17:10 Wexford

Saturday 18 May 2024

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

T.C. Cullen Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 7m 14.30s

Atacanter^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 109

14/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Unseated rider in handicap chase (50/1) at Punchestown (31.3f, soft) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 53520U-

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Nephin Beg^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: S Doyle| OR: 102

6/1

16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.4f, soft) 29 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 63F4P4-

Pictures Of Home⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: T M Walsh| OR: 102| BF| D

7/2

2/1, yet to be asked for efffort when hampered and unseated rider 2 out in handicap chase at Leopardstown (28.3f, soft) 76 days ago, looking threatening at time. Not taken lightly.

Form: U8154U-

Dr Val^p³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: E Sheehy| OR: 99

8/1

Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. Fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Down Royal (26.2f, good to soft, 10/1) 34 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 46/66U5-

Western Comandor^p,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 99

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Downpatrick (19.4f, good, 7/1) 22 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 5553P6-

Eddies Pride^h,t³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-9| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 90

10/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap chase (9/2) at Clonmel (23f, soft) 30 days ago by 4 lengths from Seangoell, readily. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 7/63031-

Nuttorridge^b,t²⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff| OR: 90| BF

22/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Blinkered for 1st time, bit below form fourth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.2f, soft, 5/1). Off 8 months. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: P9/4244-

Hunt Museum³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: F J Flood| OR: 88

16/1

Fourteenth of 16 in handicap chase at Down Royal (20f, good to soft, 18/1) 34 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 89F550-

Greenhill Damsel¹¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: R Deegan| T: G J Power| OR: 87

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 11/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23f, heavy) 110 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 0/F3086-

Mahler Appeal^p³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G J Power| OR: 87

9/2

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 6/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (22f, soft) 34 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 342530-

Morrie In D Quarry^h1,t²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Queally| OR: 85

8/1

5/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Ross O'Sullivan when fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good to soft) 24 days ago : successful on point debut

Form: 030/130-

Ballerina Boxer^h,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D Harvey| OR: 81

11/1

Thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft, 20/1) 12 days ago. Makes chase debut. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: F000B-0

Non-Runners

Favori Logique¹²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 9

T: R O'Sullivan J: T P Harney

Fox Le Bel²⁵

Weight: 10-6| Age: 9

T: Liz Doyle J: Aidan Kelly

Glenmalure Lodge¹²⁵

Weight: 10-4| Age: 10

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Seangoell³⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 10

T: N Lee J: Cian Quirke

Mooney Boy²²⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Larkfield Legacy³⁹⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 10

T: R P Rath J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Pictures Of Home (7/2), Mahler Appeal (9/2), Nephin Beg (6/1), Fox Le Bel (6/1), Morrie In D Quarry (8/1), Dr Val (8/1), Seangoell (8/1), Eddies Pride (10/1), Ballerina Boxer (11/1), Greenhill Damsel (12/1), Favori Logique (12/1), Atacanter (14/1), Western Comandor (14/1), Hunt Museum (16/1), Glenmalure Lodge (16/1), Nuttorridge (22/1), Mooney Boy (25/1), Larkfield Legacy (50/1)

EDDIES PRIDE upped her game to score at Clonmel last time and is worth a chance to follow up. Her stablemate, Seangoell, was a place behind her that day and is expected to go well again, while Pictures of Home is one to consider having looked threatening before unseating at Leopardstown 76 days ago.