July 25 / 16.25 Wexford

16.25

Good

Wexford (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5386.96
  • 2m 0f 150y
  • 14 runners
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Wexford (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.10

Form: B83-3 BF

Last run: 70 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Did okay to finish eighth in a maiden hurdle at Leoaprdstown over Christmas before hitting the frame in a Fairyhouse bumper; beaten 12l when a beaten favourite in third at Clonmel 70 days ago but has ability and one for the shortlist.
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1st

9

1st Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

13:35 Down Royal

Lieber Nicc

10st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won a Wexford maiden hurdle in July 2024; ran well in a Leopardstown handicap hurdle in December off 2lb lower, his last start in this sphere; should be at peak fitness after two recent spins on the Flat; needs the forecast rain to miss.

10/1

1st

9

1st Nov 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

13:35 Down Royal

Lieber Nicc

10st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won a Wexford maiden hurdle in July 2024; ran well in a Leopardstown handicap hurdle in December off 2lb lower, his last start in this sphere; should be at peak fitness after two recent spins on the Flat; needs the forecast rain to miss.

10/1

5th

2

(10)

9th Oct 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 66y

16:40 Thurles

Lieber Nicc

10st 2lb

J: W J Lee

T: Henry De Bromhead

Beat smart dual-purpose performer Sunchart in Wexford maiden hurdle last year; finished remote fifth on Flat debut at Listowel last month; not sure to stay a trip this far on the level.

20/1

100/30

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 43/

Last run: 532 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Listed winner on the Flat in March and showed ability over timber in two starts early last year; fit from the Flat and interesting back in this sphere; should be involved.
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6th

4

(7)

18th Oct 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

15:42 Leopardstown

Sunchart

9st 7lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

Seasoned dual-purpose sort; 3-36 on the Flat, all on soft/heavy including successive runnings of 1m2f Naas Listed; only third in same race this year and both runs since over longer trips have proved beyond him; absent since June and ground probably plenty lively for him.

10/1

7th

7

(6)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 70y

19:02 Limerick

Sunchart

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

Useful dual-purpose sort, 3-35 on Flat and second on 10 occasions; his only two stakes race wins from 29 attempts have been in the 1m2f Naas event in which he was third of eight on return; well beaten in the Vintage Crop on latest but will be more suited by testing conditions.

12/1

7th

7

(2)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 6f 0y

15:05 Navan

Sunchart

9st 5lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Andrew Slattery

Useful dual-purpose sort, 3-34 on Flat (and second on ten occasions); his only two stakes race wins from 28 attempts have been in the 1m2f Naas event in which he was third of eight last month; suited by testing conditions, drying ground against him.

12/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 0022-2

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Starting to look like a nice prospect over hurdles this year and proved he goes on better ground when hitting the crossbar for the third time on the spin in a maiden hurdle at Cork 20 days ago; still needs a bit more but entitled to come on for that outing.
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2nd

1

14th Oct 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 85y

Class 4

13:25 Wetherby

In The Trenches

11st 8lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

Proved hard to win with when with Gavin Cromwell (1-32 over jumps) but doubled his winning tally in a three-runner novice handicap chase at Warwick on 15th chase start (3m, good to firm, tongue-tie tried) on last month's stable debut; respected on that form.

5/6

1st

2

22nd Sep 2026

Good To Firm

3m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:55 Warwick

In The Trenches

11st 6lb

J: Sean Quinlan

T: Jennie Candlish

He's raced 38 times (14 of them over fences) and his sole win came in a maiden hurdle at Downpatrick (2m3f, good) in June; not at his best on his final few outings for Gavin Cromwell (fences/hurdles) but he's a contender if at the top of his game on this stable debut; changed hands for 12,500gns last month; wears a first-time tongue-tie.

3/1

Form: 575

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Modest point form but has shown ability under rules; might not appreciate the drop back in trip though.
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4th

11

5th Aug 2024

Good

2m 2f 100y

15:05 Cork

Impakt St Georges

11st 12lb

J: Liam Quinlan

T: Mary Ellen Doyle

Just one place from four point-to-point runs; definite ability in four maiden hurdle runs; best effort yet when beat 7L into fourth over 2m at Wexford last time out; trainer 4-33 in maiden hurdles; big chance.

9/4

4th

7

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 150y

16:25 Wexford

Impakt St Georges

11st 4lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Mary Ellen Doyle

Modest point form but has shown ability under rules; might not appreciate the drop back in trip though.

20/1

5th

4

13th Jul 2024

Good

2m 4f 100y

13:00 Wexford

Impakt St Georges

11st 12lb

J: Richard Deegan

T: Mary Ellen Doyle

A fine run in a Downpatrick maiden hurdle but a lesser effort at Tipperary since; tongue-tie worn then is left off now.

