October 30 / 16.50 Wexford

16.50

Soft

Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £8428.57
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 7 runners
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Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

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7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £1.90
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 714-22 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 1lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Much better chaser than hurdler; holds a leading chance after neck second at Limerick last Sunday on only her second run after a break; second in a Listowel novice event was a promising return to action.
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10th

2

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:05 Limerick

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11st 4lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Eoin Doyle

Three-time chase winner is 2-24 over timber, including a win here on heavy over 2m4f; rated 22lb higher over fences but has been out of sorts since winning a handicap chase at Kilbeggan in June; first time cheekpieces and tongue tie combination needs to spark a revival.

20/1

10th

2

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:05 Limerick

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11st 4lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Eoin Doyle

Three-time chase winner is 2-24 over timber, including a win here on heavy over 2m4f; rated 22lb higher over fences but has been out of sorts since winning a handicap chase at Kilbeggan in June; first time cheekpieces and tongue tie combination needs to spark a revival.

20/1

8th

2

19th Jan 2025

Good

2m 5f 186y

14:35 Thurles

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11st 8lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Eoin Doyle

Struggling for form over hurdles of late and has a tough task from her 24lb higher chase mark.

20/1

11/2

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 14157- D

Last run: 232 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Showing a liking for left-handed tracks and this trip in winning handicaps at Navan and at Naas in the middle of last season; possibly too high as a result and lacks a recent run, but could not be ruled out .
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13

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 193y

13:00 Punchestown

Handsworth

11st 4lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: J P Dempsey

Has won twice over fences but has struggled since returning from a 587 day layoff; impossible to make a case for on his banks debut.

50/1

13

3rd Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

3m 0f 193y

13:00 Punchestown

Handsworth

11st 4lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: J P Dempsey

Has won twice over fences but has struggled since returning from a 587 day layoff; impossible to make a case for on his banks debut.

50/1

11th

6

25th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 2f 0y

13:03 Fairyhouse

Handsworth

11st 9lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: J P Dempsey

Dual winner over fences at around 2m4f; well beaten in three starts this season, including when pulling up the last twice; doesn't look suited to this sort of stamina test.

33/1

Form: -P2343 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Three-time chase winner who has failed to exploit much lower hurdles mark on last two starts; chase form has included a wide-margin defeat of Pat Coyne at Tramore in April, but that opponent is much-improved.
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11th

7

7th Jun 2024

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:20 Clonmel

Presenting Point

11st 5lb

J: Mr J Aherne

T: A M O’Grady

Triple chase winner but has lost his form badly over hurdles and fences, so isn't easy to fancy at present.

40/1

13th

3

31st May 2024

Soft

2m 5f 145y

19:50 Tramore

Presenting Point

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: A M O’Grady

Either pulled up or tailed off in five runs for this yard and 0-16 over timber; hard to recommend.

20/1

4

13th May 2024

Good

2m 4f 100y

19:10 Killarney

Presenting Point

11st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: A M O’Grady

Three-time winner, in best form just over two years ago; badly out of form in two runs during the winter; needs to show signs of a revival.

20/1

Form: 472311 D

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 127

Form & Verdict
Progressive; should go well despite a 14lb rise for wins at Tramore and Listowel; has improved sufficiently to have a realistic chance of reversing form with Presenting Point who beat him decisively at Tramore in the spring.
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4th

2

16th Aug 2024

Good

2m 5f 0y

19:48 Tramore

Pat Coyne

11st 10lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: John Queally

Locally trained three-time course winner including over C&D; that C&D win came for this jockey in April 2023 off 97; good run off current mark when fourth over 21.5f here back in April; best run since came at Wexford last time out when beaten 7.5l in first-time blinkers; they are retained and he has to be considered.

10/1

Form: 9-6520

Last run: 55 days

W: 10st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Has been struggling since recording back-to-back wins in the opening months of 2021; figure 2 in his recent form is deceptive since he was beaten a huge distance and there were no other finishers.
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12

2nd Mar 2025

Yielding

3m 4f 61y

16:37 Leopardstown

Weihnachts

10st 7lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: P J Rothwell

Was gaining fourth chase win when beating Marronstown over 3m2f at Down Royal last season off 97; below best in two starts since, running no sort of race at Navan last month; hard to be confident in.

20/1

12

9th Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 175y

16:20 Navan

Weihnachts

10st 9lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

in rear, detached 4th, joined main group halfway, not fluent 5 out

5/1

12

9th Feb 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 7f 175y

16:20 Navan

Weihnachts

10st 9lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

in rear, detached 4th, joined main group halfway, not fluent 5 out

5/1

Form: 063414 C

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 5lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Course hurdles winner in May; 4lb higher than when winning first handicap chase at Tipperary early in the month; remote last of four finishers in a Cork novice event two weeks ago, but this is more like her level.
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6

21st Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 0y

19:37 Killarney

Good As Hell

11st 0lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

Six chase wins including this race in 2023; has been regressive this year and was poor at Galway last time; coming back here may help, though.

14/1

7th

12

3rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 2f 54y

15:30 Galway

Good As Hell

10st 4lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

Best known as a four-time winner at Tipperary; not at best there in race won by Arctic Fly and previously tailed off at Kilbeggan.

25/1

8

1st Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 120y

14:18 Tipperary

Good As Hell

11st 3lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

Four of her six chase wins have come at this track but she has been mostly well below her best lately and others appeal more.

16/1

Form: -14412 BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 11st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Beaten off 16lb lower over hurdles last time following a pleasing 2m3f Kilbeggan win on chase debut; opening mark seems fairly high, but he is unexposed in chasing terms relative to his opponents.
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1st

3

13th Jul 2025

Good

2m 1f 90y

15:35 Sligo

Sargent Lightfoot

11st 1lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Adrian Murray

Rated 6lb lower over hurdles; solid second at Ballinrobe over fences when last seen (2m3f, good); less impressive in two hurdle starts this year, last seen over timber with a midfield finish at the Punchestown festival (2m, yielding); this distance is likely his minimum.

13/2

2nd

8

26th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 136y

19:00 Ballinrobe

Sargent Lightfoot

10st 10lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Adrian Murray

In good form over both hurdles and fences last summer on good ground, winning over hurdles at Punchestown; runner-up over fences at Limerick in March; unplaced twice over hurdles more recently.

10/1

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Payout
Exacta €11.00
Straight Forecast €12.52
Trifecta €54.40

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