Irish Injured Jockeys Rated Novice Hurdle – Wexford

Wexford

17:28

Irish Injured Jockeys Rated Novice Hurdle

Date 2026-04-10

Distance 3m

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €8,835

Weather Overcast

Temp 4.8°C

Wind 5mph SW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 6m 32.10s (slow by 48.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Agameoftwohalves (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	5/2F	Won
2nd	Long Branch (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · Seamus Neville	6/1	5.5
3rd	Jisco Du Brem (FR) Danny Mullins · Jonathan Sweeney	3/1	0.1

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Rocky's Howya (IRE) Michael Kenneally · Declan Queally	3/1
P.U.	Walks The Talk (IRE) Alex Harvey · John C McConnell	9/2

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Rocky's Howya Bay J:Michael Kenneally(5) T:Declan Queally	J:Michael Kenneally(5) T:Declan Queally	165	v	U73111	117	129	101	29d	—	—	+23	46.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Prolific pointer, won last three on testing ground, not sure sounder surface will suit
4	Agameoftwohalves Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	163	—	6641	115	124	105	65d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+6	35.1	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Punchestown maiden hurdle winner on latest, big step up in trip, chance if he stays
5	Jisco Du Brem Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Jonathan Sweeney	J:Danny Mullins T:Jonathan Sweeney	153	t	784853	105	121	71	36d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+3	22.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Good ground bumper winner, 13l third on h'cap debut latest, more needed to win this
2	Walks The Talk Bay J:Alex Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Alex Harvey T:John C McConnell	166	h	411525	118	124	99	55d	—	—	+13	30.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Struggled on heavy in Gr' 3 latest but solid form on better ground, should go well
1	Long Branch Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche T:Seamus Neville	J:Tiernan Power Roche T:Seamus Neville	167	—	45413U	119	128	104	24d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+14	26.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Point winner, Thurles novice win in Dec', beaten when unseating latest, must bounce back

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Rocky's Howya	5/2	5/2	5/2
Agameoftwohalves	3/1	11/4	3/1
Jisco Du Brem	7/2	3/1	10/3
Walks The Talk	4/1	4/1	4/1
Long Branch	11/2	11/2	11/2

Predictor

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

1st

Rocky's Howya

46.9

OR: 16.8 Form: 22.9 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Agameoftwohalves

35.1

OR: 16.3 Form: 10 Odds: 8.9

3/1

3rd

Walks The Talk

30.5

OR: 17 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5

4/1

Long Branch

26.5

OR: 17.3 Form: 5.6 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Jisco Du Brem

22.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Long Branch	119	128	104
Walks The Talk	118	124	99
Rocky's Howya	117	129	101
Agameoftwohalves	115	124	105
Jisco Du Brem	105	121	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Long Branch	24d ago	Fit
Rocky's Howya	29d ago	Fit
Jisco Du Brem	36d ago	Fit
Walks The Talk	55d ago	Fresh
Agameoftwohalves	65d ago	Fresh