14/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Hasn't really kicked on on the Flat for this yard after AW maiden win but could be involved if he transfers all of the best of his Flat ability to this sphere on jumps bow; market may be informative; off 285 days.
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9th

7

(2)

8th May 2026

Good

2m 2f 140y

Class 2

16:10 Chester

Mr Escobar

9st 9lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: W P Mullins

Beaten a nose here (2m, soft) in September 2024 off 1lb lower and gave further encouragement that year, but that promise has not been fulfilled and his jumps career (latest start two months ago) has gone badly the wrong way; first-time blinkers replace his usual hood.

11/1

13th

8

8th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 10y

15:30 Naas

Mr Escobar

11st 4lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Useful 85-rated Flat stayer; odds-on winner of a Sedgefield novice hurdle (2m1f, good) last season; placed twice at Plumpton off 126 in final starts last season; reverts to hurdles now after two poor chasing starts this term

14/1

5

6th Aug 2025

Good

2m 3f 130y

18:07 Wexford

Mr Escobar

11st 12lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Useful stayer on the Flat; odds-on winner of a Sedgefield novice hurdle (2m1f, good) last November; placed twice at Plumpton in the final weeks of last season; not as good as several of these over hurdles; makes chase debut with tongue-tie added to hood.

6/1

Form: 0-85

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Best of his three efforts came when fifth of 16 in a maiden hurdle at Cork earlier this month (In The Trenches runner-up); no obvious reason why he'll reverse the form here.
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6th

13

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 150y

16:25 Wexford

Move It

11st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Josh Halley

Best of his three efforts came when fifth of 16 in a maiden hurdle at Cork earlier this month (In The Trenches runner-up); no obvious reason why he'll reverse the form here.

10/1

5th

5

5th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 190y

16:30 Cork

Move It

11st 7lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Josh Halley

Well beaten in a bumper but a better effort in a Roscommon maiden hurdle since in first-time blinkers; headgear removed; can improve again.

28/1

8th

7

10th Jun 2024

Good

1m 7f 142y

18:48 Roscommon

Move It

11st 7lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Josh Halley

Beaten 45l in a Ballinrobe bumper on debut and isn't easy to fancy on that form now hurdling; blinkers tried.

33/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 8lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Winner in Germany but tailed off on yard debut in a 1m2f Flat race at the Curragh last month; best watched on hurdle bow.
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3rd

15

26th Sep 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Listowel

Serienmond

10st 1lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Gary McGill

Hurdle and chase winner for Gavin Cromwell last year, before losing form; two good runs since joining yard; was just behind Matt Connor when sixth of 20 in the Tribes at Galway; positively ridden and only gave best late on behind two of these at Bellewstown (2m4f).

14/1

3rd

11

26th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 110y

17:35 Bellewstown

Serienmond

11st 0lb

J: Mr D McGill

T: Gary McGill

Won a handicap hurdle at Leopardstown in March 2025 for Gavin Cromwell; not a bad run on debut for this yard in the Tribes at Galway after 230 days off when 4l behind Red Glory and eased 1lb; sharper now and has placed over this trip before; could go well.

8/1

Form: P

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Four-time Flat winner but poor form in recent times and was pulled up on hurdle bow here 12 days ago.
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15th

12

2nd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 40y

15:41 Gowran Park

Esticky End

11st 1lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: Tom McGuinness

Three-time Flat winner but has really come good over hurdles lately with two handicap wins at Wexford; hat-trick bid here but has a 14lb rise to contend with and seems to be very much a good ground performer.

7/1

1st

12

7th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 55y

19:36 Wexford

Esticky End

10st 9lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Tom McGuinness

Has done most of his winning on the Flat in Britain, and has found a new lease of life over hurdles at his local track last month, following up a good second in a 2m1f handicap hurdle in early July by getting up on the line to land a similar handicap over the same trip three weeks later; up 6lb for those two efforts is far from excessive and he can be thereabouts once more with the step up in trip unlikely to be an issue.

4/1

Form: 07-

Last run: 159 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in both starts so far and hard to recommend on back of 159-day absence.
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7th

1

14th Oct 2026

Good

2m 4f 45y

15:20 Punchestown

Duke Silver

12st 0lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Three wins over hurdles including a Pertemps qualifier at Leopardstown last year; fine fourth in very competitive handicap hurdle at this course; unseated early on chase debut at Wexford; tailed off in Killarney handicap hurdle latest.

16/1

4th

3

29th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

17:25 Curragh

Duke Silver

12st 6lb

J: Owen Fagan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Useful hurdler stays 3m; was poor last time and might find this trip a bit sharp.

22/1

13th

1

22nd Aug 2026

Good

2m 6f 80y

15:10 Killarney

Duke Silver

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Three wins over hurdles including a Pertemps Qualifier at Leopardstown last year; fine fourth in a very competitive handicap hurdle at Punchestown; unseated early on his chase debut at Wexford last month; obvious claims on his return to hurdles.

11/2

Form: 6

Last run: 21 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
First reserve; point winner and ran okay on hurdle bow three weeks ago; should come on for that.
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8

16th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 140y

14:20 Tramore

Truckers Cruising

11st 7lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

A heavy ground chase winner last winter ran one of his best hurdle races at this track in 2024; not a bad run in a claimer last time and could go well.

