Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase – Wexford

Wexford

13:42

Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase

Date 2024-10-27

Distance 2m3f150y

Class

Going Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €10,030

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
6	Watch The Weather Bay J:Danny Gilligan T:R P Cody	J:Danny Gilligan T:R P Cody	154	t	033248	119	133	119	29d	—	—	+8	26.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Course winner over hurdles, placed here over fences, leading claims back on good ground
2	Music Of Tara Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	163	t	1B1-43	128	128	97	21d	—	—	+8	24.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Novice chase winner, beaten 14l in Grade 3 latest, h'cap chase debutante, can't discount
3	Popova Chestnut J:Jordan Gainford T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Jordan Gainford T:Henry De Bromhead	159	—	80-145	124	134	77	64d	—	—	+9	22.5	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Beginners chase winner; may be well-treated on her Galway Grade 3 effort, could go well
1	Walnut Beach Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Patrick J Flynn	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Patrick J Flynn	166	—	9-1013	131	131	97	29d	—	—	+10	24.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Landed a nice pot at Killarney, another good effort latest, likes good ground, chance
5	Ballybawn Belter Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Liz Doyle	J:Simon Torrens T:Liz Doyle	154	—	80-584	119	129	59	44d	—	—	+5	22.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Three-time hurdle winner, 0-3 in chases, could be well-treated for h'cap chase bow, claims
8	Mr Saxobeat Chestnut J:Anna McGuinness(7) T:Thomas Gibney	J:Anna McGuinness(7) T:Thomas Gibney	150	t	-40453	115	136	99	14d	—	—	+12	22.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Beaten similar distances last three starts, each-way chance in first time tongue tie
7	Happy Dreams Bay J:Cian Quirke(5) T:Michael J McDonagh	J:Cian Quirke(5) T:Michael J McDonagh	151	—	1766-0	116	137	108	23d	—	—	+11	18.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Four-time chase winner on soft-heavy, best form is on testing ground, needs rain
4	Aarons Day Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	156	tv	P/P-P0	121	136	-	60d	—	—	+15	18.6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Lost form since winning at Naas last year, pulled up in last two chases, others preferred

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Watch The Weather	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Music Of Tara	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Popova	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	6/1
Walnut Beach	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Ballybawn Belter	5/1	11/2	5/1	5/1	4/1
Mr Saxobeat	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1	7/1
Happy Dreams	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Aarons Day	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Watch The Weather

26.7

OR: 17.3 Form: 4 Odds: 5.4

7/2

2nd

Walnut Beach

24.3

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Music Of Tara

24.2

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Popova

22.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Ballybawn Belter

22.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

11/2

Mr Saxobeat

22.1

OR: 16.3 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Happy Dreams

18.7

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Aarons Day

18.6

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Walnut Beach	131	131	97
Music Of Tara	128	128	97
Popova	124	134	77
Aarons Day	121	136	—
Watch The Weather	119	133	119
Ballybawn Belter	119	129	59
Happy Dreams	116	137	108
Mr Saxobeat	115	136	99

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mr Saxobeat	14d ago	Fit
Music Of Tara	21d ago	Fit
Happy Dreams	23d ago	Fit
Watch The Weather	29d ago	Fit
Walnut Beach	29d ago	Fit
Ballybawn Belter	44d ago	Fit
Aarons Day	60d ago	Fresh
Popova	64d ago	Fresh