15.05
SoftThank You Val O’Connell From All At Wexford Racecourse Opportunity Handicap Hurdle
- Prize money: £5701.68
- 2m 0f 100y
- 17 runners
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Runners: 17 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Rain
14/1 (Won)
- Win: £9.10
- Place: £2.50
Form: P6105-
Last run: 206 days
W: 11st 0lb
6 yo Mare
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
16th Mar 2024 Heavy 2m 1f 192y |
11st 7lb |
prominent, lost ground and dropped to midfield halfway, weakened and pulled up before 5 out |
8/1 |
|
3rd 5 |
7th Feb 2024 Heavy 2m 5f 65y |
11st 7lb |
4-19 over hurdles; fair fourth at Cork on latest, previously a moderate seventh at Limerick in December when bidding to repeat last season's success in a 2m4f mares' handicap hurdle; best run in 2023 when fourth behind the progressive Buddy One over 2m6f at Galway in October; lacks chasing experience. |
8/1 |
8/1
- Place: £2.00
Form: P-89P5 CD
Last run: 115 days
W: 11st 2lb
9 yo Mare
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8 |
20th May 2023 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 11lb |
midfield |
18/1 |
|
9th 11 |
10th Apr 2023 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
11st 8lb |
midfield, not fluent 4th |
20/1 |
|
7 |
11th Mar 2023 Yielding 2m 4f 0y |
11st 9lb |
Course winner over 2m in 2020; notched her 4th win (all over 2m) at Limerick in November but has to rebound from a poor run at Punchestown since. |
16/1 |
12/1
- Place: £7.90
Form: 39847-
Last run: 211 days
W: 11st 6lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 (8) |
27th Jan 2024 Standard To Slow 1m 7f 218y Class 6 |
9st 8lb |
Failed to win in 23 starts in Ireland but she ran out the comfortable winner of a 2m handicap at Wolverhampton on her stable debut last June (well backed); that form is rock solid for the grade and she still has potential as a stayer; has an absence to overcome but her yard is going well and she's of serious interest. |
6/1 |
|
1st 8 (10) |
5th Jun 2023 Standard 2m 0f 120y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
slowly away, in rear |
25/1 |
11/2
Form: 8-1453
Last run: 23 days
W: 11st 8lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 103
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14 |
3rd Jul 2025 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 90y |
11st 4lb |
Winner off the same mark at Wexford in 2023; his runs since then have been poor and he was weakening when he slipped up after two out at Punchestown last time; cheekpieces are now added to the tongue tie. |
40/1 |
|
13 |
8th Jun 2025 Good 2m 7f 116y |
10st 10lb |
2-22 over hurdles; last win came at Wexford in August 2023; ran only three times last year; struggled at Killarney on first 2025 run |
20/1 |
|
8th 13 |
12th May 2025 Good 2m 4f 50y |
10st 3lb |
towards rear throughout |
18/1 |
12/1
Form: -36666
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 9lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 105
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 |
21st Jul 2025 Good 2m 1f 46y Class 5 |
11st 8lb |
Gave good account when third of 12 in C&D (good to soft) selling handicap in May but has modest 1-22 strike-rate over hurdles and ran poorly when last in action; others appeal more. |
8/1 |
|
1 |
22nd Jun 2025 Good 2m 0f 48y Class 5 |
12st 0lb |
Bumper/hurdle winner; still relatively early days with this yard and not beaten too far in either run following a break; on a competitive mark. |
6/1 |
|
3 |
28th May 2025 Good To Soft 2m 1f 46y Class 5 |
11st 13lb |
Just 1-20 over hurdles but hasn't been with Mark Walford all that long and returned from break with respectable fourth at Sedgefield (2m1f, good to firm) this month; ought to cope if the ground eases here; shortlisted. |
6/1 |
16/1
Form: 00-5
Last run: 164 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 12 |
31st May 2026 Good To Yielding 2m 4f 80y |
10st 5lb |
Twice successful over hurdles; ordinary handicap chase form until second at Down Royal in January; pulled up at Thurles on his final start for the now-retired Des McDonogh; 10lb below hurdles mark; fair chance if replicating his improved display. |
8/1 |
|
13 |
5th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 2f 0y |
