17:05 Wexford

Monday 17 March 2025

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Wexfordraces.ie (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:06 | Winning time: 3m 54.02s

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Carrig Padraig^h¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D M Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, tenth of 18 in bumper at Thurles (15.6f, good to soft, 200/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 080

Duke's County

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

22/1

Westerner gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Cabhfuilfungi. Dam unraced. Considered newcomer.

Form:

Faithful Follower¹⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Mullins

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Below-form sixth of 10 in bumper (4/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 107 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 0726

Hank West¹³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

10/3

€52,000 3-y-o, £195,000 4-y-o, Westerner gelding. Closely related to bumper winner I Wont Back Down. Dam 9f winner in Germany. Interesting newcomer from top yard.

Form: 1

Kilgame^t1⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

5/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 15/8, first run since leaving Gabriel Leenders when fifth of 19 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.2f, soft) on IRE NH debut 94 days ago. Makes bumpers debut. Yard in good form. In the mix.

Form: 2-5

The Goose's Acre

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: Eamon Courtney

80/1

Milan gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser who became temperamental Riverside City (stayed 3½m) out of 2¼m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m) Blazing Sky. Market can guide.

Form:

Thedeviluno⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

14/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 25/1) on NH debut 65 days ago. Can build on it.

Form: 6

Theflyingking⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott| BF

6/5

Fairly useful form shown in two runs, a good second of 7 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 6/5) 51 days ago. The clear form pick.

Form: 1-22

Two's Kompany

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke

16/1

€16,000 3-y-o, Kool Kompany gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners on Flat, including French 10.5f-15f winner Shorn Grass. Dam 2-y-o 6f/7f winner. No forlorn hope.

Form:

Hey Babbs

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

33/1

Shantou mare. Sister to fairly useful hurdler Optimise Prime, stayed 2¾m. Betting can prove an accurate indicator.

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White Meadow

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Cian Cullinan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe

80/1

Idaho mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Alpesh Amin, stays 3m, and fair hurdler/chaser Fresh New Dawn, stayed 3¼m.

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Forecasts

Theflyingking (6/5), Hank West (10/3), Kilgame (5/1), Faithful Follower (13/2), Thedeviluno (14/1), Two's Kompany (16/1), Duke's County (22/1), Hey Babbs (33/1), The Goose's Acre (80/1), White Meadow (80/1), Carrig Padraig (150/1)

HANK WEST fetched £195,000 as a 4-y-o and is under the care of top trainer Willie Mullins so this son of Westerner is fancied to make a winning start at the chief expense of form pick Theflyingking who may have to settle for runner-up spot once more. Kilgame and Duke's County are other newcomers who command respect.