August 07 / 18.45 Wexford

18.45

Good

Wexford Fleadh Cheoil Opportunity Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5900
  • 2m 3f 130y
  • 11 runners
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Wexford Fleadh Cheoil Opportunity Handicap Chase

Runners: 11 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £6.90
  • Place: £2.50

Form: 842-18 D

Last run: 66 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Poor strike rate over hurdles (1-27); got to grips with chasing in the spring; backed up his second to a Willie Mullins-trained rival in a beginners' event at Tramore with a wide-margin handicap win at Limerick; valid excuse (mucus post race) for his below-par run at Kilbeggan; could be hard to beat if restored to full health.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

13th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 160y

16:20 Tramore

General Clermont

11st 7lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: D E Fitzgerald

pressed leader early, not fluent 2nd

4/1

2nd

3

13th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 160y

16:20 Tramore

General Clermont

11st 7lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: D E Fitzgerald

pressed leader early, not fluent 2nd

4/1

2nd

4

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 1f 165y

18:45 Limerick

General Clermont

11st 4lb

J: Gavin Brouder

T: D E Fitzgerald

prominent, briefly led before 2 out, outpaced when carried right last, kept on run-in, no match for winner

8/1

14/1

  • Place: £3.60

Form: -700F5

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Made a lot of the running at Kilbeggan before fading into a well-beaten fifth; has potential for improvement but others are preferred.
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8

22nd Aug 2024

Good

2m 4f 180y

19:06 Killarney

Lucky Policy

10st 10lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Paul W Flynn

chased clear leader, mistake 2nd, raced in second when fell 7th

13/2

2nd

12

7th Aug 2024

Good

2m 3f 130y

18:45 Wexford

Lucky Policy

10st 3lb

J: Jake Coen

T: Paul W Flynn

Made a lot of the running at Kilbeggan before fading into a well-beaten fifth; has potential for improvement but others are preferred.

14/1

5th

1

26th Jul 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 195y

20:30 Kilbeggan

Lucky Policy

12st 0lb

J: Kevin Sexton

T: Paul W Flynn

Eight-race maiden and fell back over fences last time; hasn't shown enough so far.

33/1

6/1

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 35-846

Last run: 25 days

W: 12st 0lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Ran only three times over hurdles; has shown a fair standard of form in three chase starts but has plenty of weight for his first handicap.
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16th

18

13th Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 4f 127y

Class 1

16:40 Cheltenham

An Peann Dearg

10st 5lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Paul Nolan

Has found hidden depths since dropped to 2m1f over fences at Leopardstown (good to yielding and yielding) and was impressive when drawing away there in February; has coped with longer trips in lesser company in the past and although propelled upwards in the weights he might well excel at this distance, too.

12/1

1st

12

1st Feb 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 0y

16:05 Leopardstown

An Peann Dearg

10st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Paul Nolan

midfield, headway 2 out, led last, ridden clear final 110yds

9/2

1st

12

1st Feb 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 0y

16:05 Leopardstown

An Peann Dearg

10st 0lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Paul Nolan

midfield, headway 2 out, led last, ridden clear final 110yds, ran on well

9/2

OUR TIP

Form: 442-03 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 114

Form & Verdict
Winning hurdler, rated a respectable 115; made mistakes when fourth on chase debut at Clonmel; soundly beaten in third in a recent C&D event; needs to raise his game.
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5

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 60y

16:37 Limerick

Quest With Speed

11st 5lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Sole win came in a course maiden (2m3f, heavy) last season; best run when runner-up in valuable 2m4f handicap at Punchestown festival; well beaten when midfield in Cork handicap after break three weeks ago; not discounted if he can build on that.

9/1

6th

5

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 5f 60y

16:37 Limerick

Quest With Speed

11st 5lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John Joseph Hanlon

held up in rear, mistake and detached 8th, rallied 3 out, slow jump 2 out, weakened approaching last

9/1

10th

3

20th Mar 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:37 Cork

Quest With Speed

11st 7lb

J: Jody McGarvey

T: John Joseph Hanlon

Sole win came in 2m3f Limerick maiden (heavy) last season, best run when second in 2m4f handicap at Punchestown festival on yielding; absent since pulled up over fences at Kilbeggan in September and may just need this.

25/1

Form: 608-93

Last run: 25 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
0-13 but has shown enough to suggest he can win a race; best effort yet over fences when running really well in a C&D handicap chase last month; that brings him right into the reckoning in this company and he has place claims at the very least.
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2nd

3

4th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

19:00 Wexford

Malton Groove

11st 9lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

led narrowly, faced challenges after 3 out, headed 2 out, rallied run-in, just held

11/1

2nd

3

4th Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

19:00 Wexford

Malton Groove

11st 9lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

led narrowly, faced challenges after 3 out, headed 2 out, rallied run-in, just held

11/1

3rd

1

17th Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 100y

16:30 Wexford

Malton Groove

11st 12lb

J: Charlie O’Dwyer

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

prominent, led before 2nd, headed and prominent before 4 out, went modest third inside final 110yds

10/1

Form: 6P5-57

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 1lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Two hurdle wins in 2022 came on heavy; 0-6 chasing; faded after an error three out at Kilbeggan; appears held by fourth-placed Room To Roam.
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4th

12

26th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 2f 150y

15:30 Naas

Marelly

11st 0lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Two hurdle wins in late 2022 on heavy; out of form over fences last year; much better when 50-1 third in a handicap hurdle at Punchestown last month.

