17:51 Wexford

Friday 7 August 2026

All16:4517:1617:5118:2619:0119:3620:11

Neville Hotels Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 180y  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:51  |   Winning time: 3m 59.60s
1st
Horse silk
7
6/1
T: E GriffinJ: Peter Smithers (7)
Made all, 1 length advantage halfway, pushed along and asserted 2 out, kept on well run-in op 8/1 and tchd 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
6
1
711-12
5/1
T: Gerard O'LearyJ: Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along and slightly hampered when left 4th approaching straight, went 3rd 2 out, ridden and 2nd at last, no impression on winner and kept on one pace op 11/2 tchd 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
4 ½
4
9/2
T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along approaching straight and no impression on winner after 2 out, 3rd and no extra run-in op 11/2 tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
10/1
T: D HoganJ: Daniel King
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and left 3rd approaching straight, 4th and no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace op 9/1
5th
Horse silk
21
5
10/3f
T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin
Towards rear, detached and no impression before 4 out, kept on one pace in straight to go moderate 5th closing stages op 5/2
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
8/1
T: G ElliottJ: Josh Williamson (5)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 6th 3 out, soon ridden and no extra op 7/1
7th
Horse silk
30
6
25/1
T: D H KellyJ: Sean Flanagan
Always towards rear, never a factor, detached and no impression before 4 out, pushed along and no extra approaching straight, tailed off op 22/1

Also Ran

T: J C McConnellJ: Alex Harvey
Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, headway into 3rd 3 out, tracked leaders travelling well when slipped up approaching straight op 7/2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.00Pl:€1.80, €1.80, €1.30EX:€35.80Trifecta:€204.60Tricast:€148.60SF:€36.81

Forecasts

Shaboozee (10/3), Wonderfulwonderful (4/1), Ma Belle Etoile (9/2), Jabbar (5/1), Splashing Out (6/1), Mode Avion (8/1), Tassarolo (10/1), Now So Jake (25/1)

Verdict

SHABOOZEE looked firmly on the up over hurdles last season and is taken to make a winning return for a yard still in excellent order. Jabbar has a bit to find on form but is consistent and gets the benefit of a good-value conditional, so rates the main danger, while Mode Avion is also respected.

  1. SHABOOZEE (IRE)
  2. JABBAR (IRE)
  3. MODE AVION (FR)

Previous Winners

2025
Mercury Mission
Weight: 10-6  |Age: 6
6/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €999.005th: €600.006th: €401.00

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