14:05 Wexford

Monday 26 October 2020

All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:25

Dan & May Arnold Memorial Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 21.20s

1^st

Final Orders

410-11

7/1

T: G DonnellyJ: Simon Torrens (2)

Rear of mid-division, slight mistake 1st, headway into 4th 3 out, led and ridden entering straight, strongly pressed 2 out, stayed on well under pressure run-in op 8/1

2^nd

1 ½

Handsworth

511-13

6/1

T: J P DempseyJ: B Browne

Rear of mid-division, headway into 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th entering straight, no impression on leaders 2 out, closer in 3rd when slight mistake at last, improved into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on without threatening winner close home op 11/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Union Park

410-11

25/1

T: P J RothwellJ: J P O'Sullivan (4)

In rear, closer in 7th 3 out, headway into 2nd travelling well entering straight, ridden in close 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner after last, 3rd and kept on same pace inside final furlong op 20/1

4^th

2 ¼

Peace Party

810-11

9/1

T: D McDonoghJ: R P Treacy

Tracked clear leader in 2nd, slight mistakes 3rd and 6th, led before 8th, ridden and headed entering straight, 3rd 2 out, soon no impression in 4th op 10/1

5^th

7 ½

Crazyheart

912-0

9/1

T: P NolanJ: Adam Williams (4)

Tracked leaders, 3rd 3 out, soon ridden and no impression op 11/1 tchd 17/2

6^th

Shes Flat Tothemat

711-11

6/1

T: M WintersJ: Gary Noonan (4)

Tracked leaders, close 2nd before 8th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened op 3/1

7^th

Sirjack Thomas

511-7

7/2

T: A McGuinnessJ: C P McNamara

Always towards rear, pushed along briefly at 6th, no impression from 3 out, never a factor op 10/3

Also Ran

Clody Valley

511-3

10/3f

T: Miss E DoyleJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Mid-division, ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up after 3 out tchd 7/2

Justice Ears

711-2

28/1

T: D P DunneJ: D J Hand (4)

Took keen hold and soon well clear, slight mistake 5th, reduced advantage 7th, headed before 8th, weakened rapidly, pulled up before 3 out op 22/1

Milalee

510-8

33/1

T: C O'KeeffeJ: A McCurtin

Mid-division, weakened 6th, pulled up after 3 out op 28/1 tchd 40/1

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Non-Runners

Breezy Bell¹²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: E Cawley J: C D Timmons

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€10.70Pl:€3.60, €3.30, €8.30EX:€58.80Trifecta:€543.40Tricast:€997.02SF:€47.85

Forecasts

Breezy Bell (5/2), Clody Valley (10/3), Sirjack Thomas (7/2), Handsworth (6/1), Shes Flat Tothemat (6/1), Final Orders (7/1), Peace Party (9/1), Crazyheart (9/1), Union Park (25/1), Justice Ears (28/1), Milalee (33/1)

This sharp track will play to the strengths of four-time Flat winner SIRJACK THOMAS, who posted his best effort yet in this sphere when fifth in a Punchestown handicap last time. He makes plenty of appeal off the same mark. Breezy Bell was ahead of the selection at Punchestown but she's been raised 2 lb and, morever, the slower ground here is not ideal. Union Park is most interesting ot the rest.

SIRJACK THOMAS (IRE)
BREEZY BELL (GER)
UNION PARK (FR)

Previous Winners

2019

Shumaker

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 7

J: Darragh O'Keeffe | T: Paul Traynor

9/10

Prize Money

1st: €6,600.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,100.004th: €550.005th: €330.006th: €219.00