13:30 Wexford

Saturday 13 July 2024

All13:0013:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Tote Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 4m 12.80s

Helicon^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P J O'Hanlon| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 95

25/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 41 days ago.

Form: 9005-89

Tingarran Express^h⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 95| BF

4/1

Winner at Clonmel in April and again ran well when second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Hood back on. Looks sure to give another good account.

Form: 212-222

Applejack Poet¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 93| D

9/2

12/1, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (12.6f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 00/9741-

Portarlington²⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Mark McDonagh| T: D Budds| OR: 92

16/1

Modest maiden who was well held when down the field in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, soft, 6/1) 8 months ago.

Form: 97/FF30-

The Empty Kettel^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: G J Power| OR: 92

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden who was well held making handicap debut at Punchestown (19.4f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: P/400-0

Lisamaria¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Kevin Sexton| T: P W Flynn| OR: 87

17/2

7/2, good third of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when 7/16 on last hurdle run.

Form: 00P-7

Johnny Clarke⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| OR: 86

9/2

Looked unlucky not to win when second of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (17f, good to soft, 18/1) 45 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 60470/2

Ar Nos Na Gaoithe²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 85

100/1

Has shown little in a trio of maiden hurdles and looks to have been handed a stiff-looking mark.

Form: 0-00

Sand Castle^p,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 85

14/1

12/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good) 21 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F00P0/

Tasmanian Girl^p⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 88

40/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good, 11/1) 41 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: F980-

Petite Mike³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: G Ahern| OR: 83

12/1

40/1, fell in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (19.2f, good) 34 days ago.

Form: 6U1-3PF

Ben Vrackie^t1⁴⁷⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Daniel King| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 82

14/1

12/1, pulled up in handicap chase at this course (25.4f, heavy) on debut over fences, beaten long way out. Back over hurdles on first run for yard after leaving John F. Gleeson. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 00588P/

Katzoff⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J Morrison| OR: 82

11/2

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 15/2, very good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 877F-P2

Ballycommon Chapel¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 86

33/1

33/1, pulled up in handicap at Tipperary (12.6f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 80-76

Non-Runners

Ladyeze Man⁵⁶

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: J P Flavin J: Keith Donoghue

Walk In Time²⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: D H Kelly J: Reserve 2

Trenchtown Rock³³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 11

T: V T O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Tingarran Express (4/1), Johnny Clarke (9/2), Applejack Poet (9/2), Katzoff (11/2), Lisamaria (17/2), Ladyeze Man (10/1), The Empty Kettel (11/1), Petite Mike (12/1), Ben Vrackie (14/1), Sand Castle (14/1), Portarlington (16/1), Helicon (25/1), Ballycommon Chapel (33/1), Tasmanian Girl (40/1), Ar Nos Na Gaoithe (100/1)

JOHNNY CLARKE would have made a successful return here in May had he not got shuffled back and lost valuable momentum on the home turn, so he's well worth the chance to gain compensation. Tingarran Express and Ladyeze Man head the opposition.