Michael O'Murchadha Handicap Hurdle – Wexford

Wexford

15:22

Michael O'Murchadha Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-03-17

Distance 2m

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €11,780

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.6°C

Wind 18mph S

Rain 63%

Winning Time 4m 16.50s (slow by 39.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dont Go Yet (IRE) Sarah Kavanagh · Edward Cawley	5/1	Won
2nd	Becasse (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	11/1	6.5
3rd	Tir Og (IRE) Calum Hogan · E Seymour	9/2	2.5
4th	Jabbar (IRE) Thomas O'Connor · Gerard O'Leary	8/1	0.3
5th	One Big Boum (IRE) Niall Moore · Philip Fenton	100/30J	1.5
6th	Must Meet Cecil (IRE) Finn Brickley · Cian Collins	13/2	11

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Digby (IRE) Patrick M O'Brien · Dermot A McLoughlin	25/1
S.U.	Give Him A Chance (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · P J Rothwell	100/30J

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
2	One Big Boum Bay J:Niall Moore(5) T:Philip Fenton	J:Niall Moore(5) T:Philip Fenton	161	b	87P511	125	139	124	24d	—	—	+22	41	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Led - headed before 2 out - no extra when not fluent last(tchd 3/1)
6	Give Him A Chance Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche(3) T:P J Rothwell	152	—	132591	116	133	125	23d	—	—	+12	35.5	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Not had much racing so a 6lb higher mark than at Naas could still be workable
5	Tir Og Bay J:Calum Hogan(5) T:E Seymour	J:Calum Hogan(5) T:E Seymour	153	—	122150	117	133	121	44d	—	—	+13	28.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Tough task last time at Leopardstown but perhaps a shade high in the weights now
7	Dont Go Yet Bay J:Sarah Kavanagh(7) T:Edward Cawley	J:Sarah Kavanagh(7) T:Edward Cawley	143	p	-34507	107	134	78	31d	—	—	+7	18.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Rated lower in this discipline but has been below his best over fences the last twice
3	Becasse Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	160	t	5P1-	124	128	-	519d	—	—	+20	30.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
French winner; long-time absent; market useful on handicap/stable debut
8	Must Meet Cecil gr/b J:Finn Brickley(7) T:Cian Collins	J:Finn Brickley(7) T:Cian Collins	140	v	633450	104	137	110	120d	—	—	+9	17.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Thoroughly exposed five-time winner but has placed form this season
1	Jabbar Bay J:Thomas O'Connor(7) T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Thomas O'Connor(7) T:Gerard O'Leary	166	—	1-23	130	128	37	96d	—	—	+21	29.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Good Flat horse and now tackling his first handicap over jumps; has won a maiden
4	Digby Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:Dermot A McLoughlin	154	t	006460	118	135	89	15d	—	—	+14	18.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Exposed 11yo who is back hurdling over what looks an inadequate trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
One Big Boum	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Give Him A Chance	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Tir Og	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1
Dont Go Yet	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1	7/1
Becasse	8/1	15/2	15/2	8/1	13/2
Must Meet Cecil	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	9/1
Jabbar	10/1	10/1	10/1	8/1	10/1
Digby	28/1	25/1	25/1	20/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

One Big Boum

OR: 18.8 Form: 16.6 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Give Him A Chance

35.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 12.1 Odds: 6.9

3/1

3rd

Becasse

30.3

OR: 18.5 Form: 9 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Jabbar

29.4

OR: 20 Form: 7 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Tir Og

28.7

OR: 16.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Dont Go Yet

18.1

OR: 14.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 3.2

7/1

Digby

18.1

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Must Meet Cecil

17.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jabbar	130	128	37
One Big Boum	125	139	124
Becasse	124	128	—
Digby	118	135	89
Tir Og	117	133	121
Give Him A Chance	116	133	125
Dont Go Yet	107	134	78
Must Meet Cecil	104	137	110

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Digby	15d ago	Fit
Give Him A Chance	23d ago	Fit
One Big Boum	24d ago	Fit
Dont Go Yet	31d ago	Fit
Tir Og	44d ago	Fit
Jabbar	96d ago	Long break
Must Meet Cecil	120d ago	Long break
Becasse	519d ago	Long break