11st 2lb |
Twice successful over hurdles; ordinary handicap chase form until second at Down Royal last month; remains 9lb below hurdles mark; fair chance if replicating his improved display. |
7/1 |
|
2nd 5 |
20th Jan 2026 Yielding To Soft 2m 4f 145y |
11st 11lb |
Twice successful over hurdles; ordinary handicap chase form so far; premature to write off but hard to recommend until he shows some spark again; runs off 12lb lower than current hurdles rating. |
14/1 |
5/1
Form: 4-6742 BF
Last run: 18 days
W: 11st 6lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 102
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
6th Sep 2025 Good To Firm 2m 2f 148y Class 5 |
11st 0lb |
Won on the Flat in May but was safely held on both hurdling starts this year (both in 2m handicaps in July) and reverts to this code after a very poor Flat run last month; stablemate Chillhi looks a safer option. |
6/1 |
|
6 (2) |
9th Aug 2025 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 7lb |
Had a good run of form in 1m2f-1m5f handicaps (1423) before tailed off in his last two hurdle races and he's a dual winner in that scene; some wellbeing concerns all of a sudden. |
8/1 |
|
7th 1 |
24th Jul 2025 Good 2m 0f 0y Class 4 |
11st 8lb |
Won twice over hurdles in the autumn (2m4f/2m7f) and has been in good form on the Flat in recent weeks but was well beaten when back over hurdles on Saturday (2m; raced too freely) and has a point to prove here. |
16/1 |
Form: 0009
Last run: 37 days
W: 10st 5lb
5 yo Mare
OR: 86
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 3 |
13th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 195y |
11st 12lb |
Won at Killarney last October and some decent runs in defeat since; has to improve plenty from Sligo return, though. |
12/1 |
|
7th 5 |
11th Jun 2024 Good 2m 1f 182y |
11st 7lb |
Won a 2m1f Killarney handicap last October when returning from an even longer absence; later showed that she can cope with this higher mark; possibilities if bouncing back from some lesser efforts. |
6/1 |
|
6th 5 |
30th Jan 2024 Soft To Heavy 2m 0f 0y |
11st 5lb |
raced wide, in rear throughout, mistake and weakened 3 out, tailed off before 2 out |
8/1 |
14/1
Form: 232-16 BF
Last run: 145 days
W: 11st 3lb
8 yo Gelding
OR: 98
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 2 |
30th Aug 2024 Yielding 2m 4f 100y |
12st 0lb |
Locally-trained 10yo won a hurdle and two chases last year; off 11 months. |
10/1 |
|
4th 2 |
28th Sep 2023 Yielding To Soft 3m 0f 0y |
11st 10lb |
didn't always jump with fluency, led at slow pace, faced challenge home turn, headed and weakened before 2 out |
7/4 |
|
2nd 2 |
11th Sep 2023 Good To Yielding 2m 6f 111y |
11st 10lb |
held up in rear, in touch with leaders 9th, prominent when raced wide after 3 out, disputed lead before 2 out, led clearly when ridden after last, headed but kept on well towards finish, no match for winner |
9/4 |
14/1
Form: 671090 D
Last run: 11 days
W: 10st 11lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 15 (6) |
15th Mar 2024 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
10st 2lb |
led |
|
|
9th 3 (12) |
31st Jan 2024 Standard 1m 2f 150y |
9st 10lb |
Won a 2m handicap hurdle on good ground at Kilbeggan in August 2022; out form over jumps last year; well beaten over 1m4f here recently. |
100/1 |
|
9th 4 (6) |
16th Jan 2024 Standard 1m 4f 0y |
9st 12lb |
Won a 2m handicap hurdle on good ground at Kilbeggan in August 2022; has fallen in three of his four chase starts since August; down the field in three handicap hurdle outings in the same period. |
25/1 |
7/1
Form: /120-0 D
Last run: 123 days
W: 11st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 107
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
13th 1 |
27th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Sole success was well over three years ago but hasn't been in bad form this year; being absent since May might not be ideal. |
8/1 |
|
13th 1 |
27th Dec 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 0f 0y |
12st 0lb |
Sole success was well over three years ago but hasn't been in bad form this year; being absent since May might not be ideal. |
8/1 |
|
6th 6 |
28th May 2024 Good To Yielding 2m 0f 75y |
