13:25
Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Steeplechase
2m3½f (2m3f100y), Chase, 4yo+, €12,000, 10 runners
- Going
- SOFT
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Overcast
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Watch The Weather looks the one to side with in this ten-runner staying contest on soft ground at Wexford, as a fitness edge and a progressive profile make him the preferred option over the top-rated runner. He is only two pounds behind The Great Nudie on our figures, so that gap is easily bridged by a horse arriving in better order and still on the upgrade. The Great Nudie is the chief danger, with Fountain House and Choccabloc both within a few pounds and capable of making this a tight finish. Watch The Weather is our selection.
Runners
Sean Flanagan
Paul Nolan 0/9
I Am Lorenzo has been consistent for much of his recent run, with a win four starts back and thirds two and three starts back, but he was only ninth last time out and returns after 177 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, though 166 lb is a hefty burden.
- Sire
- Milan (GB)
- Dam
- The Crown Jewel (IRE) by Stowaway
- Owner
- Tim Odriscoll
- Foaled
- 7 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 9 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 123
Mr E Mahon (7)
Ian John McCarthy 0/0
Five wins in his last five starts makes Fountain House a leading threat, and he has run over today's trip and on this going before. The main risk is a 176-day absence, so fitness is the question, along with a big weight of 164 lb.
- Sire
- Lucky Speed (IRE)
- Dam
- Cabra Cruizor (IRE) by Swift Gulliver
- Owner
- Nicola Mccarthy
- Foaled
- 20 May 2018
- Stable
- Kildangan, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Ratings
- Perf 125
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead 7/34
Miss Doyenne won two and three starts back before a fourth last time out, and she has run over today's trip, so the profile is solid. Carrying 162 lb off an official mark of 123 looks a big ask, though, and our rating of 114 ranks her only seventh of ten.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- Miss Generosity (GB) by Generous
- Owner
- Envirogreen Housing Services Ltd
- Foaled
- 25 May 2020
- Stable
- Knockeen, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 34 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
Sean O'Keeffe
Colin Bowe 0/1
The Great Nudie arrives in solid form, third last time out and third two starts back, with a winner four starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating has her top of the ten, but 194 days off and 162 lb are the main risk.
- Sire
- Wings Of Eagles (FR)
- Dam
- Blue Gale (IRE) by Be My Native
- Owner
- Leo Mcardle
- Foaled
- 8 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 128
Jack Kennedy
R P Cody 1/3
Watch The Weather has hit the frame in four straight runs, finishing second last time out, then a third two starts back, a third three starts back, and a third four starts back. He has run over today's trip and going, and a 29-day break looks no concern, though he is yet to win in that spell and carries 162 lb.
- Sire
- Kayf Tara (GB)
- Dam
- Tinker's Burrow (GB) by Presenting
- Owner
- Sean Connors
- Foaled
- 4 Apr 2016
- Stable
- Dunnamaggin, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 126
Charlie O'Dwyer (3)
Conor O'Dwyer 0/2
Luimneach arrives in cracking form, a winner last time out, a second two starts back and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 153 lb off an official mark of 114 is a stiff ask though, and our figures rank him only eighth of ten.
- Sire
- Fame And Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Barreenagh Beag (IRE) by Darazari
- Owner
- John P Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 21 May 2017
- Stable
- Friarstown, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 111
Kevin Healy (7)
Andrew McNamara 0/2
Choccabloc has had a rough time of it, with a fourth four starts back his best recent finish, but our rating of 124 ranks him fourth of ten and he has run over today's trip and going. The risk is obvious: he fell last time out, is winless, and returns after 198 days off carrying 151 lb.
- Sire
- Blue Bresil (FR)
- Dam
- Chocca Wocca (GB) by Kayf Tara
- Owner
- Michael Fay & S F McElroy & Mrs Rhona McNamara
- Foaled
- 14 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott 5/29
Scalpnagoon has been consistent without getting his head in front, finishing fourth last time out and a third six starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 149 lb off 110 after 31 days off, he is yet to win in his last six, and our rating of 120 only ranks him sixth of ten.
- Sire
- Policy Maker (IRE)
- Dam
- Lady Seymour (IRE) by Watar
- Owner
- M J Hanrahan
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 29 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
Phillip Enright
Robert Tyner 0/0
Kobalt St Georges won three of his last five, but he has slipped to a fourth and then a fifth last time out, and a 220-day layoff makes him hard to fancy under 146 lb. He has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 106 ranks him ninth of ten.
- Sire
- Masked Marvel (GB)
- Dam
- Une Deux Trois (FR) by Robin Des Champs
- Owner
- Brendan Keogh
- Foaled
- 15 May 2020
- Stable
- Kinsale, Co Cork
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Ratings
- Perf 107
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell 0/20
Duffys Hodey finished third last time out, and a winner two starts back, but he's had 198 days off, carries 143 lb and comes from a yard 0/23 lately. He has run over this trip and on this going, yet ranks last of ten on our figures.
- Sire
- Well Chosen (GB)
- Dam
- Duffys Benifit (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Fairwood Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 4 May 2017
- Stable
- Tinahely, Co Wicklow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 20 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 106
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.