 12 days ago, kept up to work. Switches from chase to hurdles. Back up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: P8/090-1

Florey Spud⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 101

9/2

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20f, good to soft, 15/2) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 22F5-62

More Info¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 101| D

6/1

12/1, improved to win 16-runner handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Player.

Form: 285/0-51

Cocoplum²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 100

15/2

Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at this course (24f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 3770-24

Gelee Blanche^p1³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 100

25/1

First run since leaving W. P. Mullins when eleventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft, 20/1) 32 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 331/03-0

Paidi's Passion⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D M Christie| OR: 99

12/1

18/1, fell in handicap hurdle at Sligo (25.4f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 27989-F

Dinoland¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: J C McConnell| OR: 97

10/1

13/2, creditable third of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 778-093

General Clermont⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 97

10/1

Unreliable type. 11/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ran out in handicap hurdle at Sligo (20f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 5503-5P

She's Tobias⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 97

25/1

Unreliable individual. Refused to race in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Sligo (20f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3523-9R

Turbojet^b,t⁴⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 11-9| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 97| D

16/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. Fell in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, good to soft, 8/1) 47 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 08P74-F

Non-Runners

Hand Over Fist¹⁸

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 1

Fill The Tank⁴⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: Aengus King J: Reserve 2

Walk In The Dark³⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: Brendan Walsh J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Florey Spud (9/2), Whatsyourstatus (5/1), Gotthenod (6/1), More Info (6/1), Cocoplum (15/2), Hand Over Fist (8/1), Emir De Rots (10/1), Dinoland (10/1), General Clermont (10/1), Paidi's Passion (12/1), Turbojet (16/1), Walk In The Dark (20/1), Gelee Blanche (25/1), She's Tobias (25/1), Fill The Tank (33/1)

WHATSYOURSTATUS isn't the most consistent, but he scored over fences 12 days ago and is 4 lb lower back over hurdles. More Info and Gotthenod are others to consider.