14:15 Wexford

Saturday 8 August 2026

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Wexford Fillies Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 3m 56.50s

Banner Beauty^t1⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Buckley

33/1

Fair Flat winner for this yard but well held both starts this year. Fitted with a first-time tongue tie for hurdle debut.

Form:

Casheldale Lass²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: A Kinirons

14/1

Fair Flat winner but might be more one for handicaps over hurdles based on her first attempt at Sligo 4 weeks ago.

Form: 8

Tell The Boys^h⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Kevin Sexton| T: D Queally

11/8

Listowel bumper winner in May. Shaped as if amiss with a tongue tie (which is quickly discarded) added to her hood at Roscommon a week later. Freshened up ahead of this switch to hurdles. Every chance if she can translate her best bumper form to the new discipline.

Form: 4-216

Baby Pearl²⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

7/1

11/2, eighth of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (17f, heavy) on debut in December. Off since. In good hands and possible she could prove a different proposition on her return.

Form: 8-

Ballyhahill^p1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

50/1

Fourth on Limerick hurdle debut in March but well held in a another maiden hurdle and a bumper since. Needs first-time cheekpieces to have a positive effect.

Form: 47-0

Felicity Smoak²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 99

15/8

Fair hurdler. Fit from Flat, good return to hurdling when third of 16 in handicap at Cork (2½m, good) 29 days ago. Sets the standard.

Form: 58760-3

Kingside Lady³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Alex Harvey| T: J C McConnell| BF

33/1

Point winner. Thirteenth of 16 in bumper at Bellewstown (17f, good) on Rules debut 35 days ago but the fact she went off at 3/1 suggests better was expected. Wastes no time switching to hurdles.

Form: 10

Shakita^t1³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Danny Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 89

200/1

Little form on the Flat/over hurdles.

Form: 800-C

Sonas

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Dylan Whelan⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

12/1

Walk In The Park half-sister to useful hurdler Skyace and fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser Still Ciel. Dam unraced. Darragh O'Keeffe is on the yard's other runner but still interesting to see what the betting makes of her.

Form:

Staywitherjohnny⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

10/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. A watching brief is advised on hurdle debut.

Form:

Willows Word^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Alix Balfe⁽⁷⁾| T: P Rooney

66/1

Poet's Word filly. Dam French 1½m/13f winner. Wears tongue strap on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Ribadora¹

Weight: 10-8| Age: 4

T: E McCarthy J: Gary Noonan

Forecasts

Tell The Boys (11/8), Felicity Smoak (15/8), Baby Pearl (7/1), Staywitherjohnny (10/1), Sonas (12/1), Casheldale Lass (14/1), Kingside Lady (33/1), Banner Beauty (33/1), Ballyhahill (50/1), Ribadora (50/1), Willows Word (66/1), Shakita (200/1)

It might be worth siding with Listowel bumper winner TELL THE BOYS to get the better of Felicity Smoak, who is clear form pick of those with hurdle experience but sets no more than a fair standard. Banner Beauty could also have a say if she can translate her Flat ability to hurdling.