Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase – Wexford

Wexford

1:05

Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase

Date 2025-10-26

Distance 2m3f130y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €11,800

Runners (12)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Nouvotic b J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	158	h	14-316	122	136	104	65d	—	—	+4	23.7	7/2 22%
C&D winner in July struggled entering h'cap chase company last time; return here can help
6	Battle Of Ridgeway b J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Martin Hassett	J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Martin Hassett	152	t	P2-913	116	134	106	35d	—	—	+3	22.2	7/2 22%
C&D winner in Aug' and good third dropped in trip at Listowel off new mark; big player
10	Duty Bound b J:Donagh Meyler T:J P Flavin	J:Donagh Meyler T:J P Flavin	145	tp	151552	109	-	-	22d	—	—	+13	26.8	5/1 17%
Got 2 hurdles win this season; winner of sole chase start over C&D; not ruled out
5	Miss Pronunciation b J:Mark Walsh T:Padraig Roche	J:Mark Walsh T:Padraig Roche	156	ht	45F35-	120	130	125	189d	—	—	+11	21.9	7/1 13%
Won 3 hurdles on the bounce in 2023-2024; hasn't looked dangerous in 6 chase starts
1	The Folkes Tiara b J:Dylan Whelan(7) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Dylan Whelan(7) T:Henry De Bromhead	168	t	120P-8	132	133	120	64d	—	—	+14	22.9	9/1 10%
Out of form in 3 runs since a short head second on St Stephens Day last year; best watched
2	Release The Beast b J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	161	t	/3166-	125	133	120	189d	—	—	+20	26.4	12/1 8%
Looked good winning novice chase but questions to answer following poor recent runs
8	Greatness Awaits b J:Jordan Gainford T:Cian Collins	J:Jordan Gainford T:Cian Collins	151	tp	411045	115	122	104	48d	—	—	+16	23.2	12/1 8%
Got 5th hurdles win at Killarney in July; 25l behind in both chase starts
4	Dark Note ch J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	J:Cian Quirke T:Andrew Slattery	156	p	7-1224	120	133	100	21d	—	—	+12	19.6	11/1 8%
Tipperary novice chase winner has had good placed form since then; in the mix
9	Casey West b J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:P J Rothwell	145	—	6/74-5	109	134	110	22d	—	—	+11	16.4	16/1 6%
Hunter chase winner last year; ran just twice last season; well beaten on seasonal return
12	Silver King gr J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	141	ht	4269P-	105	131	91	239d	—	—	+11	14.8	25/1 4%
Sole win from 19 starts came over hurdles last year; struggled over fences last season
7	Caesar Rock b J:Gavin Brouder T:M F Morris	J:Gavin Brouder T:M F Morris	152	b	-2014F	116	135	116	29d	—	—	+18	22.1	22/1 4%
2-37 with a win apiece over fences and hurdles; fell last time at Listowel
NR	Cayd Boy b J:Richard Deegan T:Liz Doyle	J:Richard Deegan T:Liz Doyle	144	—	368P8-	108	136	114	184d	—	—	—	14.5	—
Two-time hurdles winner is winless from 16 chasing attempts; not his best in April

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Nouvotic	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	10/3
Battle Of Ridgeway	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3
Duty Bound	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Miss Pronunciation	13/2	7/1	13/2	13/2	6/1
The Folkes Tiara	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Release The Beast	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Greatness Awaits	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Dark Note	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Casey West	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	12/1
Silver King	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	18/1
Caesar Rock	22/1	20/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
Cayd Boy	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Duty Bound

26.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 8 Odds: 4

5/1

2nd

Release The Beast

26.4

OR: 18.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 1.7

12/1

3rd

Nouvotic

23.7

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Greatness Awaits

23.2

OR: 16.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

The Folkes Tiara

22.9

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Battle Of Ridgeway

22.2

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Caesar Rock

22.1

OR: 16.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Miss Pronunciation

21.9

OR: 17.5 Form: 1.4 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Dark Note

19.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Casey West

16.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Silver King

14.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Cayd Boy

14.5

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Folkes Tiara Top Rated	132	133	120
Release The Beast	125	133	120
Nouvotic	122	136	104
Miss Pronunciation	120	130	125
Dark Note	120	133	100
Battle Of Ridgeway	116	134	106
Caesar Rock	116	135	116
Greatness Awaits	115	122	104
Duty Bound	109	—	—
Casey West	109	134	110
Cayd Boy	108	136	114
Silver King	105	131	91

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dark Note	21d ago	Fit
Duty Bound	22d ago	Fit
Casey West	22d ago	Fit
Caesar Rock	29d ago	Fit
Battle Of Ridgeway	35d ago	Fit
Greatness Awaits	48d ago	Fresh
The Folkes Tiara	64d ago	Fresh
Nouvotic	65d ago	Fresh
Cayd Boy	184d ago	Long break
Miss Pronunciation	189d ago	Long break
Release The Beast	189d ago	Long break
Silver King	239d ago	Long break