18:15 Wexford

Friday 7 July 2017

All17:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:45

Mary Barry's Seafood Bar Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 3m 52.90s

1^st

Nulife

511-10

9/1

T: D HoganJ: D G Hogan

Led early, prominent, squeezed for room 2 out, led again and stayed on best run-in tchd 8/1

2^nd

1 ½

Omega Springs

911-1

13/2

T: L CaseyJ: Sean Flanagan

Held up, 13th from 4th, closed 3 out, ridden to chase winner and kept on same pace run-in op 5/1

3^rd

1 ¾

Mr Moondance

611-11

4/1f

T: M M McNiffJ: D R Fox

Held up, took keen hold, 9th from 4th, progress and impeded 2 out, kept on without matching 1st 2 run-in tchd 7/2

4^th

nse

Yes Man

1211-0

25/1

T: D CullenJ: J S McGarvey

Chased leaders, slight mistake 5th, pushed along briefly next, kept on well run-in

5^th

Drakaina

611-10

5/1

T: Paul PowerJ: Mr P Power (5)

Mid-division, progress to get on terms 2 out, gained narrow lead before last, soon headed and no extra, one pace op 6/1

6^th

3 ½

Touch Of Gold

411-5

5/1

T: M KennedyJ: P D Kennedy (3)

Held up, 12th from 4th, closed up 3 out on outer, soon bumped, on terms 2 out, narrowly headed before last, no extra, one pace op 9/2 tchd 6/1

7^th

Global Racing

410-12

33/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Brian Hayes

Held up, slight mistake 6th, chased leaders and slight mistake 3 out, kept on same pace from before last

8^th

1 ¼

Eric The Third

811-0

14/1

T: P J RothwellJ: J P O'Sullivan (7)

Chased leaders, prominent when slightly impeded before straight, soon lost place and no impression op 16/1

9^th

3 ¼

Brog Deas Nua

611-12

16/1

T: M McCabeJ: J M Moore

Soon led, slight mistake 1st, joined and mistake 2 out, soon headed, no impression and slight mistake last, no extra op 14/1

10^th

St Peter's Square

611-11

15/2

T: E DoyleJ: B J Foley (7)

Chased leaders, on terms 2 out, headed when not fluent last, no extra op 16/1

11^th

8 ½

Jackapies Bay

910-11

66/1

T: T P O'ConnorJ: G N Fox

Soon mid-division, no impression before 2 out

12^th

Baily Sunset

611-3

25/1

T: M F MorrisJ: A Ring (3)

Soon in rear, slight mistake 2nd, reminders 4th, no impression approaching straight, soon no extra

13^th

Cappacurry Sox

610-11

66/1

T: L YoungJ: D P Holden (7)

Chased leaders, not always fluent jumping, pushed along briefly from 4th, soon improved to be prominent, lost place and no impression from 3 out, soon no extra, tailed off

Also Ran

Riverside Bridge

511-0

10/1

T: W J BurkeJ: Donagh Meyler (3)

Slight mistake 1st, mid-division best, no impression from 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 8/1

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Non-Runners

Antonio Joli¹³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 1

I Will Follow¹⁴⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: M Brassil J: Reserve 2

Barossa Pearl¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: P Coffey J: Reserve 3

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€11.80Pl:€2.90, €2.50, €1.50EX:€100.10Trifecta:€873.60Tricast:€278.26SF:€66.27

Forecasts

Mr Moondance (4/1), Drakaina (5/1), Touch Of Gold (5/1), I Will Follow (11/2), Omega Springs (13/2), Antonio Joli (7/1), St Peter's Square (15/2), Nulife (9/1), Riverside Bridge (10/1), Eric The Third (14/1), Brog Deas Nua (16/1), Yes Man (25/1), Baily Sunset (25/1), Barossa Pearl (25/1), Global Racing (33/1), Jackapies Bay (66/1), Cappacurry Sox (66/1)

Both Mr Moondance and Touch Of Gold command much respect despite steadily climbing up the weights. The former was an impressive winner over C&D in May and that form looks strong with the runner up successful since, but he does have an 8lb higher mark to contend with. The four-year-old filly Touch Of Gold might ideally need further but she's been in fine fettle lately and deserves to get her head in front at some stage soon. However, a chance is taken on OMEGA SPRINGS. He promises to be competitive from his current mark (won from 2lb lower at Gowran in September) and gave notice that he was on the way back when finishing strongly (fourth) on his most recent outing.