Race cards · Mon 26 Oct
Monday 26 October · Wexford, Eire
15:15 M.W. Hickey Memorial Chase (Grade 3)
- Distance
- 2m 7f 0y
- Going
- Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- EUR 27500
- Runners
- 4
Race preview
MINELLA INDO ought to take plenty of beating with an official rating of 160. This is his seasonal reappearance since being beaten by a length in the Grade One RSA at the Cheltenham Festival in March. That was just his third start over fences and he is an exciting chaser for Henry de Bromhead to go to war with this in this campaign. No doubt all roads will lead back to Prestbury Park. Milan Native is rated 11lb inferior to Minella Indo but is match fit after winning a battle at this racecourse by a short head earlier in the month. Turbojet won a beginners' chase by 11 lengths when last seen at Leopardstown in March. This is a stiff task but he has a future over fences.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minella Indo | 21/1212- | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead | 11 2 | 8-13 | |
| 2 | Milan Native | 24221-1 | Mark Walsh | G Elliott | 10 11 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | Turbojet | 60/6501- | A W Short | D A McLoughlin | 10 11 | 20-1 | |
| - | The Kings Baby | PP870-0 | J J Slevin | S Slevin | 10 9 | 100-1 |