16:35 Wexford

Saturday 20 May 2023

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Ambrex Switchgear Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 6m 31.9s

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Hardy Bloke¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins| OR: 107| BF| C

11/4

Winner in hurdle here in March. Fairly useful winner at 24f over hurdles. 5/2, fourth of 12 in handicap chase at Down Royal (26.2f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: U3416-4

Hascoeur Clermont¹⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 106

17/2

Highly promising sort. Fairly useful winner at 26f over hurdles. 150/1, tenth of 12 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21f, heavy). Off 6 months. Makes handicap chase debut. Should significantly improve.

Form: 1U1250-

Secret Cargo^b³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 106| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 11 in handicap chase (33/1) at Tipperary (23.6f, soft) 32 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 1381P8-

Rose Of Kalanisi²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C D Maxwell| T: P Stafford| OR: 105

14/1

Fourth of 7 in novice chase (11/1) at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut.

Form: 416P84-

Lord Gillygooley^t,v¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: S Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 104

10/1

Fair winner at 24f over hurdles. Visored for 1st time, ninth of 13 in handicap chase (18/1) at Tipperary (17f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: P/5645-9

West Breeze^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Winters| OR: 102| BF

3/1

Fairly useful winner at 19f over hurdles. Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap chase (2/1) at Ballinrobe (17f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 421F4-4

Walking The Walk^b,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 101| BF

6/1

One win from 29 NH runs. Creditable 4 lengths second of 13 to Ocean Legacy in handicap chase at Downpatrick (23.5f, good to soft, 7/2) 15 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 32125-2

Coolcullen⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: B W Duke| OR: 98

14/1

14/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap chase at this course (25.4f, heavy) 50 days ago.

Form: P/50483-

Goodnightngodbless^p,t³²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: J Motherway| OR: 97

17/2

Two wins from 46 NH runs. Thirty-two runs since last win in 2019. 7/1, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap chase at Tipperary (23.6f, soft) 32 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Merits consideration.

Form: U50245-

Smitty Bacall³⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: J P Flavin| OR: 95

25/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Ninth of 11 in handicap chase at Tramore (21.6f, soft, 18/1) 34 days ago.

Form: 4308P9-

Trickey Trix^p,t⁵⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 92

25/1

Latest win in chase at Clonmel in March. 20/1, pulled up in handicap chase at this course (25.4f, heavy) 50 days ago, no threat after.

Form: P4901P-

Non-Runners

Weihnachts¹⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 9

T: P J Rothwell J: S D Torrens

Ocean Legacy¹⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: D A McLoughlin J: Reserve 1

He Fitz In³⁰

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: D E Fitzgerald J: Reserve 2

Battle Of Benburb¹⁵

Weight: 10-9| Age: 6

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Hardy Bloke (11/4), West Breeze (3/1), Walking The Walk (6/1), Ocean Legacy (15/2), Goodnightngodbless (17/2), Hascoeur Clermont (17/2), Battle Of Benburb (10/1), Lord Gillygooley (10/1), He Fitz In (12/1), Coolcullen (14/1), Rose Of Kalanisi (14/1), Secret Cargo (22/1), Trickey Trix (25/1), Weihnachts (25/1), Smitty Bacall (25/1)

Though HARDY BLOKE has yet to match his hurdles form in this sphere, there were positives to glean from his latest effort at Down Royal and he could be the answer, granted a clean round of jumping. Walking The Walk was a good second on his recent return from a break at Downpatrick and he looks dangerous. Goodnightngodbless also enters calculations, along with probable improver Hascoeur Clermont.