17:15 Wexford

Wednesday 7 August 2024

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Visit Wexford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 4m 11.3s

The Empty Kettel^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: G J Power| OR: 92

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (16.9f, good to soft, 11/1) 25 days ago. Lines up here easily one of the least exposed and he's not taken lightly.

Form: P/400-04

Onebrightbluerose^b¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr A Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: Patrick Cronin| OR: 90| CD

11/2

10/1 and blinkered for 1st time, improved to win 13-runner handicap hurdle at this course (16.7f, good to soft) 13 days ago, kept up to work. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 659071

Flashthelights^p,t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: N C Kelly| OR: 88

13/2

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in June. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Cartmel (17.2f, soft) 16 days ago. Return to forecast quicker ground here can aid his cause.

Form: 53-6134

Inchiquin Maid^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 87

10/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good, 10/1) 33 days ago, not ideally placed. Tongue strap back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0070-40

Grizabella¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 86| CD

6/1

10/1, improved to win 13-runner handicap hurdle at this course (16.7f, good to soft) 13 days ago, kept up to work. Has good chance on form.

Form: 40-P591

Neev's Dream^t³⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D H Kelly| OR: 86| BF

12/1

9/2, bit below form fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 11 months ago. Switched yards ahead of return and interesting if the market speaks in her favour.

Form: 708/465-

Depeche Mo²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: Eric Larkin| OR: 83

7/1

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. Eighth of 16 in handicap chase (6/1) at this course (19.5f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Each-way possibilities returned to this sphere.

Form: 99-4368

Miss Direct^h,t1⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 83

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules who pulled up in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good, 50/1) 52 days ago, tailed off when slow 3 out. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Work to do.

Form: 5000-8P

Small Money⁵³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: D E Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 83

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Clonmel (16f, heavy). Off 17 months and the betting is likely to prove an informative guide.

Form: 0009/

A La Carte^h⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 80

40/1

Seventeenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (66/1) at Down Royal (16.8f, good to soft) 93 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Miss Elizabeth Doyle but they look to hold stronger claims with Grizabella.

Form: 76080-0

Hollow Spark¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 80

14/1

13/2, respectable 11¾ lengths fifth of 13 to Grizabella in handicap hurdle at this course (16.7f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Not discounted for each-way purposes.

Form: P0/3645

Trenchtown Rock⁵⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-0| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: V T O'Brien| OR: 80| C

33/1

Veteran course winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. Eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.6f, good, 66/1) 58 days ago, never involved after 8 months off. Likely best watched.

Form: 600/05-0

Mason Lady^b1²⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁷⁾| T: S Slevin| OR: 80

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy, 66/1). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Declan Queally. Blinkered for 1st time. Reserve 1.

Form: 00080-

Non-Runners

Knocknaconnery¹⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 8

T: S Curling J: Phillip Enright

Be My Hero⁵⁸

Weight: 11-2| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Juke Box Rock¹⁹⁷

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

I Owe You One³¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Small Money (4/1), Onebrightbluerose (11/2), The Empty Kettel (11/2), Grizabella (6/1), Flashthelights (13/2), Depeche Mo (7/1), Inchiquin Maid (10/1), Be My Hero (10/1), Neev's Dream (12/1), Hollow Spark (14/1), I Owe You One (16/1), Juke Box Rock (16/1), Knocknaconnery (25/1), Trenchtown Rock (33/1), A La Carte (40/1), Mason Lady (50/1), Miss Direct (66/1)

GRIZABELLA and Onebrightbluerose both arrive on the back of impressive victories here 13 days ago, the former narrowly selected to come out on top. The Empty Kettel and Flashthelights can also feature.