15:35 Wexford

Saturday 17 May 2025

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Slaney River Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 4m 20.6s

Swelltime¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Byrnes| T: W J O'Doherty| OR: 100

22/1

14/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (15.5f, good) 23 days ago. Needs to raise his game.

Form: 410007-

Kaikoura^h³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 98

12/1

125/1, tenth of 13 in novice chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdle for handicap debut. Open to improvement with hood refitted.

Form: U66280-

Cregane Ned⁴²⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 97

20/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (22.9f, heavy). Off 14 months. Down in trip.

Form: 455774/

Jerrari^p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 96

15/2

Showed a bit more than previously when of 7 in maiden at Bellewstown (17.2f, good, 18/1) 35 days ago.

Form: U79504-

Phoenix Cowboy^t1³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 96

15/2

Remains a maiden over jumps but shaped as if still in good form when fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft, 9/2) 37 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Can go well again.

Form: 067435-

A Nod To Getaway^v,t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 95| CD

6/1

C&D winner. One win from 21 NH runs. Good second of 18 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Cork (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago, no match for winner. Should remain competitive.

Form: 560232-

Baron Blake²³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Gilligan| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 98

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 125/1, ninth of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Listowel (16f, good). Off 7 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut and should be capable of better.

Form: 5499-

Lough Nigara¹⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: E Griffin| OR: 90

3/1

7/1, fourth of 10 in handicap chase at Limerick (17.7f, soft) on debut over fences 142 days ago, inadequate test. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Matthew A. Daly. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0334/64-

Splendid Choice^p³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 89

6/1

Good fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft, 25/1) 37 days ago. Possibilities with a repeat.

Form: 80P064-

Set The Tone^t³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: R P Treacy| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 94

25/1

17/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.5f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 360640-

Newport^p,t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: H Morgan| T: E Doyle| OR: 87

12/1

9/1 and blinkers on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good) 35 days ago, struggling 4 out. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 80479P-

Like A Bumblebee²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: E Walsh| T: M Winters| OR: 86

40/1

33/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Remains with little form.

Form: 9780F0-

Boston Bongo^p1,t1¹⁰⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: R Deegan| T: E Sheehy| OR: 84

33/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 5/1) 109 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Barry Fitzgerald. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 92/P0F4-

I'm For Home⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Mike O'Connor| T: R K Watson| OR: 78

7/1

Maiden who ran one of better races when third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good) 8 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 8/0640-3

Non-Runners

Knockraha Eagle¹²¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: Ian Donoghue J: Reserve 1

Diamond Dollar¹¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 2

Ricky Langford³⁴

Weight: 11-8| Age: 11

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lough Nigara (3/1), Splendid Choice (6/1), A Nod To Getaway (6/1), I'm For Home (7/1), Phoenix Cowboy (15/2), Jerrari (15/2), Ricky Langford (15/2), Kaikoura (12/1), Newport (12/1), Baron Blake (16/1), Cregane Ned (20/1), Diamond Dollar (20/1), Swelltime (22/1), Set The Tone (25/1), Knockraha Eagle (25/1), Boston Bongo (33/1), Like A Bumblebee (40/1)

PHOENIX COWBOY has been shaping up well lately and is taken to record a first win over jumps. A Nod To Getaway and Splendid Choice are a couple of potential threats.