18:20 Wexford

Friday 3 July 2026

All16:4717:2017:5018:2018:5219:2520:0020:30

Curracloe Beach Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:21 | Winning time: 5m 52.60s

Benner Wenner³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

5/1

12/1 and in need of the experience when eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (2¾m, good) on debut 39 days ago. Can take a step forward.

Form: 8

Doctor Elvis^b1⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 117

8/15

Fairly useful hurdler. Good second of 8 in novice at Cork (3m) in May. Blinkers replace cheekpieces. The clear form pick.

Form: 64220-2

Glenary Prince²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor| T: H De Bromhead

7/2

Built on debut seventh with fourth of 11 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (3m) 26 days ago. May do better still.

Form: 7-4

Phoenix Lights^p1²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Harvey| T: D M Christie

100/1

66/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19f, good) on debut 27 days ago. Goes up in trip with cheekpieces added.

Form: P

The Boysofairhill²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: Patrick Cronin| D

28/1

Point winner but yet to offer much in a couple of bumpers and when eleventh on his hurdles debut at Sligo (2¼m, soft) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 5P1-580

Bridgie Browne^t⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W J Martin

100/1

Well held in a pair of bumpers, tongue tied when eleventh here in May. Makes hurdles debut stepped up markedly in trip.

Form: 8-0

Im A Dream Twister⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr B T Stone⁽⁷⁾| T: Brendan Walsh

33/1

Getaway mare. Half-sister to numerous winners, including French hurdler/chaser My Name Is Nick and French hurdler/chase winner Kingalola. Pulled up both starts in points, latest in May. Much more is needed now going hurdling.

Form: P/P

Mayo Shirocco²²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C Bowe| OR: 89| D

11/1

Winning pointer. Has twice failed to build on debut fifth at Punchestown, evens when only sixth of 8 in novice hurdle at Tramore (17f) 14 months ago. Has her fitness to prove now.

Form: 1546/23-

Pacy Macie⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr B J Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Walsh

40/1

Elusive Pimpernel mare. Dam, fairly useful 2½m-3m hurdle winner, is a half-sister to bumper winner Alexander Seaview. Runner-up in points so can't be discounted starting out in this sphere.

Form: 52P-

Talas Kera¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Carr| OR: 79

40/1

Fourth on bumper debut here last July but hasn't progressed, coming in a well-held fifth of 8 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f) 18 days ago.

Form: 783P-75

Vangaway²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Gunn

200/1

No show on all her 3 runs over hurdles, only eleventh of 17 for new handler in novice at Punchestown (19f) 27 days ago.

Form: 00-0

Non-Runners

Spill A Drop⁴⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: R K Watson J: Calum Hogan

Young Doran³⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Mambo Du Large¹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 4

T: M K Flannery J: Conor Stone-Walsh

Forecasts

Doctor Elvis (8/15), Young Doran (7/4), Glenary Prince (7/2), Benner Wenner (5/1), Mayo Shirocco (11/1), Spill A Drop (25/1), The Boysofairhill (28/1), Im A Dream Twister (33/1), Pacy Macie (40/1), Talas Kera (40/1), Mambo Du Large (66/1), Phoenix Lights (100/1), Bridgie Browne (100/1), Vangaway (200/1)

Gordon Elliott's DOCTOR ELVIS brings some fairly useful form to the table and is hard to oppose in his bid to get off the mark at the eighth attempt. Young Doran made a promising start when runner-up at Ballinrobe and appeals as much the biggest threat, while the Henry de Bromhead-trained duo Glenary Prince and Benner Wenner can fight it out for minor honours.