Micheal O'Murchadha Memorial Handicap Hurdle – Wexford

Wexford

15:25

Micheal O'Murchadha Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-03-05

Distance 2m

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €12,980

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Britzka Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	166	tb	6-211P	134	138	109	167d	—	—	—	21	—	—
Won twice at Perth in summer; pulled up a long way out over hurdles latest; off 167 days
2	Annexation Bay J:Mike O'Connor(5) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Mike O'Connor(5) T:Henry De Bromhead	165	t	100-P8	133	123	88	—	—	—	—	20.8	—	—
Latest wins came on Flat; hasn't shown much over hurdles recently; above last winning mark
3	Braganza Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:W P Mullins	154	tp	5P-540	122	142	85	28d	—	—	—	18	—	—
Beaten 7l at Cheltenham Festival last year; really struggled this term, tailed off thrice
4	Jiving Jerry Bay J:Brian Hayes T:James M Barcoe	J:Brian Hayes T:James M Barcoe	147	—	840455	115	143	109	8d	—	—	—	16.3	—	—
Back to form when beaten 6l at Navan but lesser run since and needs further than 2m
5	Bythesametoken Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Ross Osullivan	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Ross Osullivan	143	t	43P3U6	111	141	-	74d	0W/0P 1 run	—	—	15.9	—	—
Beaten 1l over fences at Down Royal; poor chase form since but return to hurdles may help
6	Missiee Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher Mccarthy	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Eoin Christopher Mccarthy	143	—	05-151	111	141	88	69d	—	—	—	15.3	—	—
Won 2 of last 3 starts but may find 2m on this sort of ground sharp enough
7	Doyen Ta Win Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:Declan Queally	J:Kevin Sexton T:Declan Queally	140	h	702311	108	134	115	35d	—	—	—	34.5	—	—
Bids for a hat-trick after 2 narrow wins but effectively 11lb higher and best form on soft

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Doyen Ta Win

34.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 20 Odds: 0

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2nd

Britzka

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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3rd

Annexation

20.8

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Braganza

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Jiving Jerry

16.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Bythesametoken

15.9

OR: 15.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0

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Missiee

15.3

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Britzka	134	138	109
Annexation	133	123	88
Braganza	122	142	85
Jiving Jerry	115	143	109
Bythesametoken	111	141	—
Missiee	111	141	88
Doyen Ta Win	108	134	115

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jiving Jerry	8d ago	Quick return
Braganza	28d ago	Fit
Doyen Ta Win	35d ago	Fit
Missiee	69d ago	Fresh
Bythesametoken	74d ago	Fresh
Britzka	167d ago	Long break
Annexation	—	—