Country Fest Wexford August 13th Handicap Hurdle

Wexford

20:00

Date 2023-05-31

Distance 3m

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €6,195

Runners (17)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR	Arctic Ambition Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	168	—	41-211	102	112	23	1d	—	—	-10	23.7	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Yesterday's Ballinrobe winner on a hat-trick here and hard to beat if turning out quickly
7	Townhill Penny Bay J:Ben Harvey(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Ben Harvey(5) T:Gordon Elliott	163	p	8952-2	97	108	74	13d	—	—	+3	22.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Good 3m form of late; major player although yard also have likely hot favourite here
1	Navigator Jack Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Eoin Griffin	J:Keith Donoghue T:Eoin Griffin	168	t	400-53	102	109	34	13d	—	—	+3	17	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Last Thursday's staying-on third over this trip at Tipperary encouraging
2	Cocoplum Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(7) T:C A Mcbratney	J:Shane O'Callaghan(7) T:C A Mcbratney	167	—	3770-2	101	109	96	30d	—	—	+10	20.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran well above her mark at Down Royal recently and upped 6lb as a result
14	Dorans River Brown J:P J O'Hanlon(5) T:P J Rothwell	J:P J O'Hanlon(5) T:P J Rothwell	156	—	009/85	90	99	93	11d	—	—	+3	12.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Recen C&D effort encouraging but good bit required to play a major role
5	Aide De Camp Bay J:Ethan O'Sullivan(7) T:Robert Widger	J:Ethan O'Sullivan(7) T:Robert Widger	165	—	P547-8	99	108	94	27d	—	—	+2	16.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Invariably stays on late; may yet do better, especially if ridden in closer touch
NR	Portland Row Bay J:TBC T:J A Nash	J: T:J A Nash	151	b	0PP4-8	85	108	56	1d	—	—	-3	13.4	4.25/1	18 6%
Ballinrobe run encouraging but well held there yesterday; reserve
12	Twoplustwo Equals Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Tobin	J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Tobin	160	—	6289-8	94	106	91	8d	—	—	+6	13.1	2.25/1	10 10%
Entitled to come on for recent comeback run at Punchestown so not one to rule out
4	Midnight Our Fred Bay J:Hugh Morgan(3) T:J P Flavin	J:Hugh Morgan(3) T:J P Flavin	166	—	/000-3	100	102	47	27d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+3	20.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Recent Tipperary third over this trip his best effort yet; more needed however
10	Champagne Monarch Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Sean Aherne	161	—	00P69-	95	102	26	41d	—	—	+8	12.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Well beaten when last seen at Kilbeggan in April; mark declining but still opposable
NR	Cullenwaine Chestnut J:TBC T:P J Rothwell	J: T:P J Rothwell	154	—	8P00-8	88	106	57	29d	—	—	-2	14.1	8.00/1	33 3%
Mild debut promise here in September not materialised; opposable on handicap bow; reserve
6	Southerner Bay J:Mr W T Cronin(7) T:William Cronin	J:Mr W T Cronin(7) T:William Cronin	163	h	/3938-	97	111	79	125d	—	—	+12	16	5.25/1	22 5%
Trip inadequate last time, back to more suitable trip but veteran opposable
3	Gotthenod Chestnut J:Mr T P Harney(7) T:Ross Osullivan	J:Mr T P Harney(7) T:Ross Osullivan	166	—	96767-	100	111	62	154d	—	—	+10	13.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Last win came a year ago; handicapper slowly relenting but remains opposable
11	Complete Fantasy Bay J:Denis O'Regan T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	J:Denis O'Regan T:Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	161	tb	7/086-	95	107	73	—	—	—	+9	12	9.75/1	40 3%
Placed form came as a juvenile; hard to fancy on handicap debut
13	Ballinclay Court Bay J:J J Slevin T:N Dooly	J:J J Slevin T:N Dooly	156	p	2077-0	90	104	73	26d	—	—	+8	10.9	9.75/1	40 3%
Finished last on handicap debut at Downpatrick; cheekpieces now tried
R16	Man After Midnight Bay J:Sarah Kavanagh(7) T:Louise G Lyons	J:Sarah Kavanagh(7) T:Louise G Lyons	152	—	0068P-	86	106	80	125d	—	—	+7	9.9	8.00/1	33 3%
Modest level of form and hard to fancy back in handicap company; reserve
8	Crimson Chief Bay J:Kieren Buckley(3) T:J Morrison	J:Kieren Buckley(3) T:J Morrison	162	—	1159-0	96	109	21	13d	—	—	+10	12.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Out of form of late but trip/ground to suit

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Arctic Ambition	13/8	13/8	7/4	13/8	13/8
Townhill Penny	7/2	7/2	10/3	3	10/3
Navigator Jack	5	5	11/2	5	5/1
Cocoplum	8	8	7	15/2	15/2
Dorans River	7	8	8	8	9/1
Aide De Camp	6	11/2	9/2	11/2	11/2
Portland Row	18	16	16	16	16
Twoplustwo Equals	10	10	10	10	10
Midnight Our Fred	9/2	4	4	4	5/1
Champagne Monarch	18	16	16	14	18/1
Cullenwaine	33	25	25	25	25
Southerner	22	20	18/1	18	20/1
Gotthenod	20	22	20	22	28/1
Complete Fantasy	40	28	25	28	33/1
Ballinclay Court	40	28	28	28	33/1
Man After Midnight	33	25	25	25	28/1
Crimson Chief	40	33	33	33	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Arctic Ambition

23.7

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 10.7

7/4

2nd

Townhill Penny

22.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

Cocoplum

20.6

OR: 12.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Midnight Our Fred

20.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5

5/1

Navigator Jack

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Aide De Camp

16.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Southerner

OR: 11.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

Cullenwaine

14.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.6

Gotthenod

13.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Portland Row

13.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.6

Twoplustwo Equals

13.1

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Dorans River

12.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Champagne Monarch

12.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Crimson Chief

12.1

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Complete Fantasy

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ballinclay Court

10.9

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Man After Midnight

9.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Arctic Ambition	102	112	23
Navigator Jack	102	109	34
Cocoplum	101	109	96
Midnight Our Fred	100	102	47
Gotthenod	100	111	62
Aide De Camp	99	108	94
Townhill Penny	97	108	74
Southerner	97	111	79
Crimson Chief	96	109	21
Champagne Monarch	95	102	26
Complete Fantasy	95	107	73
Twoplustwo Equals	94	106	91
Dorans River	90	99	93
Ballinclay Court	90	104	73
Cullenwaine	88	106	57
Man After Midnight	86	106	80
Portland Row	85	108	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Arctic Ambition	1d ago	Quick return
Portland Row	1d ago	Quick return
Twoplustwo Equals	8d ago	Quick return
Dorans River	11d ago	Quick return
Townhill Penny	13d ago	Quick return
Navigator Jack	13d ago	Quick return
Crimson Chief	13d ago	Quick return
Ballinclay Court	26d ago	Fit
Aide De Camp	27d ago	Fit
Midnight Our Fred	27d ago	Fit
Cullenwaine	29d ago	Fit
Cocoplum	30d ago	Fit
Champagne Monarch	41d ago	Fit
Southerner	125d ago	Long break
Man After Midnight	125d ago	Long break
Gotthenod	154d ago	Long break
Complete Fantasy	—	—