July 13 / 14.40 Wexford

14.40

Good

Visit Wexford Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5643.48
  • 3m 0f 0y
  • 14 runners
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Visit Wexford Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

9/1 (Won)

  • Win: £16.90
  • Place: £2.60

Form: 6

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Some promise in points but put up a fine effort on rules debut in a Punchestown maiden hurdle over just short of this trip; behind some of these then but can be a player with improvement; headgear.
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2nd

3

19th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 5f 55y

Class 4

16:20 Ludlow

Sunshine Diamond

11st 12lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Neil Mulholland

Frequent front-runner; doubled his tally when narrowly making a successful stable debut in Southwell novice (about 3m, good) in October 2024; bettered that form when second at Warwick (3m2f, good to soft) in December but his hurdling lacked fluency when unable to justify favouritism at Market Rasen (2m7f, soft) last month; this forecast better ground should suit but the drop in trip asks a question; will probably look to make this a test of stamina.

8/1

4th

2

1st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 16y

Class 4

14:20 Market Rasen

Sunshine Diamond

11st 9lb

J: Bradley Harris

T: Neil Mulholland

2-6 over hurdles; ran big race from the front when clear second at Warwick (3m2f, good to soft) on New Year's Eve and was nudged up only 1lb for that; leading contender.

9/4

8th

1

25th Apr 2025

Good To Soft

2m 5f 164y

Class 4

18:17 Fontwell

Sunshine Diamond

12st 0lb

J: Conor O’Farrell

T: Neil Mulholland

Signed off in Ireland with Wexford maiden win (3m, good; first-time cheekpieces) last summer and followed up for new stable in four-runner Southwell novice (3m, good; front pair well clear) in October; drops back in trip after another break but he is open to more progress on handicap debut; interesting contender.

5/2

3/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 5238-4

Last run: 47 days

W: 11st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Point winner ran well in a bumper and on four of his five hurdle starts, disappointing on heavy ground; fourth over 2m6f at Ballinrobe last time; should go well.
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9th

1

15th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 90y

19:40 Kilbeggan

Marv Michael

11st 12lb

J: Mr B T Stone

T: Liz Doyle

Four-time winner for Henry de Bromhead, including when bolting up by 12l over C&D last May; finished last season with two below-par runs; off 230 days and dropped 4lb on stable debut.

20/1

5

27th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 0y

16:30 Listowel

Marv Michael

11st 8lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Won off 1120 at Kilbeggan (20.5f, good) in May but 11lb rise halted his progress; remains 8lb above that last win and needs to find more to get his head back in front.

12/1

16th

9

1st Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 111y

18:00 Galway

Marv Michael

11st 6lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

More talented over fences than hurdles; won a beginners' and a 2m4f handicap at Kilbeggan off 120; raised 10lb for that and unable to follow up back at that track the last twice; 4.5l behind Moonovercloon most recently; O'Keeffe chooses Native Speaker.

14/1

3/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 403-32

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Dual bumper winner in France; plenty of good hurdles runs in 14 starts for Tony Martin and this yard; third over 2m4f here before runner-up over 3m at Punchestown, ahead of some of today's rivals; solid chance.
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9th

4

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 110y

18:17 Ballinrobe

Innatendue

11st 8lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

led

7/1

9th

4

11th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 110y

18:17 Ballinrobe

Innatendue

11st 8lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

led

7/1

2nd

7

8th Mar 2025

Soft

2m 0f 30y

14:40 Gowran Park

Innatendue

11st 7lb

J: Rachael Blackmore

T: Henry De Bromhead

in touch with leaders, prominent 4th

11/4

Form: 5-443

Last run: 6 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Some promise in bumpers but better efforts in maiden hurdles at Downpatrick (2m3f) and Sligo (2m2f), latest six days ago; go well but has to improve for the step up in trip.
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3rd

8

21st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 165y

16:20 Fairyhouse

Aines Lad

11st 3lb

J: James Smith

T: Matthew J Smith

Made the breakthrough at the 14th attempt at Thurles last time with a 9l win over hurdles (2m7f, soft); up 9lb for that and now makes chasing debut; may go well again and improving but overall record a bit off putting.

