17:30 Wexford

Friday 4 April 2025

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Visit Wexford Beginners Chase

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 4m 10.90s

Aeros Luck^t³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell| BF| D

13/2

Fairly useful hurdler. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Fell in minor event chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft, 2/1) on debut over fences 32 days ago. Stable in good form.

Form: 32098F

Aspire Tower³³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 146| D

4/1

Useful chaser. Creditable third of 6 in minor event hurdle at Leopardstown (18.3f, good to soft, 11/4) 33 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase. Bold show likely.

Form: 2F-1393

Clarens^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin| CD

33/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Navan in November. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at this C&D (good to soft) 18 days ago. Makes chase debut.

Form: 755105

Harsh²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

20/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 100/1, seventeenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Back down in trip for this chase debut. What's Up Darling appears to be the stable No 1.

Form: 946000

Lisnagar Fortune³²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: W P Mullins| OR: 126| D

11/1

Useful hurdler. Useful winner at 17f over hurdles. 11/2, second of 7 in minor event chase at Leopardstown (17f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Stable saddles a stronger candidate in Westport Cove.

Form: 321-082

Run For Harry^t¹⁰⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: Mrs G Callaghan| D

33/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 2 wins from 6 runs this season. Bit below form seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.1f, good, 15/2) 104 days ago. Switches from hurdles to chase.

Form: 110347

Westport Cove^h,t⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins| OR: 138| D

6/4

Useful chaser. Good second of 15 in novice chase (8/1) at Thurles (16f, good) 57 days ago. Yard having good spell. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 398-442

What's Up Darling²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| OR: 137| D

10/3

Useful chaser. Brought down in handicap chase (22/1) at Cheltenham (20.6f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 24235B

Non-Runners

Maidenstreetprince⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: C Byrnes J: Philip Byrnes

Forecasts

Westport Cove (6/4), What's Up Darling (10/3), Aspire Tower (4/1), Aeros Luck (13/2), Maidenstreetprince (10/1), Lisnagar Fortune (11/1), Harsh (20/1), Clarens (33/1), Run For Harry (33/1)

The drop back to 2m now returned to fences is a plus for ASPIRE TOWER, who gave it a good shot from the front when third in a decent race over hurdles at Leopardstow last month. The 9-y-o is taken to open his account in this sphere. Westport Cove and What's Up Darling are feared most in that order of preference.