Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase – Wexford

Wexford

1:35

Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase

Date 2023-10-29

Distance 2m3f150y

Class

Going Abandoned

Type Chase

Surface

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €10,030

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	The Short Go b J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	154	h	23-161	123	138	24	31d	—	—	-5	28.7	7/4 36%
Hurdle winner won on chasing bow at Clonmel when not always fluent; shortlisted
7	Tempo Chapter Two br J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:Gavin Cromwell	148	b	0P4542	117	137	104	32d	—	—	+2	29.9	11/2 15%
Best chase run when 2nd at Sligo last time though made mistakes; this more competitive
8	Mercury Lane b J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	147	tp	4128-5	116	141	127	168d	—	—	+7	20.1	11/2 15%
Won over 3m here in March and just denied over C&D next time; below form when last seen
3	Brideswell Lad b J:J J Slevin T:Seamus Neville	J:J J Slevin T:Seamus Neville	163	—	1-861F	132	137	98	36d	—	—	+10	35.3	8 13%
Four chase wins incl' over C&D; bled from nose when fell last time; capable of good run
6	Dont Go Yet b J:Jordan Gainford T:Edward Cawley	J:Jordan Gainford T:Edward Cawley	149	—	3742-3	118	140	133	170d	—	—	+12	23.2	15/2 12%
Sole win in 21 starts came over fences last year; decent efforts when last seen
10	Lake Chad gr J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Philip Fenton	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:Philip Fenton	140	—	062423	109	141	84	17d	—	—	+16	25.5	11 9%
Just 2-38 but has been running well in defeat over hurdles and fences lately; 3lb 'wrong'
4	Time To Rocco b J:Danny Mullins T:Colin Motherway	J:Danny Mullins T:Colin Motherway	156	—	7-5424	125	146	123	28d	—	—	+5	24.5	12 8%
Some fine runs in defeat over fences lately, incl' over C&D but not at best last time
1	Take All b J:Shane Fenelon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Shane Fenelon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	166	ht	-P5164	135	143	94	26d	—	—	+21	28	12 8%
Both chase wins have come at this track; not a bad Galway run last time and a chance
2	Ex Patriot b J:Hugh Morgan T:Miss Ellmarie Holden	J:Hugh Morgan T:Miss Ellmarie Holden	164	—	/9/40/	133	140	-	640d	—	—	+16	22.5	16 6%
Quality horse in his day but unseen since tailed-off in 2022 Thyestes; best watched
9	Play The Game b J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:John C McConnell	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:John C McConnell	147	ht	286-67	116	82	51	62d	—	—	+7	20.3	40 3%
Just two runs this year and was poor over fences last time; others more likely

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
The Short Go	7/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
Tempo Chapter Two	11/2	5	5	5	5
Mercury Lane	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Brideswell Lad	8	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Dont Go Yet	15/2	7	7	7	7
Lake Chad	11	9	9	9	9
Time To Rocco	12	11	11	11	11
Take All	12	12	12	12	12
Ex Patriot	16	14	14	14	14
Play The Game	33	40	40	40	40

Predictor

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

1st

Brideswell Lad

35.3

OR: 20.5 Form: 7 Odds: 7.8

2nd

Tempo Chapter Two

29.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 4.7 Odds: 8.5

11/2

3rd

The Short Go

28.7

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 10.5

7/4

Take All

OR: 21.3 Form: 4.7 Odds: 2

Lake Chad

25.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 8 Odds: 2.8

Time To Rocco

24.5

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

Dont Go Yet

23.2

OR: 17 Form: 3 Odds: 3.2

15/2

Ex Patriot

22.5

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.8

Play The Game

20.3

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

Mercury Lane

20.1

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Take All Top Rated	135	143	94
Ex Patriot	133	140	—
Brideswell Lad	132	137	98
Time To Rocco	125	146	123
The Short Go	123	138	24
Dont Go Yet	118	140	133
Tempo Chapter Two	117	137	104
Mercury Lane	116	141	127
Play The Game	116	82	51
Lake Chad	109	141	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lake Chad	17d ago	Fit
Take All	26d ago	Fit
Time To Rocco	28d ago	Fit
The Short Go	31d ago	Fit
Tempo Chapter Two	32d ago	Fit
Brideswell Lad	36d ago	Fit
Play The Game	62d ago	Fresh
Mercury Lane	168d ago	Long break
Dont Go Yet	170d ago	Long break
Ex Patriot	640d ago	Long break