16:50 Wexford

Friday 1 September 2023

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Dan Byrne Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 4m 15.3s

Walk Out¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 95

7/1

Tenth of 13 in maiden at Tramore (16f, good) on Flat debut 15 days ago. Shaped well when second in handicap hurdle there in May and looks capable of going one better.

Form: 007U82-

Baby Chou^p1,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 93

9/1

Eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Sligo (17.8f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 773-350

Leroy Leroy¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Jordan Gainford| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 90| BF| D

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 3/1, creditable 2¾ lengths third of 9 to Prince of Air in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: P-03653

David's Lad¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 85

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/1, bit below form 18¼ lengths fifth of 9 to Prince of Air in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago. May come on for the run.

Form: 9890-5

Prince Of Air^p,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85| D

6/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle (4/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago by 2¼ lengths from Mullins Cross, driven out. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 83-5061

Banada Bridge⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 84

11/1

25/1, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 002-057

Prince Quattro²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 86

50/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft, 80/1) 20 days ago. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 0-00R69

Depeche Mo^t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: Eric Larkin| OR: 83

4/1

14/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft) 6 days ago. More required.

Form: 0-25008

No Show^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Mangan| OR: 83

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 10f on flat. Good 6¼ lengths fourth of 9 to Prince of Air in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 0-7004

Windsor Diamond³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 82

28/1

40/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (17f, soft) 36 days ago. Booking of Quirke a plus. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7600/0-0

Mullins Cross¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 81| BF

15/2

One win from 27 NH runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Good 2¼ lengths second of 9 to Prince of Air in handicap hurdle (3/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Worthy of respect.

Form: P5P482

Cappacurry Croi^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: L Young| OR: 80

33/1

Creditable tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good, 33/1) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: P6-8700

Katzoff⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: J Morrison| OR: 80

14/1

11/1, respectable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft) 42 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 880P-88

Non-Runners

Sunwalk⁵²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: S Neville J: Reserve 1

Toucan Do⁸⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: J M Burke J: Reserve 2

Action Station²²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: Mrs P Dobbs J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Depeche Mo (4/1), Leroy Leroy (9/2), Prince Of Air (6/1), Walk Out (7/1), Mullins Cross (15/2), Baby Chou (9/1), Banada Bridge (11/1), Action Station (11/1), No Show (14/1), Katzoff (14/1), David's Lad (16/1), Windsor Diamond (28/1), Cappacurry Croi (33/1), Prince Quattro (50/1), Toucan Do (100/1), Sunwalk (100/1)

WALK OUT looked ahead of her opening mark when second at Tramore in May and, fit from a spin on the Flat, she's worth chancing to open her account under Rachael Blackmore. Leroy Leroy and Prince of Air are the main dangers.