UK Horse Racing Tips: Wexford

KAZAKH D'ARTHEL was only beaten half a length into second on his debut at Listowel which makes him a leading candidate. He missed a subsequent engagement at Limerick as he bolted on the way to the start, so a hood is deployed to enable him to settle. The returning Balko D'ange is dangerous. He finished runner-up over hurdles on debut at Navan and was then fourth in a Listed bumper at Limerick. He has been off since finishing unplaced at the Punchestown Festival. Mount Mandela just failed to land a gamble in second at Tramore, while there is surely more to come from Love Me. Miss Maxfort is another that cannot be ruled out of contention.
Prediction : 1st Kazakh Darthel 2nd Balko Dange 3rd Mount Mandela

TONAGHNEAVE WELL had to overcome some adversity at Gowran Park and he showed his resolution when getting up to win by a short head. Grann's Boy actually beat Tonaghneave Well into second in a maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan in July. He has been racing on the Flat since then, but has to be respected on this return to hurdling. Ol Man Dingle has to give weight away in a tight race, but the way he shed his maiden status at Clonmel gives him prospects. A big run from Kazakh D'arthel in the first race would bode well for Kingdom Calling who beat him at Listowel when sent off a whopping 250/1.
Prediction : 1st Tonaghneave Well 2nd Granns Boy 3rd Ol Man Dingle

BALTINGLASS HILL didn't run badly at all in fourth in a much higher grade at Kilbeggan last month. Prior to that, he was a solid second over a similar trip at this track. Thisistheway won a bumper at Wexford last year and was last seen winning her first race over flights at Cork just over a fortnight ago. She is a contender on her handicap debut. Verbal Sparring has been largely consistent this year and ought to be in the mix. Realtin Lonrach showed marked improvement when third at this track in May and could build upon that if fully wound up on her reappearance.
Prediction : 1st Baltinglass Hill 2nd Thisistheway 3rd Verbal Sparring

DEPALMA might be the answer in a weak race. Colm Murphy's charge has finished fourth on her last couple of races at Kilbeggan and Galway which reads well in the context of this race. She wasn't beaten overly far at Kilbeggan and faced a tough task at Ballybrit. Stoneyford Lady is the horse that could be the big improver. She is a well-bred filly who is half-sister to a Grade 1 Queen Mother Champion Chase winner. She disappointed on her last couple of runs and has been off since May, but is in good hands. One Big Boum has put together a sequence of fourth places and his mark of 107 sets the standard.
Prediction : 1st Depalma 2nd Stoneyford Lady 3rd One Big Boum

CORBETTS CROSS is a talented stayer who showed that he belonged at the highest level last season. It is hard to forget how he routed the field by 17 lengths in the Grade 2 National Hunt Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. He then signed off with a creditable third in a Grade 1 at Aintree. Heart Wood is another horse coming off a big campaign and he is certainly weighted to make a race of it with Corbetts Cross. Favori De Champdou has a bit to find but was last seen winning a Grade 3 at Limerick in April, while Buddy One is race fit after a decisive victory on chasing debut at Galway.
Prediction : 1st Corbetts Cross 2nd Heart Wood 3rd Favori De Champdou

INTHEPOCKET should have a bright future over fences. He is a former Grade 1 winner over hurdles who found a classy sort just too good for him on his chasing debut at Navan last year. He's been absent with a muscular issue, but he remains of considerable interest over fences. Farren Glory also won at Grade 1 level over flights and is a fascinating contender as he tackles racecourse fences for the first time on his return to action. Champagne Mahler was a never nearer third on chasing bow at Tipperary in April and that form has been franked, while Anyway showed up well in second at Galway and will be eyeing prize money.
Prediction : 1st Inthepocket 2nd Farren Glory 3rd Champagne Mahler

OLYMPY DE CERISY has the benefit of two runner-up efforts in bumpers. His last outing saw him run well for a long way in sixth in a maiden hurdle at Galway. Net Boy began with a fourth place at Navan and Barry Connell's Robin Du Nord gelding is highly likely to improve on this better ground with that experience under his belt. Patrick Mullins is an eye-catching booking for newcomer Hunsaker who is related to a host of winners, so Peter Fahey's charge is well worth a market check.
Prediction : 1st Olympy De Cerisy 2nd Net Boy 3rd Hunsaker