Michael O'Murchadha Handicap Hurdle – Wexford

Wexford

15:20

Michael O'Murchadha Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-03-17

Distance 2m

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €11,800

Runners (11)

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
2	Addragoole Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	161	—	2220F1	125	132	121	32d	—	—	+13	37.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Readily landed Clonmel maiden last month; may build on that and should handle the ground
6	Cappucino Bay J:Sean Flanagan T:Liz Doyle	J:Sean Flanagan T:Liz Doyle	154	ht	-11056	118	131	105	43d	—	—	+6	28.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Better of two good runs at Leopardstown when patiently-ridden fifth at Christmas; hood on
3	Balko d'Ange Bay J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	J:Brian Hayes T:Philip Fenton	159	—	-22124	123	133	125	22d	—	—	+17	34.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Jumped poorly when well held at Naas and wouldn't want the ground to dry out too much.
5	Ballystone Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:John C McConnell	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:John C McConnell	155	—	155-08	119	128	67	22d	—	—	+11	19.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ran okay after layoff at Leopardstown over Christmas, heavy ground against him since
7	Clarens Brown J:Alex Harvey(5) T:J P Flavin	J:Alex Harvey(5) T:J P Flavin	154	t	-75510	118	132	108	80d	—	—	+19	25.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Well held at Leopardstown after Navan victory; will like the ground and may bounce back
8	Walnut Beach Bay J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Patrick J Flynn	J:Shane Fitzgerald T:Patrick J Flynn	152	—	101336	116	130	97	114d	—	—	+18	25	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Better chaser these days and progressive over fences last year; likely to need the run
4	Angostura Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	158	—	321P-3	122	131	61	61d	—	—	+17	22.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Maiden winner was beaten a long way on return from layoff in January; handicap debut.
1	Fiveonefive Bay J:E Walsh T:Cian Collins	J:E Walsh T:Cian Collins	166	—	361085	130	130	108	121d	—	—	+20	24.2	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Around 10l off Clarens at Navan in November and not much better off at the weights
11	Duke Otto Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Patrick J Flynn	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Patrick J Flynn	140	—	0-0235	104	128	108	—	—	—	+10	14.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Ran well on good ground in the autumn; usually runs in lower grade and 7lb wrong.
9	Little Mixup Bay J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan	151	—	RP0000	115	131	93	30d	—	—	+14	17	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Very much out of form this winter after unhappy spell over fences in early autumn
10	Starzov Brown J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	J:Simon Torrens T:P J Rothwell	150	p	/40-0P	114	130	29	23d	—	—	+14	16.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Was in good heart in 2023 but lightly raced and has shown little since; best watched

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Addragoole	5/2	5/2	5/2
Cappucino	11/4	11/4	11/4
Balko d'Ange	10/3	10/3	10/3
Ballystone	12/1	10/1	11/1
Clarens	11/1	12/1	11/1
Walnut Beach	12/1	14/1	12/1
Angostura	16/1	16/1	16/1
Fiveonefive	18/1	18/1	16/1
Duke Otto	20/1	18/1	20/1
Little Mixup	50/1	28/1	33/1
Starzov	50/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Addragoole

37.5

OR: 18.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Balko d'Ange

34.5

OR: 18.3 Form: 11 Odds: 5.2

10/3

3rd

Cappucino

28.7

OR: 17 Form: 5 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Clarens

25.9

OR: 17 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Walnut Beach

OR: 16.5 Form: 6.6 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Fiveonefive

24.2

OR: 20 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Angostura

22.4

OR: 18 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ballystone

19.6

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Little Mixup

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Starzov

16.6

OR: 16 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Duke Otto

14.9

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fiveonefive	130	130	108
Addragoole	125	132	121
Balko d'Ange	123	133	125
Angostura	122	131	61
Ballystone	119	128	67
Cappucino	118	131	105
Clarens	118	132	108
Walnut Beach	116	130	97
Little Mixup	115	131	93
Starzov	114	130	29
Duke Otto	104	128	108

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Balko d'Ange	22d ago	Fit
Ballystone	22d ago	Fit
Starzov	23d ago	Fit
Little Mixup	30d ago	Fit
Addragoole	32d ago	Fit
Cappucino	43d ago	Fit
Angostura	61d ago	Fresh
Clarens	80d ago	Fresh
Walnut Beach	114d ago	Long break
Fiveonefive	121d ago	Long break
Duke Otto	—	—