16:30 Wexford

Monday 17 March 2025

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Racing Again Friday 4th April Handicap Chase (0-100)

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 5m 14.50s

Malton Groove^t³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 96

10/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. 33/1, tenth of 13 in handicap chase at Navan (23.8f, heavy) 36 days ago.

Form: 935090

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Bite That¹¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 95

8/1

One win from 36 NH runs. Twenty three runs since last win in 2022. 7/2, creditable second of 13 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) 111 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 402222

Gali Flight³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 95

14/1

Remains a maiden after 32 NH runs. Tenth of 13 in handicap chase at Clonmel (16.7f, soft, 18/1) 32 days ago.

Form: 28F7P-0

Junot^p⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Winters| OR: 92| C

11/4

14/1, good fifth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, soft) 99 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 158685

Letters To Juliet^h,t⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey| OR: 92

9/1

5/1, fell in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, good to soft) 93 days ago. Makes chase debut. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 06-36UF

Gustavo Goodway^b²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 91

16/1

Hampered and unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.2f, good, 20/1) on Saturday. Switches from hurdles to chase. Claims on the form he showed when third in a Gowran handicap chase in October.

Form: 03890U

Blue In The West¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor| T: E F Gallagher| OR: 90

12/1

Bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.9f, heavy, 15/2) 18 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: P3-0P27

Doyen Flyer⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 84

5/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy, 13/2) 9 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 556058

Kiln Time^b,t⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D H Kelly| OR: 83| C

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 28/1, ninth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, heavy) 9 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 7-P0P09

Well Loved^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Cian Quirke⁽³⁾| T: Paul Power| OR: 76

6/1

10/1, first run since leaving Elizabeth Doyle when 13½ lengths eleventh of 16 to Volez Vous in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 18 days ago, inadequate test. Makes chase debut.

Form: F3/70-10

Da Big Fella¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-3| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: Eamon Courtney| OR: 73

7/1

One win from 32 NH runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. 18/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: 356P03

Non-Runners

Get It Right²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: S Aherne J: Sean O'Keeffe

Volez Vous¹⁸

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: D Deacon J: Philip Byrnes

Forecasts

Junot (11/4), Doyen Flyer (5/1), Well Loved (6/1), Volez Vous (6/1), Da Big Fella (7/1), Bite That (8/1), Letters To Juliet (9/1), Malton Groove (10/1), Blue In The West (12/1), Gali Flight (14/1), Get It Right (14/1), Kiln Time (16/1), Gustavo Goodway (16/1)

BITE THAT's strike-rate hardly makes him bet compelling but he enjoyed a good spell when last seen at the end of 2024 and have his consistency rewarded now. Recent Clonmel third Da Big Fella should get involved again, while Volez Vous should also have a say if taking to chasing at the first time of asking.