Fleadh Cheoil Wexford August 4th - 11th Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Wexford

18:30

Date 2024-05-29

Distance 2m1f

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €5,900

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
8	Mullins Cross Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon(7) T:John Joseph Hanlon	157	b	4558-5	84	99	83	19d	—	—	-4	13.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won at Bangor last winter and some decent runs since; not much to find on last run
7	Grand Rouge Chestnut J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	J:Kieran Callaghan(5) T:James M Barcoe	158	—	9P/05-	85	97	90	41d	—	—	-2	13.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Hung left when 5th at Clonmel last time; should be better suited by this track; chance
6	The Cooleen Bay J:Mr T Power Roche(7) T:Richard Morrissey	J:Mr T Power Roche(7) T:Richard Morrissey	161	t	0/090-	88	84	72	291d	—	—	+1	12.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Not a lot to show for six hurdle runs and improvement needed for new yard
12	Sunwalk Bay J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Seamus Neville	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:Seamus Neville	155	t	P500-5	82	101	48	11d	—	—	-1	11.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Flat winner wasn't beaten far over C&D last time; tends to race keenly but chance
5	Inchiquin Maid Bay J:Brian Hayes T:David Kenneth Budds	J:Brian Hayes T:David Kenneth Budds	161	t	00070-	88	97	76	43d	—	—	+2	12.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Maiden was poor at Naas but has a chance on earlier Cork 7th place
11	Future Proof Bay J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:P J Rothwell	J:P J O'Hanlon(3) T:P J Rothwell	155	p	40660-	82	98	90	97d	—	—	+2	10.2	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Dual purpose winner has been regressive in the last two year and has to stage a revival
1	Glasgow Dan Bay J:Ambrose McCurtin T:Paul Stephen Kiely	J:Ambrose McCurtin T:Paul Stephen Kiely	166	—	6P507-	93	98	69	41d	—	—	+6	12.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Has shown some ability in three maiden hurdles and should be capable of a decent run
R16	Johnny Clarke Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:W J Burke	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:W J Burke	157	—	/0470/	84	97	-	526d	—	—	+4	10.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Has shown enough ability to win a race of this quality but absent a long time; reserve
4	Darcy's Friend Brown J:Jody McGarvey T:S M Duffy	J:Jody McGarvey T:S M Duffy	162	—	3P009-	89	81	54	41d	—	—	+4	12.3	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Not much to show for four maiden hurdle runs and has to improve plenty
10	Warrior Lion Chestnut J:James O'Sullivan T:Moses McCabe	J:James O'Sullivan T:Moses McCabe	156	t	0000-	89	68	44	40d	—	—	+7	11	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Some ability on the Flat but has been poor in four hurdle starts; better ground might help
3	Desert Cave Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Declan Queally	163	t	/0B00-	90	51	15	37d	—	—	+4	12.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Point winner showed nothing in four maiden hurdles but is surely capable of much better
9	Realtin Lonrach Chestnut J:J J Slevin T:M F O'Dowd	J:J J Slevin T:M F O'Dowd	156	—	6800-0	83	85	51	13d	—	—	+5	9.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Beaten a long way on handicap debut at Clonmel and loads to find
13	Better Choice Bay J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	154	p	900P-	87	75	54	139d	—	—	+7	10	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Not much to show for four hurdle starts in soft ground and has to find huge improvement
14	I'vedoneitall Bay J:Shane Fenelon(7) T:E Sheehy	J:Shane Fenelon(7) T:E Sheehy	153	p	P/PUP-	80	98	-	104d	—	—	+6	8.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has failed to complete on last six starts and isn't easy to make a case for
NR	Bite That Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Patrick J Flynn	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Patrick J Flynn	163	—	960S-0	90	100	90	13d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Record of 1-22 over hurdles; yard in fine form but was poor last time
NR	Boxcar Molly Bay J:TBC T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J: T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	156	—	000P5-	83	94	76	36d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Best run for a while when beaten 13l at Tipperary last time; go well with repeat; reserve
NR	Cottage Artist Bay J:TBC T:V T O'Brien	J: T:V T O'Brien	153	—	88P66-	80	92	69	235d	—	—	—	7.5	—	—
Veteran maiden though has only had 17 runs; not easy to fancy; reserve

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Mullins Cross	5/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	7/2
Grand Rouge	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	9/2
The Cooleen	11/2	13/2	7/1	13/2	6/1
Sunwalk	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1	13/2
Inchiquin Maid	8/1	8/1	17/2	8/1	9/1
Future Proof	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Glasgow Dan	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Johnny Clarke	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Darcy's Friend	14/1	16/1	11/1	14/1	8/1
Warrior Lion	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Desert Cave	12/1	16/1	9/1	14/1	11/1
Realtin Lonrach	20/1	20/1	25/1	18/1	18/1
Better Choice	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
I'vedoneitall	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mullins Cross

13.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

2nd

Grand Rouge

13.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

The Cooleen

12.8

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Glasgow Dan

12.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Desert Cave

12.5

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

16/1

Inchiquin Maid

12.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Darcy's Friend

12.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 0.2 Odds: 2.4

16/1

Sunwalk

11.6

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Warrior Lion

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Future Proof

10.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Johnny Clarke

10.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Better Choice

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Bite That

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Realtin Lonrach

9.5

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Boxcar Molly

8.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

I'vedoneitall

8.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Cottage Artist

7.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Glasgow Dan	93	98	69
Desert Cave	90	51	15
Bite That	90	100	90
Darcy's Friend	89	81	54
Warrior Lion	89	68	44
The Cooleen	88	84	72
Inchiquin Maid	88	97	76
Better Choice	87	75	54
Grand Rouge	85	97	90
Mullins Cross	84	99	83
Johnny Clarke	84	97	—
Realtin Lonrach	83	85	51
Boxcar Molly	83	94	76
Sunwalk	82	101	48
Future Proof	82	98	90
I'vedoneitall	80	98	—
Cottage Artist	80	92	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sunwalk	11d ago	Quick return
Realtin Lonrach	13d ago	Quick return
Bite That	13d ago	Quick return
Mullins Cross	19d ago	Fit
Boxcar Molly	36d ago	Fit
Desert Cave	37d ago	Fit
Warrior Lion	40d ago	Fit
Grand Rouge	41d ago	Fit
Glasgow Dan	41d ago	Fit
Darcy's Friend	41d ago	Fit
Inchiquin Maid	43d ago	Fit
Future Proof	97d ago	Long break
I'vedoneitall	104d ago	Long break
Better Choice	139d ago	Long break
Cottage Artist	235d ago	Long break
The Cooleen	291d ago	Long break
Johnny Clarke	526d ago	Long break