11/4

Form: 7/5/0

Last run: 9 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Won a maiden point in May and was beaten 25l in a 2m4f Tipperary maiden hurdle since; a much better run in a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle but that was almost two years ago.
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7th

2

13th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:50 Punchestown

Coffeys Forge

11st 9lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Good ground winning chaser is 0-19 over hurdles; ran well off this mark at Clonmel (2m4f, heavy) in January when a 0.5l runner-up; brought down at the third at Tramore in a first-time tongue tie (discarded) last time; others preferred.

14/1

5

19th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 4f 110y

15:53 Tramore

Coffeys Forge

11st 7lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Won Downpatrick beginners' chase for Gordon Elliott last May; off-putting 0-18 record over hurdles, mistake at the last proving costly when runner-up at Clonmel (2m4f, heavy), made respiratory noise when pulled up at Limerick last time; tongue-tie now tried.

12/1

3

10th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 0y

14:25 Limerick

Coffeys Forge

11st 10lb

J: Brian Barry

T: Sean Aherne

Point-to-point winner; won beginners' chase for Gordon Elliott last May; off-putting 0-17 record over hurdles, mistake at the last proved costly when runner-up to The Little Yank at Clonmel (2m4f, heavy); found 2m inadequate when fifth at Gowran last time.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: /349-7

Last run: 28 days

W: 11st 12lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Now rated only 82 after 34 hurdle starts and can't be fancied.
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12th

13

29th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 53y

15:25 Roscommon

Derby De Thaix

10st 13lb

J: Miss H Heffernan

T: James Andrew Fahey

Extended record over hurdles to 0-42 at Naas when last seen in December; ran poorly on only previous visit to this track; hard to fancy.

20/1

14th

17

16th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 51y

15:00 Naas

Derby De Thaix

11st 3lb

J: Miss H Heffernan

T: James Andrew Fahey

0-41 hurdles record is highly off-putting; twice a runner-up over 3m this season; unreliable.

20/1

14th

17

16th Dec 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 51y

15:00 Naas

Derby De Thaix

11st 3lb

J: Miss H Heffernan

T: James Andrew Fahey

0-41 hurdles record is highly off-putting; twice a runner-up over 3m this season; unreliable.

20/1

Form: /244-3

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner in 2021 hasn't had many runs since but some solid efforts in maiden hurdles, including when 1.5l behind Innatendue in a 3m Punchestown maiden hurdle last time; that was his first run after a break and can improve from that.
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6th

7

20th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 80y

15:22 Cork

Chosen Thyme

11st 4lb

J: Niall Moore

T: Philip Fenton

Bumper winner is 0-10 over hurdles; went close in a Punchestown novice handicap in February 2024 off 114 and 2lb lower now; decent effort in a maiden at Limerick latest (3m, good); testing ground fine and he has place claims at least.

9/1

Form: 00

Last run: 8 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
First reserve; mild promise in points but well beaten in two maiden hurdles over shorter and has to improve plenty.
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10

21st May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 6f 160y

19:18 Limerick

Hakensack

10st 7lb

J: Josh Williamson

T: P J Rothwell

Disappointed at Thurles on final run for James Hannon but definite player judged on his second and third placings over hurdles at Limerick/Cork in December; 0-6 in points; stable/chase debut.

10/1

9th

10

29th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:25 Thurles

Hakensack

10st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: James William Hannon

Let down by his jumping on his recent chasing debut; holds a clear chance on December hurdles form, third in a 24-runner contest at Cork (2m4f) and second at Limerick (2m3f).

7/1

Form: 00-406

Last run: 26 days

W: 10st 11lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Has run respectably in defeat at times but is rated only 80, so has lots to find.
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9th

15

29th Aug 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

19:23 Down Royal

Oscar Tonic

10st 1lb

J: Danny Power

T: Sean Aherne

Dual soft ground point-to-point winner is 0-15 over hurdles and yet to trouble the judge; not a bad effort at Roscommon when fifth but unseated following that in a Wexford chase and pulled up back there over hurdles last time.

14/1

13

8th Aug 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

18:03 Wexford

Oscar Tonic

10st 5lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Dual soft ground point-to-point winner is 0-14 over hurdles and yet to trouble the judge; not a bad effort at Roscommon on penultimate but unseated in a chase here on latest; others preferred.

