Wexford Festival Opera Maiden Hurdle – Wexford

Wexford

2:45

Wexford Festival Opera Maiden Hurdle

Date 2023-10-29

Distance 2m4f

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize €6,195

Runners (13)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5	Joyeux Vivo b J:Mark Walsh T:John E & Thomas Kiely	J:Mark Walsh T:John E & Thomas Kiely	153	—	3-	-	-	-	187d	—	—	-18	12.4	7/4 36%
Plenty to like about his debut in a bumper and form is working out; big player up in trip
1	Brave Fortune b J:Jack Doyle T:P M J Doyle	J:Jack Doyle T:P M J Doyle	153	—	7-1	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	18	5/2 29%
Promising 7th in Punchestown bumper before easy point winer; interesting contender
12	Cobra Queen b J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	146	—	31-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	17.8	4 25%
Kept on well to land a point and sold for £75,000 but form of that race yet to work out
10	Winning Smut b J:Danny Mullins T:Michael Hourigan	J:Danny Mullins T:Michael Hourigan	153	—	7-8362	113	126	79	28d	—	—	-2	23.5	6 17%
Best run yet when stepped up to 2m7f latest; this is tough but can be in mix for places
2	Jasmin De Cotte br J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	153	—	2-	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	9	13/2 13%
Runner-up in a point that has worked out well and bought for £160,000 since; interesting
9	Western Fold b J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	153	—	3-3U	-	-	-	30d	—	—	-6	5.3	8 13%
Stayed on well when 3rd in Goffs Defender Bumper but backward steps twice since
6	Pay The Tab b J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	153	—	P	-	-	-	23d	—	—	-11	4.4	33 3%
Jumped poorly before pulling up in a maiden hurdle at Downpatrick on debut; best watched
3	Jerk ch J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:William Durkan	J:Patrick M O'Brien(7) T:William Durkan	153	—	0-	-	-	-	187d	—	—	-8	3.2	100 1%
Tailed off when 100-1 for a bumper earlier in the year and hard to make a case for
11	Without Exception b J:J J Slevin T:P J Rothwell	J:J J Slevin T:P J Rothwell	153	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-9	3.8	100 1%
Sans Frontieres gelding; 6,500eur as 3yo; dam unraced sister to point winner; best watched
4	Johnny Cakes ch J:Conor Owens(7) T:P J Rothwell	J:Conor Owens(7) T:P J Rothwell	153	—	00	-	63	-	8d	—	—	-8	3.2	200 1%
Shown very little at triple figure odds in two starts so far
7	Pride Of Place b J:Simon Torrens T:Michael Hourigan	J:Simon Torrens T:Michael Hourigan	153	—	80	-	83	61	30d	—	—	-8	3.2	200 1%
Tailed off at triple figure odds in two maiden hurdle starts so far; up in trip
13	Little Hero b J:Cian Walsh(7) T:Paul Mulligan	J:Cian Walsh(7) T:Paul Mulligan	146	—	0-	-	-	-	260d	—	—	-8	3.2	200 1%
Tailed off when 80-1 in a bumper on debut; off 260 days
8	Tropical Speed b J:Richard Condon(5) T:Michael Butler	J:Richard Condon(5) T:Michael Butler	153	—	U	-	-	-	30d	—	—	-8	3.2	250 0%
Jumped poorly before unseating when 300-1 for his debut at Gowran last month

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Joyeux Vivo	2	7/4	13/8	7/4	7/4
Brave Fortune	5/2	2	9/4	5/2	5/2
Cobra Queen	4	4	4	4	4
Winning Smut	6	6	6	6	6
Jasmin De Cotte	13/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Western Fold	8	8	8	8	8
Pay The Tab	33	33	33	33	33
Jerk	100	100	100	100	100
Without Exception	100	100	100	100	100
Johnny Cakes	200	200	200	200	200
Pride Of Place	200	200	200	200	200
Little Hero	150	200	200	150	200
Tropical Speed	250	250	250	250	200

Predictor

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

1st

Winning Smut

23.5

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.8

2nd

Brave Fortune

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Cobra Queen

17.8

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 5.7

Joyeux Vivo

12.4

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 9.4

7/4

Jasmin De Cotte

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 4

13/2

Western Fold

5.3

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.2

Pay The Tab

4.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

Without Exception

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.8

100

Jerk

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.2

100

Johnny Cakes

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.2

200

Pride Of Place

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.2

200

Little Hero

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.2

200

Tropical Speed

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.2

250

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Winning Smut Top Rated	113	126	79
Joyeux Vivo	—	—	—
Brave Fortune	—	—	—
Cobra Queen	—	—	—
Jasmin De Cotte	—	—	—
Western Fold	—	—	—
Pay The Tab	—	—	—
Jerk	—	—	—
Without Exception	—	—	—
Johnny Cakes	—	63	—
Pride Of Place	—	83	61
Little Hero	—	—	—
Tropical Speed	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Johnny Cakes	8d ago	Quick return
Pay The Tab	23d ago	Fit
Winning Smut	28d ago	Fit
Western Fold	30d ago	Fit
Pride Of Place	30d ago	Fit
Tropical Speed	30d ago	Fit
Joyeux Vivo	187d ago	Long break
Jerk	187d ago	Long break
Little Hero	260d ago	Long break
Brave Fortune	—	—
Cobra Queen	—	—
Jasmin De Cotte	—	—
Without Exception	—	—