11st 8lb |
Nearly three years since hurdles win but good Naas second in March brings him into the mix. |
8/1 |
13/2
Form: U12F33 CD BF
Last run: 29 days
W: 11st 4lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 99
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 |
30th Aug 2024 Yielding 2m 3f 100y |
11st 12lb |
Has been in fine form lately, winning over hurdles and Listowel and a handicap chase over C&D; 6lb higher now but that brings him to parity with hurdles mark; major player. |
100/30 |
9/1
Form: -92535
Last run: 19 days
W: 10st 11lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
11th Aug 2024 Good 2m 1f 165y |
11st 12lb |
21-race maiden but two good recent efforts to her credit in a pair of Cork handicap hurdles; big chance in an ordinary contest. |
3/1 |
|
5th 3 |
5th Aug 2024 Good 2m 2f 100y |
11st 11lb |
towards rear |
10/1 |
|
6th 3 |
25th Jul 2024 Good 2m 0f 150y |
11st 12lb |
Maiden has been placed a number of times and was only beaten 9l at Cork last time after a bad mistake; has a shout with a repeat if avoiding mistakes. |
7/1 |
12/1
Form: 070-2P
Last run: 150 days
W: 10st 10lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 92
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
26th Sep 2025 Yielding 2m 2f 0y |
11st 10lb |
Got third hurdles win at Wexford in March off 104 (2m, good to yielding); some reasonable runs since then on the Flat and over hurdles; didn't jump fluently at Down Royal but still managed a 5l eighth (2m1f, good to firm); has won on soft and heavy, so ground of no concern. |
10/1 |
|
4 |
29th Aug 2025 Good 2m 1f 87y |
11st 9lb |
Three-time winner over hurdles with the most recent of those coming at Wexford in March (2m, good to yielding) off 104; not too many noteworthy efforts since then, both on Flat and over hurdles, but not bad at the same time; others preferred |
15/1 |
|
3rd 10 (7) |
16th Aug 2025 Yielding 2m 0f 0y |
8st 12lb |
Three-time hurdles winner (including here); recent Flat efforts leave him with plenty to find, first-time cheekpieces may help. |
16/1 |
20/1
Form: 00070
Last run: 58 days
W: 10st 5lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 |
25th Apr 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 100y |
11st 7lb |
made all, not fluent 4th |
5/1 |
|
1st 3 |
25th Apr 2024 Yielding To Soft 2m 3f 100y |
11st 7lb |
made all |
5/1 |
|
3rd 2 |
21st Apr 2024 Soft 1m 7f 110y |
11st 5lb |
led, jumped slightly left 4 out, much reduced lead after 3 out |
10/1 |
Form: 8900-8
Last run: 29 days
W: 10st 3lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 84
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11th 10 |
3rd Nov 2022 Yielding To Soft 1m 7f 188y |
11st 3lb |
No improvement for a switch to handicaps and tailed off at Killarney last month; cheekpieces now tried. |
33/1 |
|
16 |
31st Oct 2022 Soft 2m 0f 100y |
10st 3lb |
Second reserve; underwhelming so far in handicaps so tremendous improvement needed; cheekpieces tried. |
|
|
8th 11 |
2nd Oct 2022 Good 2m 6f 180y |
10st 12lb |
midfield, towards rear when ridden before 3 out, soon beaten |
20/1 |
Form: /3PFP-
Last run: 272 days
W: 10st 0lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 80
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 9 |
10th May 2024 Good 2m 0f 178y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Ran well when second off 3lb higher over C&D (soft) in January but two lesser efforts have followed (chase/hurdle) and his career strike-rate now stands at 0-30. |
12/1 |
|
8th 9 |
10th May 2024 Good 2m 0f 178y Class 5 |
10st 11lb |
Ran well when second off 3lb higher over C&D (soft) in January but two lesser efforts have followed (chase/hurdle) and his career strike-rate now stands at 0-30. |
12/1 |
|
6th 6 |
19th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 5 |
10st 10lb |
0-29 under all codes but hasn't been with current stable long and posted a good effort when second at Sedgefield (2m1f, soft) in January; not in same form over fences there last month but still enters calculations. |
7/1 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | €98.00 |
| Straight Forecast | €98.72 |
| Tricast | €2060.82 |
| Trifecta | €0.00 |
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