The Besty Woman is the most experienced horse in this race with three runs under her belt, and her form has been improving — she finished third at Cork last time out behind a horse trained by Willie Mullins, which is a decent piece of form given who she was competing against. Trained by Henry De Bromhead, she is one of the more serious stables represented here and the editorial verdict singles her out as the preference in the race. She has not raced on slightly soft ground before, but her improving profile makes her the one to beat.
Never raced on slightly soft groundLightly raced (3 career races)
Star Of Idaho is making her debut today but stands out from the other first-timers as the clear market favourite at 4/1 — a significant vote of confidence from punters. She is trained by Willie Mullins, who alongside jockey Patrick Mullins has a remarkable record of winning roughly 1 in 3 races they ride together, giving this horse a major yard advantage over most of her rivals. There is no form to analyse, but the market clearly knows something.
Gortnaclea Castle has placed in both of her two races — including a second-place finish at Down Royal — making her one of the most consistent horses in what is a largely inexperienced field. She has yet to race on today's slightly soft ground, but her placed record gives her a clear edge over many rivals who have nothing to show at all. Two races is a small sample, but what we have seen so far points to a horse who competes honestly.
Never raced on slightly soft groundLightly raced (2 career races)
C'est Elle has only raced once but caught the eye with a third-place finish at Thurles, which is a solid debut effort — and she runs for Gordon Elliott, one of the most powerful training operations in Ireland. The key question is whether she can transfer that promise to today's slightly soft ground, which she has not encountered before. She is one of the better-bred runners in this field on paper and deserves respect despite her limited experience.
Never raced on slightly soft groundLightly raced (1 career races)
Our Sara has had two chances and finished seventh then fourth, beaten a long way in both races — not a record that jumps off the page in a competitive 17-runner field. She is still searching for a first win or placed finish, and her best effort came most recently at Bellewstown, which at least hints at a small step in the right direction. Without more to go on, she sits in the lower half of the market for good reason.
M. A L Fitzgibbon(7)
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C. Byrnes
· 5yo
· 11st 11lb
Form
6.8
Won 0 of last 5
TrackLab Insight
Whizz Bizz ran fifth on her only outing at Cork 58 days ago — the same meeting where the editorially preferred The Besty Woman finished third — so that gives a small but useful comparison point. Beaten just over 11 lengths, she showed more than several rivals in this field who have never troubled the judge at all. She has not raced on slightly soft ground before, but at 10/1 she is not without some claims based on that debut.
Never raced on slightly soft groundLightly raced (1 career races)
Tamara Jane has the longest absence of any horse in this field — she has not raced for 309 days, and her only previous outing ended with the rider being unseated at Cork. That means she arrives at Wexford with no completed race performance on record and nearly a year off the track, which makes her extremely difficult to assess. She has never raced on today's slightly soft ground and faces a steep ask on her comeback.
Never raced on slightly soft groundLightly raced (1 career races)Absent 309 days (longest in field)
Blue Diva has never raced before, so there is nothing in the form book to go on — the slate is completely blank. She is one of five first-timers in this 17-horse field, so the unknown factor is shared by plenty of rivals. Her sire Blue Bresil tends to produce horses that handle wet or testing conditions, which is at least a small tick given today's slightly soft ground.
Stolen Promise returns here after 147 days off the track, with just one previous race producing no win and no place finish. That combination of very limited experience, a lengthy absence, and no exposure to today's slightly soft ground makes her one of the harder horses to assess in the field. There is simply not enough to say anything meaningful about her chances here.
Never raced on slightly soft groundLightly raced (1 career races)
Morning Express is an eight-year-old with just one race to her name — a fifth-place finish here at Wexford nine days ago — which is a strikingly thin record for a horse of this age. Racing again so quickly after that run is worth noting, though we simply do not have enough form to know whether this track suits her or whether that first outing will have sharpened her up. The limited data makes it very hard to take a strong view.
Wearing cheekpiecesQuick turnaroundWon 0 of last 5
TrackLab Insight
Green Me Granny is a four-year-old — the youngest in the field — who raced just six days ago at Cork and is back unusually quickly. The data shows she collected a place on that debut, which is a positive starting point, but turning around so fast after a first race is an unusual move and raises questions about what the yard is hoping to achieve here. She wears cheekpieces, a piece of headgear designed to help a horse focus, which sometimes signals that more is expected of her this time.
Never raced on slightly soft groundLightly raced (1 career races)Runs again after just 6 days
Poets Call is making her racecourse debut today, one of five first-timers in this race, so there is genuinely no prior form to assess. She is trained by Conor O'Dwyer and is by Poet's Word out of a Fruits Of Love mare, a breeding profile that could suit staying distances. Beyond that, this is a horse stepping into the unknown for the first time and the market at 26/1 reflects that uncertainty.
Bridgie Browne has had just one race, finishing eighth and well beaten at Clonmel 44 days ago — not an encouraging starting point. With no wins or placed finishes to her name and no experience of today's slightly soft ground, she comes here without much to build a case on. Honestly, this is a horse who needs more time and more runs before we can say anything meaningful about her ability.
Never raced on slightly soft groundLightly raced (1 career races)
Whiskey Fever finished seventh and was beaten nearly 47 lengths on her only race at Leopardstown — a competitive track — so the step down in class to Wexford at least makes sense. She has no experience of today's slightly soft ground and is a 100/1 outsider, which reflects honestly how little she has shown so far. One run tells you very little, but it was not an encouraging one.
Never raced on slightly soft groundLightly raced (1 career races)
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