19:47 Wexford

Thursday 24 July 2025

All16:3517:1017:4518:1518:4719:1719:4720:17

WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:47 | Winning time: 4m 11.00s

Redcliff Glen⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 98

33/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in October. 200/1, last of 7 in maiden at Killarney (14.2f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 010F40-

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Kaikoura^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 96

11/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, very good third of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.2f, good to soft, 13/2) 20 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 6280-63

Only A Dollar^h²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 93

12/1

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at this course (17.2f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 9P8-3F6

You Played Well^t1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: K Purcell| OR: 97

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 12 in handicap (22/1) at Tramore (12f, good) 16 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 70-90

Quinn The Eskimo⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 92| BF| D

9/2

Winner in hurdle at Down Royal in May. Twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19.2f, good, 85/40) 56 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 0004-10

Paul's Dream⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins| OR: 90

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (17f, good to soft) 57 days ago.

Form: 860P-7

Applejack Poet¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: Liz Doyle| OR: 89| D

12/1

7/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.9f, good) 17 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 795-33P

Menas Miracle^t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Stone-Walsh| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 88| CD

3/1

8/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at this course (17.2f, good to soft) 20 days ago, readily. Hit with a 10 lb rise.

Form: 0840-21

Lily's Choice⁵²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Cian Quirke| T: D H Kelly| OR: 83| BF

22/1

Respectable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle (11/2) at Thurles (22.4f, soft). Off 17 months. Down in trip.

Form: 008636/

Pleasureofpressure²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 83

9/2

10/1, creditable 9¾ lengths fourth of 14 to Menas Miracle in handicap hurdle at this course (17.2f, good to soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 0000-44

Lady Leanora^h¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: R A Berry⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Doyle| OR: 82

125/1

Hood on for 1st time in this code, eleventh of 12 in handicap (50/1) at Tramore (12f, good) 16 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 0000/9-0

Dontdooddson³⁸

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: D Collins| OR: 72| D

25/1

Twenty six runs since last win in 2021. 25/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good) 38 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0993-50

Lauro Lady²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: W J McLernon| OR: 72

66/1

26 lengths eighth of 14 to Menas Miracle in handicap hurdle at this course (17.2f, good to soft, 66/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 007-708

Monnow Valley^t⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 72

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, fifth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, good to soft) 54 days ago.

Form: 000-65

Non-Runners

Hope She Flies¹⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 5

T: B Cawley J: Reserve 1

Kazbek¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Menas Miracle (3/1), Pleasureofpressure (9/2), Quinn The Eskimo (9/2), Kaikoura (11/2), Paul's Dream (15/2), Only A Dollar (12/1), Applejack Poet (12/1), Kazbek (14/1), Hope She Flies (20/1), Lily's Choice (22/1), Dontdooddson (25/1), Monnow Valley (25/1), You Played Well (28/1), Redcliff Glen (33/1), Lauro Lady (66/1), Lady Leanora (125/1)

The vote goes to KAIKOURA, who looked a big threat before losing momentum at the second-last here earlier this month and he is appealing off the same mark. If over whatever caused him to run so poorly at Limerick, Quinn The Eskimo will be a serious player and Menas Miracle also merits plenty of respect, despite going up 10 lb for her C&D success last time.