20:00 Wexford

Wednesday 29 May 2024

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Discover Wexford Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 6m 29.6s

Flicker Of Hope¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 99

7/2

Promising sort. 5/2, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19f, soft) 13 days ago, running on. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 0094-1

On The Tide³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: S Neville| OR: 98

14/1

Bit below form sixth of 10 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Tramore (21.4f, good to soft) 38 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Not discounted.

Form: 3700P6-

Plain Or Battered^p¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 95| CD

7/2

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at this course (24.2f, heavy, 5/1) 11 days ago. Should go well again

Form: 47/F23-1

Doyen Flyer³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 94

16/1

Promising individual. 28/1, good fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (23.2f, good) 33 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again and there could be more to come.

Form: 054874-

Tramps Like Us^b,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 94

11/1

12/1, respectable ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.6f, good) 18 days ago. Booking of Shinnick a plus. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3P456-9

Spatman De Cerisy¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 93

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good to soft, 25/1) 14 days ago, running on. Worthy of consideration.

Form: 7000-3

Desperado Genie^p⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 91

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.4f, soft, 22/1) 40 days ago. Booking of Millar a plus Remains with potential.

Form: 28678P-

Lispopple⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 89

14/1

20/1, fourth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Naas (23.8f, soft) 55 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 066064-

Jonny Mansie^t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: K C Sexton| T: D Queally| OR: 85

12/1

25/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 48 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 9P8080-

Mahler Appeal^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G J Power| OR: 85| C| D

4/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap chase (9/2) at this course (25.2f, heavy) 11 days ago, staying on well. Switches from chase to hurdles. Very much one to consider from lower mark in this sphere.

Form: 42530-1

Bellachamps⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: D Ahern| OR: 83

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Last of 10 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Clonmel (16.4f, soft) 41 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0/0000-

Ask And Answer¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr S Tobin⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 80| D

40/1

22/1, bit below form tenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (24.6f, good) 18 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0P64/0-0

Non-Runners

Solo Flight³⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: B W Harvey

Three By Two²⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: D P Murphy J: Mr S Cotter

Without Exception⁴⁰

Weight: 10-8| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Simon Torrens

Oscar Tonic¹¹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 9

T: E F Gallagher J: Reserve 1

Golden Glen³⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 10

T: Brendan Walsh J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Flicker Of Hope (7/2), Plain Or Battered (7/2), Mahler Appeal (4/1), Spatman De Cerisy (11/2), Tramps Like Us (11/1), Jonny Mansie (12/1), Three By Two (12/1), Lispopple (14/1), On The Tide (14/1), Doyen Flyer (16/1), Without Exception (16/1), Golden Glen (25/1), Solo Flight (25/1), Desperado Genie (28/1), Ask And Answer (40/1), Oscar Tonic (50/1), Bellachamps (80/1)

FLICKER OF HOPE justified strong support with an improved showing to score at Clonmel recently and this extra distance should be no issue, so he's capable of following up at the possible expense of Doyen Flyer, who is also open to further progress. Mahler Appeal is respected, too.