19:30 Wexford

Wednesday 29 May 2024

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Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Hurdle

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 6m 27.2s

Drumbear^t⁸⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 124

25/1

Fairly useful winner at 17f in bumpers. Pulled up in handicap chase (9/1) at Leopardstown (21.5f, soft) 87 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles with a bit to prove.

Form: 1U/78FP-

Joyeux Machin^b,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 135| CD

8/1

Useful chaser. C&D winner. Blinkered for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase (50/1) at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) 26 days ago, beaten some way out. Switches from chase to hurdles. Seems to have lost his way for the time being.

Form: 122PFP-

The Niffler^h,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Sam Ewing| T: E O'Connell| OR: 108

33/1

Fair hurdler. 13/2, career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 14 days ago, cosily. Significantly up in trip. Difficult ask.

Form: P7412-1

Antrim Coast²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

5/6

Useful hurdler. Good third of 14 in minor event hurdle (22/1) at Punchestown (19.3f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Back up in trip. Sets the standard and is clearly the one to beat.

Form: 821263-

Oscars Brother¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D King| T: Connor King| D

6/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. One win from 3 runs last season. First run since leaving Damian Murphy when fifth of 8 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20.2f, good to soft, 11/4) 16 days ago.

Form: 22216-5

Don't Matter Now^b1,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally| BF| D

14/1

11/8 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Noel C. Kelly when second of 10 in hunter chase at Tipperary (23.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 20 days ago. Not discounted back over hurdles.

Form: 111F1-2

Pray Tell¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kenneally| OR: 116| D

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 13/2, creditable second of 15 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 1F63/2-2

Rocky's Diamond⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: K C Sexton| T: D Queally

16/1

22/1, won 16-runner juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16.9f, heavy) 40 days ago, pushed out. Significantly up in trip. Likely to improve and merits plenty of respect.

Form: 01-

Forecasts

Antrim Coast (5/6), Pray Tell (4/1), Oscars Brother (6/1), Joyeux Machin (8/1), Don't Matter Now (14/1), Rocky's Diamond (16/1), Drumbear (25/1), The Niffler (33/1)

ANTRIM COAST's third at Punchestown is the best piece of recent form on offer and a performance of similar merit should be enough to land this. Rocky's Diamond is open to further progress and looks the main danger, while Pray Tell isn't without hope.