12/1

15

23rd Jul 2025

Yielding To Soft

3m 1f 110y

17:20 Wexford

Oscar Tonic

10st 2lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Sean Aherne

Dual point-to-point winner but 0-14 hurdling, respectable comeback run at Roscommon recently; surprising if she made an immediate impact chasing though.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Poor on the Flat lately, unseating rider at the start last time; can only be watched on hurdling debut.
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16

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 50y

19:30 Tramore

Esticky End

10st 0lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: Tom McGuinness

Flat winner is 0-13 over hurdles; didn't run terribly at Down Royal in December off this mark; should be sharper for latest run at Wexford when made late gains from the back; could outrun likely odds.

16/1

7th

14

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

15:15 Wexford

Esticky End

10st 0lb

J: Dylan Robinson

T: Tom McGuinness

Five-time Flat winner (last win in 2024) but yet to trouble the judge in 12 starts over hurdles; some decent runs in defeat when last seen over the winter, finished fifth of 13 at Thurles (2m, good to yielding) and fifth of 20 at Down Royal (2m1f, yielding), flying home after being hampered by a faller; can't be ruled out.

6/1

Form: 005-5

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
AW Flat winner put up a much-improved effort over hurdles when fifth in a Punchestown maiden hurdle over just short of this trip; should have improved from that seasonal debut and has a chance.
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5

13th Jul 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:40 Wexford

Summertime Romance

11st 5lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: C A McBratney

AW Flat winner put up a much-improved effort over hurdles when fifth in a Punchestown maiden hurdle over just short of this trip; should have improved from that seasonal debut and has a chance.

6/1

Form: 08-0

Last run: 58 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Well beaten in two bumpers and a maiden hurdle and makes no appeal.
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6

13th Jul 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:40 Wexford

A Okay

11st 4lb

J: Ross Berry

T: J A Berry

Well beaten in two bumpers and a maiden hurdle and makes no appeal.

66/1

12th

1

16th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 49y

20:30 Clonmel

A Okay

12st 0lb

J: Mr J P Berry

T: J A Berry

midfield

66/1

1

16th May 2024

Good

2m 0f 49y

20:30 Clonmel

A Okay

12st 0lb

J: Mr J P Berry

T: J A Berry

Tailed-off in a bumper on debut but a better effort in a maiden hurdle at this track since; loads more needed.

66/1

Form: 6

Last run: 41 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Third in a maiden point in 2023 but was well beaten in a bumper on rules debut last month and others preferred.
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11th

1

17th Mar 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 105y

13:18 Down Royal

Arctic Craft

11st 12lb

J: Mr N Gault

T: S Michael Millar

Won a Fairyhouse bumper in 2024; found things too demanding in winners' races; pulled up on only previous hurdle start; others preferred

16/1

4th

1

1st Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

15:50 Down Royal

Arctic Craft

12st 0lb

J: Mr N Gault

T: S Michael Millar

raced in second, led 8f out, headed 3f out, soon weakened

20/1

4th

1

1st Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

15:50 Down Royal

Arctic Craft

12st 0lb

J: Mr N Gault

T: S Michael Millar

raced in second, led 8f out, headed and weakened 3f out

20/1

Form: 5-

Last run: 143 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Won a point-to-point on sole start in 2023; beaten 23l in a Punchestown maiden hurdle over 2m4f in February after racing keenly; has to do much better.
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3rd

3

1st May 2026

Good

3m 1f 100y

Class 4

17:05 Warwick

Practice Run

11st 12lb

J: Mr Bradley Gibbs

T: Bradley Gibbs

No experience of rules fences, and has 6l to make up on The Dancing Tree judged on their Howick clash in March (soft); still on the up, however, making all in an intermediate at that same venue latest (good).

5/1

7th

9

23rd Aug 2024

Good

3m 1f 0y

18:25 Kilbeggan

Practice Run

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: M F Morris

midfield

16/1

11

13th Jul 2024

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:40 Wexford

Practice Run

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: M F Morris

Won a point-to-point on sole start in 2023; beaten 23l in a Punchestown maiden hurdle over 2m4f in February after racing keenly; has to do much better.

11/1

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Payout
Exacta €56.10
Straight Forecast €46.33
Trifecta €473.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Marv Michael

TOPSPEED:

Aine's Lad

The Irish Sun:

Aine's Lad

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Marv Michael

POSTDATA:

Marv Michael