Sunday 6 March · Wexford, Eire
15:20 M2 Construction, Wexford Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-109)
- Distance
- 2m 0f 0y
- Going
- Heavy (Soft in places)
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 11500
- Runners
- 11
Race preview
THE NIFFLER was nicely supported when winning on handicap debut and being still somewhat unexposed, can defy an 8lb hike. He drops in trip but could be as effective over this distance, and being a five year old, can continue to progress. Uknowcarty's best form has been over longer distances on his last three runs and has obvious claims dropping in trip, having run well from 2lb lower when third at Navan. Donnrua Dream is another useful middle-distance handicapper but has form at this trip, having run well on career debut behind Shantreusse in a Clonmel bumper last April. Saga Aravis and Go Gill Go are both useful but might bump into a few better handicapped horses. Didn'tsleepawink is by Flemensfirth and is out of a Sadler's Wells-sired mare and while well beaten since a promising career debut, is interesting reverting to hurdles today.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donnrua Dream | 900133 | Keith Donoghue | G P Cromwell | 11 7 | 7-2 | |
| 2 | Saga Aravis | 932P13 | R Deegan | P Nolan | 11 0 | 3-1 | |
| 3 | The Niffler | 0-80U61 | E O'Connell | E O'Connell | 11 9 | 5-1 | |
| 4 | Machine Learner | 786R5 | Ricky Doyle | J F Levins | 11 8 | 20-1 | |
| 5 | Bite That | 0-P23PP | Shane Fitzgerald | P J Flynn | 11 11 | 40-1 | |
| 6 | Uknowcarty | 009423 | J G Gilligan | P J Gilligan | 11 7 | 7-2 | |
| 7 | Dixon Line | 096 | Kevin Sexton | A Sexton | 10 12 | 16-1 | |
| 8 | Sadie Yeats | 75-P700 | Jordan Gainford | P M Pierce | 10 6 | 12-1 | |
| 9 | Bergentown | 0P06S0 | Jamie Hayes | P Fenton | 10 12 | 50-1 | |
| 10 | Miss Oriental | 2/5877P- | Gary Noonan | E McCarthy | 10 6 | 33-1 | |
| 11 | Go Gill Go | 153244 | Philip Donovan | J Grace | 11 5 | 8-1 | |
| NR | Call Me Rocky | 6-43668 | S A Mulcahy | D Hogan | 11 13 | ||
| NR | Didn'tsleepawink | 46-7070 | Simon Torrens | E M O'Sullivan | 11 4 | ||
| NR | Uppertown Mya | 94-90P8 | Gearoid Brouder | Mary Ellen Doyle | 10 9 |