19:50 Wexford

Friday 11 August 2023

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Wexford Welcomes Racing TV Members Handicap Chase

Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: 4m 12.02s

Irish Blaze^h1¹²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-1| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 117| D

8/1

14/1, fell in handicap chase at Fairyhouse (16.5f, good to soft) 124 days ago, going off too hard. Booking of Gilligan a plus. Hood on 1st time. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 42U24F-

Deadheat¹⁸⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr N McParlan| T: S McParlan| OR: 116| C

33/1

Course winner. Below form eighth of 17 in handicap chase (33/1) at Navan (24f, good to soft) 180 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 21P/488-

Itwasfate⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 111

11/4

Fairly useful winner at 15f over hurdles. 11/2, creditable fifth of 14 in novice chase at this course (19.8f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. May yet do better and is very much one to consider.

Form: 4375-35

Look Dont Touch^t³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 109

10/1

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. 9/2, bit below form fourth of 12 in novice chase at Tipperary (19.5f, soft) 38 days ago. Makes handicap chase debut. Not ruled out.

Form: 340-524

Freddie Robdal^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 106

15/2

Winner in chase at Tramore in April. Creditable third of 7 in handicap chase (11/2) at this C&D (good to soft) 35 days ago, doing too much too soon. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: U641-33

Knock On Steel²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: B Jordan| OR: 104

33/1

25/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, good) 21 days ago, held when hampered 4 out. Something to prove at present.

Form: 4944/9P

Midnight It Is^p1³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 104| BF

5/1

Fairly useful winner at 19f over hurdles. Eighth of 17 in handicap chase (7/2) at Tipperary (23.1f, soft) 38 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 8710/58

Jack Holiday^p¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: J F Gleeson| OR: 102| D

20/1

Latest win in hurdle at Tipperary in April. Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Limerick (17f, soft) 15 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Others make more appeal.

Form: P1-8729

Royal Juniper^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 89

17/2

Fourth of 14 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19f, soft, 12/1) 21 days ago. Still not fully exposed and may build on latest effort.

Form: 7PPP7-4

Berliet Express^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 88| D

16/5

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Seventh of 16 in handicap (22/1) at Gowran (9.5f, soft) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to chase. Bang in form when last seen over fences in July and makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 65-5232

Forecasts

Itwasfate (11/4), Berliet Express (16/5), Midnight It Is (5/1), Freddie Robdal (15/2), Irish Blaze (8/1), Royal Juniper (17/2), Look Dont Touch (10/1), Jack Holiday (20/1), Knock On Steel (33/1), Deadheat (33/1)

BERLIET EXPRESS has been in excellent form over fences this summer and wasn't disgraced on the Flat at Gowran last time, so he takes preference over Itwasfate, who is capable of better switched to handicapping for the first time in this sphere. Irish Blaze is a danger on his best form.