17:12 Wexford

Wednesday 27 May 2026

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Botanica International Rated Hurdle

Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 4m 14.00s

Colcannon^h²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Meade| OR: 125| BF

9/4

Smart bumper performer who belatedly built on the promise of his hurdling debut when winning 25-runner maiden at Fairyhouse (2m, soft) last month. Found his exuberance costing him a place when fifth at Punchestown (16.4f) latest and he's a likely player here.

Form: 326415/

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Ifiwerearichman^p1¹⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 125| D

12/1

Dual hurdles winner who improved for switch to chasing, opening his account at the second attempt at Punchestown (16.5f) in December 2024. Lightly raced and not had things go to plan in that sphere since and he's not discounted now returning to hurdling in a change of headgear.

Form: P31F3P/

Arch Empire²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 123| D

4/1

Landed a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle 13 months ago and plenty of creditable efforts on Flat/over hurdles followed last year. Resumed from 6 months off with a creditable seventh of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown 4 weeks ago. Each-way possibilities.

Form: 423497/

Sageborough^t1⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan| OR: 123| C

10/1

Made a winning debut in 14-runner maiden here (16.5f) in October. Has faced some stiff tasks subsequently, holding little chance at the weights when sixth at Cork (2m) 52 days ago. This more suitable with a tongue strap now added.

Form: 17F6/

Time Is A Thief^h³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

3/1

Runner-up in a point and left his hurdles debut form well behind tried in a first-time hood when readily landing an 11-runner Tramore maiden (2m) 37 days ago. Looked by no means the finished article then and he's very much the type to go on improving. Interesting.

Form: 2F1/

Moon Mission¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Tiernan Power Roche| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 114| D

13/2

Positive start in handicaps when third at Punchestown (21f, heavy) in January and back from a lesser display when opening his account in a Cork novice (17.3f) 17 days ago. This looks tougher, however.

Form: 36430/1

Berto Ramirez²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Brian Hayes| T: A McNamara| OR: 118| D

9/1

Fair Flat maiden who benefited from the return to much calmer waters when landing 19-runner Down Royal maiden (17.4f) 23 days ago. Not discounted back in stronger company.

Form: 5740/1

Non-Runners

Immutable²⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: J G Murphy J: Danny Mullins

Sonny May¹³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: D Hickey J: Mr J J Berry

Forecasts

Colcannon (9/4), Time Is A Thief (3/1), Arch Empire (4/1), Moon Mission (13/2), Immutable (8/1), Berto Ramirez (9/1), Sageborough (10/1), Ifiwerearichman (12/1), Sonny May (25/1)

TIME IS A THIEF left the form of his hurdles debut well behind equipped with a first-time hood when readily off the mark at Tramore 37 days ago. Looking far from the finished article then, he's very much of interest again with the prospect of more to come. Colcannon and the returning Ifiwerearichman are others to consider, as is Down Royal scorer Berto Ramirez.