Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Hurdle – Wexford

Wexford

19:30

Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Hurdle

Date 2024-05-29

Distance 3m

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €7,375

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Antrim Coast Brown J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	159	—	21263-	-	144	113	28d	—	—	-22	25.8	0.23/1	10/11 52%
His third in a conditions race at Punchestown gives him strong claims in this company
7	Pray Tell Bay J:John Shinnick(7) T:Desmond Kenneally	J:John Shinnick(7) T:Desmond Kenneally	154	—	63/2-2	116	137	117	14d	—	—	+13	30	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Gave encouraging display after a year off when second in a recent 3m maiden at Tipperary
5	Oscars Brother Bay J:Daniel King T:Connor King	J:Daniel King T:Connor King	159	—	2216-5	-	135	79	16d	—	—	-8	3.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Stays 3m, needs to step up on Killarney showing when he was his trainer's first runner
8	Rocky's Diamond Bay J:Kevin Sexton T:Declan Queally	J:Kevin Sexton T:Declan Queally	152	—	01-	-	132	125	40d	—	—	+4	12.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Made all in 2m1f maiden at Limerick, beat several useful rivals but he got a soft lead
2	Joyeux Machin Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean Flanagan T:Paul Nolan	164	tb	22PFP-	135	145	79	26d	—	—	+17	22.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has a good record at this course (2-5 and placed three times), recent form is off-putting
6	Don't Matter Now Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally	154	tb	11F1-2	-	117	-	20d	—	—	+1	6.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Winner of all four completed starts in points since last November, stamina not an issue
1	Drumbear Bay J:Alex Harvey(7) T:John C McConnell	J:Alex Harvey(7) T:John C McConnell	164	t	/78FP-	124	135	-	87d	—	—	+16	19.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
2-5 over hurdles, nothing has gone right since a beginners' chase win in December 2022
3	The Niffler Grey J:Sam Ewing T:Eamonn O'Connell	J:Sam Ewing T:Eamonn O'Connell	164	ht	7412-1	108	118	104	14d	—	—	+23	25.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Progressive handicap hurdler, takes a big climb in class and distance but is in form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Antrim Coast	5/6	10/11	5/6	8/11	5/6
Pray Tell	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Oscars Brother	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1	11/2
Rocky's Diamond	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Joyeux Machin	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Don't Matter Now	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	12/1
Drumbear	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1
The Niffler	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Pray Tell

OR: 16.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5

4/1

2nd

Antrim Coast

25.8

OR: 0 Form: 9.5 Odds: 16.3

10/11

3rd

The Niffler

25.2

OR: 14.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Joyeux Machin

22.9

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Drumbear

19.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Rocky's Diamond

12.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Don't Matter Now

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Oscars Brother

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Joyeux Machin	135	145	79
Drumbear	124	135	—
Pray Tell	116	137	117
The Niffler	108	118	104
Antrim Coast	—	144	113
Oscars Brother	—	135	79
Rocky's Diamond	—	132	125
Don't Matter Now	—	117	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pray Tell	14d ago	Fit
The Niffler	14d ago	Fit
Oscars Brother	16d ago	Fit
Don't Matter Now	20d ago	Fit
Joyeux Machin	26d ago	Fit
Antrim Coast	28d ago	Fit
Rocky's Diamond	40d ago	Fit
Drumbear	87d ago	Fresh