18:15 Wexford

Thursday 24 July 2025

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Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 6m 8.1s

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Selected odds by:

Hatfield Hammer^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: E Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 99| C

5/1

Creditable second of 14 in handicap hurdle at this course (17.2f, good to soft, 4/1) 20 days ago, faring best of those held up. Can give a good account.

Form: 5223-12

Onefortheditch¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: P M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: E F Gallagher| OR: 98| D

9/2

Good third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.8f, good, 8/1) 13 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 24-8993

Arnacoeur^h³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 95| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Winner in hurdle here in May. 13/2, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good) 38 days ago, labouring soon after.

Form: 0050-1P

Ballerina Boxer^h²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: B W Harvey| T: William Harvey| OR: 92| D

11/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in June. 8/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (23.6f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 1P2-515

Lummi Island⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Deacon| OR: 91

9/2

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Tipperary (25f, good to soft) 71 days ago, running on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 7000F-4

Sylvia's Secret^t1²³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 88

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 8 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, good, 66/1). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut. May well do better.

Form: 085-

Alright Darling²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B Hayes| T: D G Murphy| OR: 85

14/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (23.6f, good to soft, 16/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 8040-60

Rust To Riches^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: G B Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: C A McBratney| OR: 85| D

80/1

Unseated rider in handicap chase (18/1) at Downpatrick (23.7f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P53-90S

Apples In Winter¹¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: S W Flanagan| T: L Casey| OR: 84

28/1

28/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Naas (23.6f, good to soft) 112 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 407400-

Small Town Hero^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: C Stone-Walsh| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 81

9/2

First run since leaving Christian Williams when cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Roscommon (24.7f, good, 9/2) 17 days ago. Should have more to offer for new yard.

Form: 9944-31

Close Enough⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-7| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: B J Hallahan| OR: 78

28/1

Tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Clonmel (16.9f, good to soft) 48 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 04/F75-0

Tuff Days^p⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: M P O'Connor| T: Michael Barry| OR: 78| D

25/1

Remains a maiden after 25 NH runs. Tenth of 15 in handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good to soft, 28/1) 6 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 6F70P-0

Fire Coral^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: P T Enright| T: S Curling| OR: 76| BF

11/2

First run since leaving C. W. J. Farrell when creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good to firm, 7/2) 10 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 4846-83

Glaoinn An Airgead⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 72

25/1

66/1, sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: PP-PP06

Non-Runners

Kingkong Ciergues¹³⁸

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

Stretchemout¹⁰²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 2

Sprinkles⁹⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: P Roche J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Small Town Hero (9/2), Onefortheditch (9/2), Lummi Island (9/2), Hatfield Hammer (5/1), Fire Coral (11/2), Kingkong Ciergues (8/1), Ballerina Boxer (11/1), Stretchemout (12/1), Alright Darling (14/1), Arnacoeur (14/1), Tuff Days (25/1), Glaoinn An Airgead (25/1), Close Enough (28/1), Apples In Winter (28/1), Sylvia's Secret (28/1), Sprinkles (50/1), Rust To Riches (80/1)

SMALL TOWN HERO could have more to offer for new connections on the back of her all-the-way Roscommon success and is taken to make light of a 4 lb rise. Onefortheditch, Hatfield Hammer, Lummi Island and Fire Coral are others to consider in this competitive handicap.