15:00 Wexford

Friday 17 March 2017

All14:2015:0015:4016:2016:5517:2517:55

Lad, Murform, McCrea & Raptic Ltd. Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 4m 24.10s

1^st

Crossed My Mind

511-4

5/2

T: A L T MooreJ: J S McGarvey

Tracked leaders, 5th from 4th, closer order travelling smoothly before straight, challenged and on terms 2 out, soon led, stayed on well to assert run-in, easily op 9/4

2^nd

4 ½

Monotype

511-12

9/4

T: P NolanJ: G N Fox

Tracked leaders, 3rd from 4th, pushed along from 3 out, disputed 2nd at last and no impression, one pace

3^rd

3 ½

Finnegan's Hollow

811-4

25/1

T: G M DoyleJ: Brian Hayes

Prominent, close up and disputed lead from 2nd, slight mistake 4th, led early straight, joined 2 out, soon headed and one pace last op 33/1

4^th

1 ¾

Foxearth

611-4

2/1f

T: H De BromheadJ: A E Lynch

Led, led and disputed from 2nd, not fluent 5th and reminder, pushed along from 3 out, headed early straight, slight mistake 2 out, dropped to 4th before last and slight mistake, no extra op 9/4

5^th

Off The Hoof

910-11

20/1

T: P CorkeryJ: B J Foley (7)

Chased leaders, 6th from 4th, closed up before 3 out on inner, soon not much room briefly and pushed along, one pace 2 out op 50/1

6^th

Fr Captain Murphy

511-4

33/1

T: Michael John MurphyJ: B T O'Connell

Chased leaders, 7th from 4th where slight mistake, no impression from 3 out, kept on same pace op 50/1

7^th

Euro Bond

710-11

33/1

T: W J BurkeJ: A Ring (3)

A little keen early, towards rear, 9th from 4th, slight mistakes 6th, slight mistake 3 out and no impression, kept on same pace

8^th

3 ½

Mickey Flanagan

511-4

14/1

T: P NolanJ: L P Dempsey

Held up, 8th from 4th, not fluent 5th, under pressure and no impression from 3 out

9^th

8 ½

Celtic Symphony

511-4

33/1

T: S FaheyJ: R P Treacy (5)

Held up, a little keen, 10th from 4th, not fluent 4 out, no impression from next

10^th

9 ½

Wilton Star

510-11

66/1

T: P M ClokeJ: S G McDermott

Tracked leaders, a little keen, 4th from 4th, dropped to moderate 6th from 3 out, soon no extra

Also Ran

Go Be A Hero

611-4

66/1

T: T CumminsJ: C D Maxwell

Held up in rear, no impression 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Play The Part⁷⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: W M Roper J: R Loughran

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.70Pl:€1.02, €1.02, €4.60EX:€8.70Trifecta:€76.30SF:€8.42

Forecasts

Foxearth (2/1), Monotype (9/4), Crossed My Mind (5/2), Mickey Flanagan (14/1), Off The Hoof (20/1), Finnegan's Hollow (25/1), Play The Part (25/1), Fr Captain Murphy (33/1), Euro Bond (33/1), Celtic Symphony (33/1), Wilton Star (66/1), Go Be A Hero (66/1)

Given the high number of apparent no-hopers in the field, this seems to be FOXEARTH's to lose. Henry de Bromhead's charge must overcome a fair break in order to be successful today, but he was incredibly unlucky not to win a similar contest on his most recent racecourse appearance. Crossed My Mind's fourth place to Melon in January is the stand-out piece of form in the field and he has to be considered, as well as Monotype, who would surely hit the frame on the basis of his form on the Flat.