Review wexford 17th Mar

< Whodoyouthink showed real tenacity to fend off all rivals in the Richard Browne & Sons Ltd Hurdle at Wexford.

Oliver McKiernan's 11-2 chance was always in the front rank under his 7lb claiming rider Shane Crimin, and the pair stretched clear after the last flight.

Wilde With Pleasure gave chase after the elbow, and despite a desperate late surge, he was three-quarters of a length down at the line.

Older chasers got their chance to shine in the Bettycille Park Veterans Handicap Chase, in which Penny's Bill emerged the winner.< Bob Lingo produced a brave effort from the front, but Declan Bates had every move by the leader covered on Penny's Bill, and he got the 8-1 chance home by two lengths.< Odonimee shrugged off top weight to take the other race over fences on the card, the Pinnacle Novice Handicap Chase.

Lar Butler's 7-1 chance was full of running when taking the lead two out, and after a slightly awkward leap at the last, jockey Sean Flanagan still had time to take a look over his shoulder before scoring by two and a half lengths from Paddy O Dee < Darwins Theory showed he had improved from his hurdling debut at Leopardstown when running out a commanding winner of the New Ross Maiden Hurdle.

Paul Townend was happy to track the leaders on the even-money favourite, and when he popped the question after the elbow, he forged clear to beat Groomed by two and three-quarter lengths.< Scots Gaelic ran out an authoritative winner of the Curracloe Maiden Hurdle for trainer Pat Flynn and jockey Stephen Gray.

Already clearly in front at the last, the 10-3 favourite was three and a half lengths up on Coral Creek at the line.

Henry De Bromhead's top weight Echo Bob produced a brave effort from the front to land the Michael O'Murchadha Memorial Novice Handicap Hurdle under Andrew Lynch, beating Galzig by three-quarters of a length.