Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle

Wexford

16:10

Date 2025-05-17

Distance 3m

Class

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €8,555

Winning Time 6m 11.40s (slow by 27.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Our Soldier (IRE) Phillip Enright · E J O'Grady	7/1	Won
2nd	Duke Silver (IRE) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	4/1F	.75
3rd	Birmingham Alabama (IRE) Jordan Gainford · E D Delany	11/2	11
4th	To The Wire (IRE) Shane O'Callaghan · P J Rothwell	10/1	3.25
5th	Juniper Hill (IRE) Tiernan Power Roche · Paul Nolan	18/1	10
6th	Mickey Cohen (IRE) Neil Ryan · Noel Meade	9/1	9
7th	Potters Party (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Henry De Bromhead	10/1	1.5
8th	Custers Mistake (IRE) Sam Ewing · R J Tumilty	40/1	2
9th	Southgate Avenue (IRE) G B Noonan · Philip Fenton	20/1	6.5
10th	Heliko Conti (FR) Sean O'Keeffe · Paul Nolan	12/1	18

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Cullig (IRE) Simon Torrens · Patrick T Foley	6/1
P.U.	Kinturk Maggie (IRE) Mike O'Connor · Thomas Gibney	22/1
P.U.	Tranquil Sea (IRE) Conor Stone-Walsh · Paul Nolan	7/1

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Duke Silver Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	156	—	1853F-	106	115	88	63d	—	—	+6	21	1.25/1	5/1 17%
First attempt at 3m here and 5yo could still have more to offer
7	Cullig Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	J:Simon Torrens T:Patrick T Foley	154	ht	06122-	104	120	112	27d	—	—	+16	31.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Much improved stayer of late; goes on the ground, major player again
3	Tranquil Sea Chestnut J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Paul Nolan	J:Conor Stone-Walsh(3) T:Paul Nolan	161	tp	32094-	111	120	73	26d	—	—	+8	21	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Blunder ended his chances at Fairyhouse on return; entitled to improve so don't rule out
1	Birmingham Alabama Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:E D Delany	J:Jordan Gainford T:E D Delany	166	—	1714F-	116	120	84	17d	—	—	+13	25.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Early faller at Punchestown festival; drops in grade and top-weight respected
12	Mickey Cohen Bay J:Neil Ryan(7) T:Noel Meade	J:Neil Ryan(7) T:Noel Meade	142	—	9073-	103	124	111	34d	—	—	+7	19.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Down Royal handicap debut okay; stamina concerns at this longer trip
2	Heliko Conti Bay J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	J:Sean O'Keeffe T:Paul Nolan	165	—	72836-	115	120	103	22d	—	—	+13	22.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Back from chasing, probably wants easier ground
9	Our Soldier Brown J:Phillip Enright T:E J O'Grady	J:Phillip Enright T:E J O'Grady	152	—	/3392-	102	115	114	35d	—	—	+15	22.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Recent Bellewstown handicap debut second makes him a player with likely more to offer
11	To The Wire Bay J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:P J Rothwell	J:Shane O'Callaghan(5) T:P J Rothwell	143	—	10004-	93	105	77	27d	—	—	+7	15.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Mildly encouraging handicap debut last month; potential for more now upped in trip
4	Potters Party Bay J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Henry De Bromhead	159	tp	8252P-	109	123	-	25d	—	—	+13	20.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Lost action when pulled up at Fairyhouse latest; first run over hurdles in over 2 years
10	Juniper Hill Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:Paul Nolan	J:Tiernan Power Roche(5) T:Paul Nolan	146	t	71P6P-	96	117	39	75d	—	—	+9	13.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Tipperary soft-ground winner has regressed since; hard to fancy
14	Southgate Avenue Bay J:G B Noonan(5) T:Philip Fenton	J:G B Noonan(5) T:Philip Fenton	140	—	08960-	90	118	83	26d	—	—	+7	11	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Will need to find major improvement for this step up in trip to feature; 2lb wrong
13	Kinturk Maggie Bay J:Mike O'Connor T:Thomas Gibney	J:Mike O'Connor T:Thomas Gibney	141	t	00087-	91	118	81	27d	—	—	+8	11.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Little appeal unless step up in trip and quicker ground brings major improvement
8	Custers Mistake Bay J:Sam Ewing T:R J Tumilty	J:Sam Ewing T:R J Tumilty	153	tp	P01/5-	103	119	38	23d	—	—	+11	14.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Better for recent chase comeback run, trip-ground to suit back hurdling
NR	Ballyglass Beauty Bay J:Ross Berry(7) T:Liam P Cusack	J:Ross Berry(7) T:Liam P Cusack	156	—	3713P/	106	123	-	398d	—	0W/0P 1 run	—	20.2	—	—
Lifeless comeback run over fences last month; back hurdling with trip/ground to suit

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Duke Silver	5/1	5/1	5/1
Cullig	11/2	11/2	9/2
Tranquil Sea	6/1	6/1	6/1
Birmingham Alabama	8/1	8/1	15/2
Mickey Cohen	13/2	13/2	13/2
Heliko Conti	8/1	8/1	8/1
Our Soldier	9/1	9/1	9/1
To The Wire	10/1	10/1	10/1
Potters Party	11/1	11/1	11/1
Juniper Hill	20/1	20/1	20/1
Southgate Avenue	25/1	25/1	25/1
Kinturk Maggie	28/1	28/1	25/1
Custers Mistake	28/1	33/1	33/1
Ballyglass Beauty	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Cullig

31.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Birmingham Alabama

25.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 3.6

8/1

3rd

Heliko Conti

22.7

OR: 16.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Our Soldier

22.6

OR: 13 Form: 7.4 Odds: 2.2

9/1

Duke Silver

OR: 14 Form: 2.6 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Tranquil Sea

OR: 15.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Potters Party

20.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Ballyglass Beauty

20.2

OR: 14 Form: 6.2 Odds: 0

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Mickey Cohen

19.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

13/2

To The Wire

15.1

OR: 10.8 Form: 2 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Custers Mistake

14.1

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Juniper Hill

13.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 0.8 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Kinturk Maggie

11.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Southgate Avenue

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Birmingham Alabama	116	120	84
Heliko Conti	115	120	103
Tranquil Sea	111	120	73
Potters Party	109	123	—
Duke Silver	106	115	88
Ballyglass Beauty	106	123	—
Cullig	104	120	112
Mickey Cohen	103	124	111
Custers Mistake	103	119	38
Our Soldier	102	115	114
Juniper Hill	96	117	39
To The Wire	93	105	77
Kinturk Maggie	91	118	81
Southgate Avenue	90	118	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Birmingham Alabama	17d ago	Fit
Heliko Conti	22d ago	Fit
Custers Mistake	23d ago	Fit
Potters Party	25d ago	Fit
Tranquil Sea	26d ago	Fit
Southgate Avenue	26d ago	Fit
Cullig	27d ago	Fit
To The Wire	27d ago	Fit
Kinturk Maggie	27d ago	Fit
Mickey Cohen	34d ago	Fit
Our Soldier	35d ago	Fit
Duke Silver	63d ago	Fresh
Juniper Hill	75d ago	Fresh
Ballyglass Beauty	398d ago	Long break