Wexford Racecourse Supporters Club Rated Novice Hurdle

5YO plus | 3m | 7 Runners | Turf

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 115| CD

Fairly useful hurdler. C&D winner. Creditable 3¾ lengths third of 8 to Bioluminescence in Shannon Spray Mares Novices' Hurdle at Limerick (22.3f, heavy, 28/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 433U33

Jeriko De Baune¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 112| C| D

Fairly useful hurdler. Course winner. Very good third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.3f, heavy, 15/2) 15 days ago. Stable in good form and he can get involved.

Form: 514163

Lep Around^h⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss M Harding| D

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 11/4, career best when winning 11-runner novice hurdle at Cork (19f, heavy) 5 days ago. Up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: F12221

Themanintheboots^p²⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 120| BF| D

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 5 runs this season. Fourth of 5 in handicap chase (11/8) at Perth (23.8f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Switches from chase to hurdles and could easily get back on track.

Form: 6-8P114

Noble Talent¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 109

Fair hurdler. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in January. 16/1, below form twelfth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) 15 days ago. Booking of Gilligan a plus. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3P01U0

Cloudy Tuesday⁴³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor| D

200/1, tailed-off last of 6 to Largy Hill in Michael Purcell Memorial Novices' Hurdle at Thurles (20.8f, soft) on hurdles bow 43 days ago.

Form: 1-54246

Pipers Boreen^p³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: S Nolan| OR: 101| D

Fair hurdler. Creditable second of 12 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Leopardstown (20f, heavy) 32 days ago. Booking of Quirke a plus. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 008212

Forecasts

Sarah Beara (9/4), Jeriko De Baune (3/1), Themanintheboots (4/1), Lep Around (9/2), Noble Talent (8/1), Pipers Boreen (8/1), Cloudy Tuesday (50/1)

A tightly-knit novice with LEP AROUND just about the most persuasive option given there should be plenty more to come from her. Pipers Boreen will relish 3m and she shouldn't be underestimated out of handicap company, with Themanintheboots also of firm interest back hurdling.