16/1

4th

12

26th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 2f 150y

15:30 Naas

Marelly

11st 0lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

prominent early, in touch with leaders after 4th

16/1

3rd

11

31st Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

14:35 Punchestown

Marelly

10st 8lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: P J Rothwell

in touch with leaders

25/1

Form: 41P-04

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 7lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Four-time winner, most recently in 2m5f handicap chase at Sligo last September; comeback run at Punchestown was poor; possibly went too fast at Kilbeggan and did not get home.
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7th

8

16th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 5f 0y

12:30 Fairyhouse

Room To Roam

11st 2lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

disputed lead early, led narrowly before 1st, headed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out

10/1

Form: 3-5374 D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Twice placed at this venue; found little over 2m here last time, new headgear combination will need to make a difference.
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12th

25

30th Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 4f 55y

15:05 Fairyhouse

Warm In Gorey

10st 0lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: P J Rothwell

in rear

12/1

12th

25

30th Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 4f 55y

15:05 Fairyhouse

Warm In Gorey

10st 0lb

J: Calum Hogan

T: P J Rothwell

in rear

12/1

1st

5

21st Nov 2024

Good

2m 4f 48y

14:40 Thurles

Warm In Gorey

11st 4lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

midfield, good headway and prominent 2 out, pushed along and led narrowly approaching last, ridden clear final 110yds

5/1

Form: 4-5P8P D

Last run: 14 days

W: 11st 13lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Strike-rate of 4-6 over hurdles for Gordon Elliott and reached a good standard (rated 134); has failed to show anything like that over fences; pulled up on both handicap attempts.
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5th

3

2nd Oct 2024

Good

2m 5f 27y

16:10 Sligo

The Friday Man

11st 10lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Seemed to relish a step back up in trip when landing a beginners' a fortnight ago; progressive for this yard a couple of seasons ago before a spell elsewhere; should go well and versatile with regards to conditions.

4/1

1st

5

18th Sep 2024

Good

2m 6f 180y

16:10 Tramore

The Friday Man

11st 12lb

J: Jack Kennedy

T: Gordon Elliott

held up in last, not fluent 4th, smooth headway and in touch with leaders 4 out

4/1

2

7th Aug 2024

Good

2m 3f 130y

18:45 Wexford

The Friday Man

11st 13lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Moses McCabe

Strike-rate of 4-6 over hurdles for Gordon Elliott and reached a good standard (rated 134); has failed to show anything like that over fences; pulled up on both handicap attempts.

12/1

Form: 1355P- C

Last run: 272 days

W: 11st 9lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Highly tried over fences last autumn after a hurdles win at Sligo; lacks a recent outing but possibly well enough handicapped to make her presence felt.
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2nd

5

28th Nov 2024

Good

2m 6f 79y

12:40 Thurles

Hazelhatch Lady

10st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: James Andrew Fahey

took keen hold, raced in second throughout, pressed winner from 3 out, no extra before last, no match for winner

150/1

2nd

5

28th Nov 2024

Good

2m 6f 79y

12:40 Thurles

Hazelhatch Lady

10st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: James Andrew Fahey

took keen hold, raced in second throughout, pressed winner from 3 out, no extra before last, no match for winner

150/1

7th

4

24th Nov 2024

Yielding

2m 2f 0y

12:40 Punchestown

Hazelhatch Lady

10st 11lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: James Andrew Fahey

Hit and miss over fences lately, winning a Galway handicap but pulled-up either side; has a lot to find in this company.

100/1

Form: 83-76F D

Last run: 19 days

W: 10st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
2m3f hurdles winner at Clonmel in 2022; promising third behind now 119-rated Surf Club on chasing debut at Tramore in April; has failed to build on that, took an early fall at Killarney last month.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

8

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 60y

17:10 Limerick

Hard Target

11st 5lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: David Harry Kelly

prominent

22/1

8th

8

10th Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 60y

17:10 Limerick

Hard Target

11st 5lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: David Harry Kelly

prominent

22/1

Non-runners

Lake Chad

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €70.20
Straight Forecast €71.27
Tricast €419.27
Trifecta €496.90

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Warm In Gorey

The Irish Sun:

An Peann Dearg

SPOTLIGHT:

General Clermont

TOPSPEED:

Lake Chad

POSTDATA:

Room To Roam