Country Fest Wexford August 13th Opportunity Handicap Chase

Wexford

17:17

Date 2023-06-20

Distance 3m1f70y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 6m 36.50s (slow by 23.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Stormy Master (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Ray Hackett	28/1	Won
2nd	Meehall (IRE) Ben Harvey · E McNamara	15/2	2.25
3rd	Sean Says (IRE) Thomas Reilly · Rodger Sweeney	15/2	.75
4th	Shantou Sisu (IRE) Richard Condon · W J Lanigan	20/1	3.75
5th	Steps Match (IRE) Conor Brassil · Michael Butler	8/1	.5
6th	Ennemi Public (FR) Cian Quirke · Daniel John Howard	20/1	13
7th	Double Windsor (IRE) Daniel King · David M O'Brien	11/1	13
8th	Diamond Grove (GB) Mike O'Connor · Edward Cawley	16/1	22
9th	Drimsree Lad (IRE) Aileen O'Sullivan · S Michael Millar	14/1	13

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Any Day Now (IRE) Mark McDonagh · Edward Cawley	22/1
P.U.	Battle Of Benburb (IRE) Kieren Buckley · John C McConnell	6/1J
Fell	Bearwithmenow (IRE) Aidan Kelly · J P Flavin	15/2
P.U.	Legacy Of Dreams (FR) James O'Sullivan · P J Rothwell	12/1
P.U.	Milfordfourthree (IRE) Conor Smithers · W J O'Doherty	25/1
P.U.	Rule Of June (IRE) Liam McKenna · Liam Casey	6/1J
P.U.	Shamror Lass (IRE) E Walsh · Miss Denise Marie O'Shea	14/1

Runners (19)

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	Rudy Catrail Bay J:TBC T:E Sheehy	J: T:E Sheehy	148	—	70-U2F	75	109	-	11d	—	—	-2	9.7	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Grand front-runner in good heart lately; second at Tramore last completed start; reserve
5	Battle Of Benburb Bay J:Kieren Buckley T:John C Mcconnell	J:Kieren Buckley T:John C Mcconnell	161	t	P96-P6	88	86	-	25d	—	—	-2	13.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won over hurdles here last summer and stays well; not shown much in four chase starts
6	Bearwithmenow b/br J:Aidan Kelly(4) T:J P Flavin	J:Aidan Kelly(4) T:J P Flavin	161	p	F803-7	88	96	86	17d	—	—	+2	12.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Promising third at Tipperary on chase bow but disappointing favourite at Tramore
4	Rule Of June Bay J:Liam McKenna(2) T:Liam Casey	J:Liam McKenna(2) T:Liam Casey	163	—	50-352	90	110	29	11d	—	—	+1	13.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won off 83 at Tramore last summer; bumped into well-treated foe when second at Clonmel
2	Steps Match Bay J:Conor Brassil(2) T:Michael Butler	J:Conor Brassil(2) T:Michael Butler	164	p	2P5F-0	91	107	95	26d	—	—	+4	12.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Touched off over C&D this time last year and may well leave behind poor reappearance run
NR	Whip Whitaker Brown J:TBC T:John Patrick Ryan	J: T:John Patrick Ryan	153	—	93-04P	80	93	-	1d	—	—	+1	9.8	2.75/1	12 8%
Maiden in fair form over hurdles and fences lately; pulled up at Kilbeggan yesterday
NR	Well Polly Bay J:TBC T:Miss J M Lee	J: T:Miss J M Lee	167	—	417P-6	94	-	-	1d	—	—	+2	14.5	3.25/1	14 7%
Dual hurdles winner over 3m last year; making chase debut; sixth at Kilbeggan over hurdles yesterday; reserve
8	Legacy Of Dreams Bay J:James O'Sullivan T:P J Rothwell	J:James O'Sullivan T:P J Rothwell	159	p	70P6-1	86	106	34	26d	—	—	+14	20.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Ready winner over 2m3f at Limerick last month; steps back up in trip off 9lb higher mark
1	Sean Says Bay J:Thomas Reilly(4) T:Rodger Sweeney	J:Thomas Reilly(4) T:Rodger Sweeney	166	p	P644-5	93	104	71	26d	—	—	+5	13.1	2.25/1	10 10%
Three-time winning hurdler but just 1-13 over fences and well held lately
14	Shamror Lass Brown J:E Walsh T:Miss Denise Marie Oshea	J:E Walsh T:Miss Denise Marie Oshea	149	—	9PP5-8	76	102	67	26d	—	—	+2	8.2	3.25/1	14 7%
Maiden ran well over 2m4f here in March but tailed off at Limerick last time
15	Double Windsor b/br J:Daniel King T:David M Obrien	J:Daniel King T:David M Obrien	145	b	P3-P74	72	105	-	17d	—	—	+1	7.1	4.25/1	18 6%
Latest of four chase wins was nearly two years ago but creditable fourth at Tramore lately
12	Shantou Sisu Chestnut J:Richard Condon(2) T:W J Lanigan	J:Richard Condon(2) T:W J Lanigan	153	—	5P6-99	80	100	46	17d	—	—	+4	8.9	4.25/1	18 6%
Won off 88 at Downpatrick (2m3f) in August; out of form lately and mark on the slide
9	Diamond Grove Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Edward Cawley	J:Mike O'Connor T:Edward Cawley	156	tp	6000P-	83	92	67	82d	—	—	+5	9.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Hard to fancy but fair sixth in first handicap chase at Galway last year
7	Ennemi Public Bay J:Cian Quirke(4) T:Daniel John Howard	J:Cian Quirke(4) T:Daniel John Howard	160	tb	447U0-	87	99	71	64d	—	—	+6	10.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Fifteen-race maiden over fences and hard to fancy on recent efforts
10	Stormy Master Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(4) T:Ray Hackett	J:Jack G Gilligan(4) T:Ray Hackett	155	b	PP/0-P	82	105	-	26d	—	—	+5	9.1	5.25/1	22 5%
Won a chase at Limerick during a good spell of form in 2021; not shown much for a while
11	Any Day Now Brown J:Mark McDonagh(2) T:Edward Cawley	J:Mark McDonagh(2) T:Edward Cawley	153	p	/400-0	80	48	-	16d	—	—	+5	8.4	6.00/1	25 4%
Ran okay in Sligo hurdle in October; just had one go over fences; better for comeback run
16	Drimsree Lad Bay J:Aileen O'Sullivan(4) T:S Michael Millar	J:Aileen O'Sullivan(4) T:S Michael Millar	143	tp	036-63	70	109	25	11d	—	—	-1	7.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Maiden under rules but some decent runs including hampered third at Clonmel last time
3	Meehall Bay J:Ben Harvey T:E Mcnamara	J:Ben Harvey T:E Mcnamara	163	p	P1PP-3	90	104	83	26d	—	—	+6	15.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Hurdles/chase winner last year and third of 15 at Limerick on second run back
R17	Milfordfourthree Bay J:Conor Smithers(4) T:W J Odoherty	J:Conor Smithers(4) T:W J Odoherty	150	—	70-596	77	98	32	11d	—	—	+4	8	6.75/1	28 4%
Modest maiden hurdler makes handicap bow in this sphere on third chase start; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Rudy Catrail	6	13/2	13/2	6	13/2
Battle Of Benburb	5	5	11/2	4	13/2
Bearwithmenow	15/2	7	15/2	15/2	15/2
Rule Of June	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Steps Match	9	17/2	9	8	17/2
Whip Whitaker	12	10	10	10	11
Well Polly	14	8	17/2	10	9
Legacy Of Dreams	14	14	12	14	12
Sean Says	10	9	9	8	17/2
Shamror Lass	14	12	11	12	14
Double Windsor	18	16	12	16	12
Shantou Sisu	16	18	14	16	16
Diamond Grove	20	20	18	20	18
Ennemi Public	20	18	16	16	18
Stormy Master	20	20	18	20	22
Any Day Now	25	22	22	22	25
Drimsree Lad	12	9	17/2	9	11
Meehall	15/2	7	13/2	7	7
Milfordfourthree	28	20	16	16	22

