14:45 Wexford

Monday 17 March 2025

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Visit Wexford Novice Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 4m 1.2s

Onlymammycanloveme¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: S Neville| OR: 112

8/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Career best when winning 17-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy, 9/4) 18 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 13431

Half A Chance⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 110| D

7/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Rejoined yard after leaving Miss Tara Lee Cogan. Makes handicap hurdle debut. One to consider.

Form: 2-814

Solsbury Hill¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 109| D

13/2

Career best when winning 18-runner novice hurdle (12/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 487541

Arch Hall^t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 105

25/1

18/1, below form sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 23 days ago. Booking of Flanagan a plus for this handicap hurdle debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 36-3P66

The Dawn³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: W J Burke| OR: 102

13/2

8/1, very good second of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16.1f, soft) 32 days ago, no match for winner. Enters calculations.

Form: 476-832

Tyson^h⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 101

6/1

Below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.7f, heavy, 9/2) 50 days ago. Good second on penultimate start at Fairyhouse and reproduction of that form would give him a real chance.

Form: 5-28027

Mercury Mission^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 100

12/1

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. Respectable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy, 11/2) 18 days ago, running on. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 5F3536

Tudor Manor¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 99

16/1

Bit below form seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 622/FF-7

Lakota Blue^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 107| BF

8/1

Fourth of 7 in juvenile hurdle (11/4) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 23 days ago, going off too hard. Live each-way chance.

Form: 237344

Navy Guitar^h,t1⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Mike O'Connor| T: A Murray| OR: 95

33/1

150/1, bit below form ninth of 17 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) 81 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time for this handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 056459

Imadpour¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Caragh Monaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 91

5/1

Good third of 17 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 800P83

Backfromtheraces^p1¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90

16/1

Below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Leopardstown (20f, good to soft) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 88-2399

La Tulipe Noire¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: Aengus King| OR: 90

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Seventh of 9 in handicap (150/1) at Dundalk (7f) 17 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 00-00

Onebrightbluerose^b¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: D King| T: Patrick Cronin| OR: 86| C

25/1

Course winner. One win from 22 NH runs. 12/1 and visored for 1st time, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 880808

Non-Runners

Mooretown Lad¹⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

Esticky End²¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: Tom McGuinness J: Reserve 2

Bayrann⁴⁹

Weight: 12-2| Age: 6

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Imadpour (5/1), Tyson (6/1), Solsbury Hill (13/2), The Dawn (13/2), Half A Chance (7/1), Onlymammycanloveme (8/1), Lakota Blue (8/1), Mercury Mission (12/1), Backfromtheraces (16/1), Tudor Manor (16/1), Onebrightbluerose (25/1), Arch Hall (25/1), Navy Guitar (33/1), La Tulipe Noire (66/1)

The two who appeal most are THE DAWN and Tyson, both of whom have fewer miles on the clock than sixteen-race maiden Mercury Mission. The last-named is respected despite his 0-16 record and a strongly-run race at this trip would certainly aid his cause, but The Dawn found just one too good on his handicap debut at Clonmel and is taken to get his head in front this time. Tyson failed to fire at Naas but has to be of interest judged on his improved effort at Fairyhouse on New Year's Day.