19:13 Wexford

Friday 8 August 2025

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Traynors Of Wexford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:14 | Winning time: 5m 11.1s

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Selected odds by:

Charlie's Gift^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh| T: J M Burke| OR: 98

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good third of 12 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Kilbeggan (18.7f, good) 28 days ago. Has to be taken seriously off a 2 lb lower mark here.

Form: P07-73

Never Present⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D A Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 98

22/1

Seventh of 11 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Downpatrick (21.8f, good to soft) 54 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut with more required.

Form: 0/00P0-7

Bob The Builder¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr H D Dunne⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Rath| OR: 93

22/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at this course (24f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 2680-P9

Cullagh Pride²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: A Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 91

10/3

Respectable ninth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Cork (20f, good, 9/1) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: PPP-209

Mephisto^v²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: S Fitzgerald| T: G Keane| OR: 91

11/1

Remains a maiden after 19 NH runs. Respectable fifth of 17 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Cork (16.9f, good) 28 days ago. Can make presence felt now stepped back up in trip.

Form: F69-375

We'llgowats^t⁴⁵⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Liam G O'brien| OR: 90| D

10/1

Unreliable sort. 9/1, creditable fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Stratford (16.3f, good). Off 15 months so needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 31920/4-

Castlehill Boy^t¹⁵⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 86

20/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Last of 11 in novice chase at Thurles (20.8f, good to soft, 100/1) on debut over fences 155 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 97/7670-

Huscari¹⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: J C Gainford| T: E McNamara| OR: 85

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Eighth of 12 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (19.2f, heavy, 150/1). Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 90B8-

Knockraha Eagle^p,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 85

9/2

5/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 0P9-034

Ladies Well¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Cian Quirke| T: A Slattery| OR: 78

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.2f, good) 17 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 0-007

Kir Royal Blou¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 73

18/1

Got back on track when third of 11 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at this course (16.7f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 00P00-3

Teenage Kiss³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 98

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 15 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft) 36 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask at these weights. RESERVE

Form: 28-47

Barrow Ranger²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: D E Mullins| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 96

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 12/1, fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Hard to make a case for. RESERVE

Form: 5P3-75

Non-Runners

Give Him A Chance²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Calum Hogan

Keep It Cool³²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: P Hanlon

Skyscraper⁸⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Non Runner

Townscupsixtythree²⁵

Weight: 11-3| Age: 7

T: A Sexton J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Cullagh Pride (10/3), Teenage Kiss (4/1), Give Him A Chance (4/1), Skyscraper (4/1), Knockraha Eagle (9/2), Barrow Ranger (9/1), Ladies Well (10/1), We'llgowats (10/1), Mephisto (11/1), Charlie's Gift (14/1), Huscari (18/1), Kir Royal Blou (18/1), Castlehill Boy (20/1), Keep It Cool (20/1), Bob The Builder (22/1), Never Present (22/1), Townscupsixtythree (66/1)

CHARLIE'S GIFT started life in handicaps with a very good third at Kilbeggan and can race off a 2 lb lower mark now so looks the way to go. Cullagh Pride also figures on a handy-looking mark and heads the list of dangers with Mephisto, Give Him A Chance and Skyscraper all in the mix too.