Predictor

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

1st

Legacy Of Dreams

20.7

OR: 9 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

2nd

Meehall

15.9

OR: 10 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Well Polly

14.5

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 3.5

Battle Of Benburb

13.9

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

13/2

Rule Of June

13.6

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Sean Says

13.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Steps Match

12.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Bearwithmenow

12.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Ennemi Public

10.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Whip Whitaker

9.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.3

Rudy Catrail

9.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.5

13/2

Diamond Grove

9.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Stormy Master

9.1

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Shantou Sisu

8.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Any Day Now

8.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Shamror Lass

8.2

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Milfordfourthree

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Drimsree Lad

7.4

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Double Windsor

7.1

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Well Polly	94	—	—
Sean Says	93	104	71
Steps Match	91	107	95
Rule Of June	90	110	29
Meehall	90	104	83
Battle Of Benburb	88	86	—
Bearwithmenow	88	96	86
Ennemi Public	87	99	71
Legacy Of Dreams	86	106	34
Diamond Grove	83	92	67
Stormy Master	82	105	—
Whip Whitaker	80	93	—
Shantou Sisu	80	100	46
Any Day Now	80	48	—
Milfordfourthree	77	98	32
Shamror Lass	76	102	67
Rudy Catrail	75	109	—
Double Windsor	72	105	—
Drimsree Lad	70	109	25

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Whip Whitaker	1d ago	Quick return
Well Polly	1d ago	Quick return
Rudy Catrail	11d ago	Quick return
Rule Of June	11d ago	Quick return
Drimsree Lad	11d ago	Quick return
Milfordfourthree	11d ago	Quick return
Any Day Now	16d ago	Fit
Bearwithmenow	17d ago	Fit
Double Windsor	17d ago	Fit
Shantou Sisu	17d ago	Fit
Battle Of Benburb	25d ago	Fit
Steps Match	26d ago	Fit
Legacy Of Dreams	26d ago	Fit
Sean Says	26d ago	Fit
Shamror Lass	26d ago	Fit
Stormy Master	26d ago	Fit
Meehall	26d ago	Fit
Ennemi Public	64d ago	Fresh
Diamond Grove	82d ago	Fresh