Wexford (IRE)
19:47
WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
Wexford (IRE) Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €32.30 Place: €8 €2.20 €2.30 Exacta: €311.40 Tricast: €1210.86
Non-Runners: Hope She Flies (reserve), Kazbek (reserve)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - smooth headway and prominent 3 out - short of room on outer before 2 out - led narrowly approaching last - ridden and ran on well run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the drop back in trip and weaker race today may have contributed)(op 33/1)
11 G Poor Darren Collins 140 lbs 25/1 Won
2nd
Midfield - headway from 3 out - led before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - headed approaching last - kept on well and went clear with winner run-in(tchd 7/1)
5 M AVG Anthony Mullins 158 lbs 15/2 .75
3rd
Towards rear - headway from 3 out - prominent going easily 2 out - went third approaching last - kept on - no match for first two(op 9/2)
4 G Poor J P Dempsey 164 lbs 11/2 3.75
4th
Midfield - headway and went third 3 out - bit short of room on outer before 2 out - outpaced after 2 out - kept on run-in - not reach leaders(op 10/3 tchd 5/2)
5 M AVG Brendan Oliver Walsh 156 lbs 3/1F 3.75
5th
Prominent on inner - outpaced approaching last - no extra run-in(op 10/1)
7 M Poor Sean Aherne 161 lbs 12/1 8
6th
Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders before 2 out - bit short of room approaching last - mistake last - soon no extra(op 4/1)
5 G Poor P J Rothwell 146 lbs 9/2 2
7th
Towards rear - some headway approaching last - kept on - never near to challenge(op 20/1)
5 G Poor C Byrnes 166 lbs 33/1 6
8th
Prominent - soon went second - led 5 out - headed before 2 out - soon weakened(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
8 G Poor Liz Doyle 150 lbs 12/1 1.25
9th
Prominent - went third after 3 out - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 6/1 tchd 4/1)
4 G AVG Paul Nolan 153 lbs 9/2 21
10th
Led - headed when not fluent 5 out - weakened from 3 out(op 28/1 and tchd 33/1)
5 G Poor P Cluskey 133 lbs 25/1 10
11th
Didn't jump with fluency - in rear throughout(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
7 M Poor David Harry Kelly 151 lbs 22/1 25
99th
Midfield - weakened quickly 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 66/1)
8 M Poor Gordon Michael Doyle 143 lbs 125/1 -
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99th
Didn't jump well - prominent - weakened quickly before 5 out - pulled up before 3 out
4 G Poor Kieran Purcell 154 lbs 28/1 -
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99th
Midfield - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up 2 out (jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 33/1)
5 M Poor William J McLernon 140 lbs 66/1 -
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