IE - Wexford - Race 5

Thoroughbred

15 Runners

17.1f

Handicap Hurdle

Turf

Soft

14.0K

VIEW

Verdict

LAND OF PUNT has joined a yard with a good record with recruits from other stables and, with his recent return likely to have brought him on, he looks worth chancing in a race where a little improvement may go a long way, with last year’s course winner Cathryns Ruby feared most after a consistent spell in handicaps and Chosen Shant respected given her 4 wins from 8 at Wexford.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
10	Placed twice over hurdles (including handicap) for Tom Lacey last season. Sold out of that yard for £8,000 after a lesser effort at Aintree in May and shaped as if needing the run on debut for this yard last time. Yard does well with recruits from other stables and looks capable of being involved. 1st Pick 10 Land Of Punt (Ire) Jockey: Patrick O'hanlon Trainer: Ian Patrick Donoghue, Ireland J: Patrick O'hanlon T: Ian Patrick Donoghue, Ireland	98	-	-	-	19%
Analysis Placed twice over hurdles (including handicap) for Tom Lacey last season. Sold out of that yard for £8,000 after a lesser effort at Aintree in May and shaped as if needing the run on debut for this yard last time. Yard does well with recruits from other stables and looks capable of being involved.
6	Won a hurdle at this course last season prior to posting several creditable in-frame efforts. Return to this venue can only be viewed as a positive and likely to be firmly in the mix for a yard in good order and firmly among the winners at present. 2nd Pick 6 Cathryns Ruby (Ire) Jockey: Alan O'sullivan Trainer: Patrick T. Foley, Ireland J: Alan O'sullivan T: Patrick T. Foley, Ireland	100	-	-	-	17%
Analysis Won a hurdle at this course last season prior to posting several creditable in-frame efforts. Return to this venue can only be viewed as a positive and likely to be firmly in the mix for a yard in good order and firmly among the winners at present.
9	Both hurdles wins at this track and has scored in 2 handicap chases here this season, the latest over 19f in August. Not so good since, but not seen to best effect in novice chase at Cork last time and no surprise were she to fare better now returned to this venue. 3rd Pick 9 Chosen Shant (Ire) Jockey: Philip Donovan Trainer: Aengus King, Ireland J: Philip Donovan T: Aengus King, Ireland	97	-	-	-	10%
Analysis Both hurdles wins at this track and has scored in 2 handicap chases here this season, the latest over 19f in August. Not so good since, but not seen to best effect in novice chase at Cork last time and no surprise were she to fare better now returned to this venue.

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