WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
6th	1	—	Journey So Far (G) Low-mileage 6-y-o. Switched to a powerful owner prior to decisively making all in beginners chase at Tramore (2¾m) in May. Wasn't seen to best effect reverted to patient tactics at Galway last time. …	078-619	Keith Donoghue G P Cromwell	6	76.2kg	7.50 13/2
—	2	—	L'as De Watt (G) Pulled Up T Upped significantly in trip and in first-time tongue strap, showed first form this season when third of 8 in maiden (11/1) at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Now has to build on that.	72-5083	Sean Flanagan P Fenton	5	75.7kg	17 16/1
2nd	3	—	Midleton Rare (G) PT Notched his third win of last season for Ian Patrick Donoghue at Bellewstown in April. Sent off at 33/1 when meeting trouble on first start for new yard at Wexford (3m) last time. Could still be comp…	1P-9020	Erin Dunseath N C Kelly	8	75.7kg	41 40/1
—	4	—	Drumconnor Hill (G) Pulled Up Runner-up on completed start in points and showed more than first time up over hurdles when fourth of 15 in 2m Ballinrobe maiden in May. Failed to repeat that both outings since and improvement requi…	8470P0	Jordan Gainford C Collins	5	74.8kg	21 20/1
3rd	5	—	Strong Contender (M) T Readily surpassed previous hurdling exploits when a dominant winner of Wexford handicap (3m) in August and followed up at Sligo (3¼m, good to soft) 12 days later by ¾-length from Luck Between Us desp…	781135	Conor Smithers N Lee	5	73.5kg	6.50 11/2
—	6	—	Hey Babbs (M) Fell PT Bounced back to her best when third of 15 in 3m handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (good to soft, 15/2) when last seen in April. Cheekpieces are added and market may guide on what's expected of her after…	P5P03-F	Eoghan Finegan D A McLoughlin	6	73kg	17 16/1
1st	7	—	Grace Faraday (M) H Temperamental sort is back on same mark as when scoring over hurdles here last autumn. Far from a sure thing to capitalise, though, returning to hurdles over 3 months on from a forgettable chasing de…	456-U12	James Smith A McCann	8	71.7kg	19 18/1
—	8	—	The Vegas Raider (G) Pulled Up TV Sole success came off 6 lb higher mark at Ballinrobe in 2024. Hasn't offered much in 3 starts since returning from a 15-month absence, though.	920/U0F	Daniel King K A Heffernan	8	70.8kg	41 40/1
11th	9	—	Poetic Focus (M) FAV T Shaped well in face of strong support when ½-length second of 16 to Nothing Hectic in handicap at Ballinrobe (23f, good) 28 days ago. Tongue strap goes back on and she's expected to be bang there for…	750202	Danny Gilligan A Slattery	6	70.3kg	4.50 7/2
10th	10	—	Agent Tequila (G) T Modest maiden handicap hurdler who made no impact when sent chasing in March. Hard to make a case for.	6/090P-0	Alex Harvey J C McConnell	8	68.9kg	29 28/1
—	11	—	Itaintmebabe (G) Pulled Up Made a winning handicap debut at Fakenham for Sarah Humphrey last season but below par since. Effectively refused to race at Wexford last month and is now one to treat with caution.	7175-0P	Josh Williamson G Elliott	7	68.9kg	34 33/1
—	12	—	Three By Two (M) PT Fairly useful chaser who saw her form tail off over the course of last season. Makes a return to hurdling after well over 4 years since last running in this sphere and is presumably using this as a p…	3/P0476-	Non Runner D P Murphy	10	68.9kg	26 25/1
—	13	—	Coppola (M) Pulled Up P Much improved when runner-up in handicap hurdles on first 3 starts for current yard, however, has failed to complete on last 3 outings, including on chasing debut. Cheekpieces back on but others pref…	222P-PU	Sam Ewing G Elliott	7	68.5kg	23 22/1
5th	14	—	Love Like This (M) Winner of handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan in June but hasn't been in the same form in recent starts.	304075	Brian Barry J P Ryan	8	68.5kg	34 33/1
12th	15	—	Tantrum Boy (G) Showed improved form when ½-length second of 14 to Sekakarma in handicap hurdle at Wexford (2½m, good, 6/1) 10 days ago. Going well of late and can give another good account.	084420	Phillip Enright B McMahon	6	67.1kg	5 4/1
—	16	—	Vangaway (M) Pulled Up P Yet to make any impact in 4 maiden hurdles. Cheekpieces go on for handicap debut.	00-06	R Deegan M A Gunn	5	66.7kg	81 80/1
4th	17	—	Gortmore Lady (M) P Still looking for a breakthrough success. 9/1, good fifth of 16 in handicap at Sligo (21f, good) 19 days ago. Needs to build on that.	375425	Kevin Healy Ciaran Murphy	6	66.2kg	8 7/1
7th	18	—	Tawny Lea (M) Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, showed first form when fifth of 16 in handicap at Ballinrobe (2¾m, good) 14 days ago, suited by step up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to p…	08R057	Philip Byrnes Thomas Coyle	6	66.2kg	15 14/1
9th	19	—	Dark Berkshire (G) P Low-mileage 6-y-o who was creditable third at Kilbeggan in July and not entirely disgraced when sixth at Wexford following month. Needs further improvement to feature.	P03695	Conor Clarke P J Rothwell	6	64.9kg	13 12/1
—	20	—	Max Time (G) T Sole success came over C&D in 2024. Best effort for a while when sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Sligo (21f, good) 19 days ago. Now has to back that up.	P04P60	Liam Quinlan I Madden	9	63.5kg	21 20/1 Betfa… 29 Paddy… 29 Sky B… 29
—	21	—	Il Silenzio (G) PT Lightly raced for age but has won 2 of his last 3 outings over fences, overcoming trouble in-running when scoring in 16-runner handicap chase (7/2) at Roscommon (25f, good to soft) at the beginning o…	3P1-413	Reserve 1 M Brassil	9	70.3kg	9 8/1 Betfa… 4.50 Paddy… 4.50 Sky B… 4.50
8th	22	—	Phoenix Cowboy (G) Long-standing maiden over hurdles but good third at Wexford in May 2025. Well held when last seen and work to do after 14-month absence. RESERVE.	35/360-8	Darragh O'Keeffe M Winters	9	71.7kg	34 33/1
—	23	—	Simpletwistoffaith (G) Maiden hurdler who had lost way when last seen in this sphere. Went with little encouragement on Flat at Killarney (17f, good) 17 days ago. Very hard to make a case for. RESERVE.	080-7	Reserve 3 John F O'Neill	9	68.9kg	67 66/1 Betfa… 21 Paddy… 21 Sky B… 21

Position	Prize
P1	6000.0 EUR
P2	2000.0 EUR
P3	999.0 EUR
P4	500.0 EUR
P5	300.0 EUR
P6	200.0 EUR