7/1

5th

10

6th Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 193y

16:40 Sligo

Truckers Cruising

10st 6lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Modest hurdles form; won heavy-ground chase at Ayr during the winter; well beaten lately, including in Galway festival chase latest; third runner for yard.

20/1

13th

7

28th Jul 2026

Good

2m 2f 54y

17:45 Galway

Truckers Cruising

11st 8lb

J: Sam Ewing

T: Gordon Elliott

Point winner scored in a handicap chase at Ayr in December (16.5f, heavy); pulled up behind Finnians Row at Downpatrick on latest; may need softer ground than this.

33/1

Form: 00

Last run: 55 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Tailed off at big prices in both runs to date and more of a long term prospect.
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9

10th Jun 2025

Good

2m 4f 162y

19:58 Sligo

Lucky Junior

11st 4lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Ross O’Sullivan

0-5 over hurdles for Robert Tyner; beaten over 20l in first two handicaps; took a heavy fall at the sixth at Limerick on stable debut; 25-1 then, hard to make a case for him.

25/1

9

29th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 50y

18:42 Limerick

Lucky Junior

11st 4lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Ross O’Sullivan

0-5 over hurdles for Robert Tyner; beaten over 20l in first two handicaps; best watched upped in trip on first start for Ross O'Sullivan.

33/1

9

29th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 50y

18:42 Limerick

Lucky Junior

11st 4lb

J: Tom Harney

T: Ross O’Sullivan

0-5 over hurdles for Robert Tyner; beaten over 20l in first two handicaps; best watched upped in trip on first start for Ross O'Sullivan.

33/1

Form: P-0

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Modest on the Flat and shown nothing in two runs over jumps so far; needs to leave Downpatrick reappearance a long way behind.
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12th

9

25th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 150y

16:25 Wexford

Peddlers Lane

11st 4lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Mrs Gillian Callaghan

always behind

50/1

13th

7

15th Jul 2024

Good

2m 1f 165y

15:15 Downpatrick

Peddlers Lane

11st 4lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Mrs Gillian Callaghan

Hinted at ability in 1m4f Flat maidens for Tony Martin; pulled up on hurdling debut, though that Navan maiden was won by Caldwell Potter.

50/1

0

17

9th Dec 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

12:32 Navan

Peddlers Lane

11st 12lb

J: Conor Maxwell

T: Mrs Gillian Callaghan

Hinted at ability in 1m4f Flat maidens for Tony Martin; sole handicap start over 1m6f at the Curragh was too bad to be true; change of stable.

50/1

OUR TIP

Form: 233-46 D BF

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner who hit the frame in a trio of maiden hurdles; was tailed off when a joint favourite at Bellewstown earlier this month but that was too bad to be true and has solid form claims if he can get back on track; wears first-time hood.
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12th

2

24th Jul 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 150y

16:35 Wexford

Crooked Tannie

11st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Cian Collins

0-9 over hurdles but ran plenty of fine races in defeat last year; off since 4l second of 15 in a Bellewstown handicap off 116 last August; leading chance if he's fit for his return.

7/4

2nd

10

28th Aug 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 110y

17:48 Bellewstown

Crooked Tannie

10st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Cian Collins

held up in rear

10/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Showed ability on the level in 2022; not quite as good in two runs this year and best watched for new yard on hurdle bow; wears first-time tongue-tie.
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4th

4

(1)

15th Oct 2026

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Newport

9st 8lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Iain Jardine

Flat turf/hurdle winner in the summer and a fair fourth of 12 at Newcastle (1m4f, Tapeta) last month, but this trip on a flat track may not be enough of a test for him.

4/1

4th

1

(10)

25th Sep 2026

Standard

1m 4f 98y

Class 6

16:35 Newcastle (AW)

Newport

10st 2lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Iain Jardine

Dual hurdle winner who broke his Flat duck when dropped down to a Class 6 at Redcar (1m6f, good to firm) off 2lb lower last month; moderate at a higher level in two subsequent starts but his sole AW effort was a solid one when fourth of 14 at Dundalk (Polytrack) in the spring of 2024; possibilities if he copes with this return to 1m4f.

9/2

10th

12

(1)

6th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 56y

Class 4

14:40 York

Newport

8st 11lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Iain Jardine

Fourth over C&D (good to firm) in July then broke his Flat duck at Redcar (1m6f, good to firm); has won on soft over hurdles; couldn't get into it at Musselburgh (2m2f, good) recently but is not ruled out each-way.

14/1

Non-runners

Caminito Del Rey, Pepsi No Cap, Janus Bede

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €8.60
Straight Forecast €6.31
Trifecta €37.30

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Lieber Nicc

POSTDATA:

In The Trenches

SPOTLIGHT:

Sunchart

TOPSPEED:

Lieber Nicc

The Irish Sun:

Lieber Nicc