Wexford Town Handicap Chase

Dual-purpose sort showed decent form over fences last autumn, including third in a Punchestown Grade 3 novice; not an easy horse to win with and has to rebound now after a failure over hurdles at Tramore.

Both chase wins have been in 2m1f handicaps at Leopardstown; sights are lowered here after running in stronger company at that venue during the winter.

Useful hurdler won a valuable prize at Galway last year; ran well at Fairyhouse on the first of two chase starts last autumn; returned from a break to win in good style at Limerick; leading chance despite 8lb rise.

Should be sharper now following a comeback on the Flat; had very useful form in 2023; might just need another race or two to become competitive again.

Ground should be coming right for him now; probably needs further than this, and his lack of a recent run is a possible drawback.