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Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase
Wexford · 26 October 2025
- TypeChase
- Distance2m3f130y
- GoingGood To Yielding
- SurfaceTurf
- Runners11
- HandicapYes
Nouvotic (FR) (3/1F) won the Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase at Wexford on 26 October 2025, beating Release The Beast (IRE) by 1¾ lengths under Darragh O'Keeffe for trainer Henry De Bromhead. 11 ran on Good To Yielding going over 2m3f130y; the winning time was 5m 4.30s (slow by 28.80s).
| Pos | Horse | Btn | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | OR | KTB | Spd | Time | Prize | SP | BSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nouvotic (FR) h 6g Sat close to pace early - back in 4th at halfway - moved into second with four to go - driven approaching the straight and finished strongly to hit the front late | Darragh O'Keeffe | Henry De Bromhead | 11-4 | 122 | 145A | 124A | 5:04.30 | 11,800 | 3/1F | 4.76 | |
| 2nd | Release The Beast (IRE) t 6g Held up Sat behind the front group early - 5th at the midpoint - moved through to hit the front 4 out - driven out in the straight but overtaken late to finish second | 1¾ | Sean O'Keeffe | Paul Nolan | 11-7 | 125 | 146A | 123A | 5:04.69 | 3,800 | 8/1 | 9.88 |
| 3rd | Miss Pronunciation (IRE) ht 8m Held up Held up at back early - into 6th by halfway - improved to third turning for home - unable to close gap late and held for 3rd | 18 | Mark Walsh | Padraig Roche | 11-2 | 120 | 121A | 110A | 5:08.69 | 1,800 | 17/2 | 15.03 |
| 4th | Battle Of Ridgeway (IRE) t 7g Held up Held up in the pack and hampered early - improved into third before four out - fourth and driven entering the straight - unable to threaten leaders and held on for fourth | ¾ | Liam McKenna(5) | Martin Hassett | 10-7 | 116 | 111A | 109A | 5:08.86 | 800 | 4/1 | 5.70 |
| 5th | Dark Note (GB) p 6g Held up Held up behind front group - stumbled 3rd - still 3rd at halfway - dropped to 6th and driven after 4 out - made no headway near the back turning in - stayed on same speed to finish 5th | 15 | Cian Quirke | Andrew Slattery | 11-2 | 120 | 109C | 98C | 5:12.19 | 400 | 12/1 | 20.00 |
| 6th | The Folkes Tiara (IRE) t 9g Held up Held up in the pack - suffered a heavy knock at the 6th - urged into action after 3 out - up into 5th but unable to close before the last - held on to that spot without finding more - finished sixth | 1 | Dylan Whelan(7) | Henry De Bromhead | 11-7 | 132 | 114C | 98C | 5:12.41 | 200 | 10/1 | 15.00 |
| 7th | Greatness Awaits (IRE) tp 6g Held up Held up towards back of pack - still 7th at halfway - crept into it 4 out - driven with little response and faded to finish well held | 7½ | Jordan Gainford | Cian Collins | 10-11 | 115 | 104C | 92C | 5:14.08 | — | 11/1 | 14.39 |
| 8th | Caesar Rock (IRE) b 9g Sat close to pace early - moved through to hit front 3rd but stumbled 4 out and lost place - dropped to 5th and driven after following fence - unable to respond and weakened into finish well held in 8th | 1¼ | Gavin Brouder | M F Morris | 10-12 | 116 | 105C | 91C | 5:14.36 | — | 28/1 | 44.00 |
| NR | Cayd Boy | — | Richard Deegan | Liz Doyle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | Silver King (IRE) ht 9g Held a forward position - came down at the first | — | Phillip Enright | Oliver McKiernan | 10-1 | 105 | — | — | — | — | 22/1 | 23.53 |
| PU | Casey West (IRE) 9g Went straight to front - overtaken twice through halfway and dropped back approaching 4 out - no response entering the straight - eased out of contention and pulled up before the last | — | Tiernan Power Roche(5) | P J Rothwell | 10-0 | 109 | — | — | — | — | 12/1 | 15.00 |
| F | Duty Bound (GB) tp 6g Settled in the pack - came down at the 6th | — | Donagh Meyler | J P Flavin | 10-5 | 109 | — | — | — | — | 5/1 | 8.00 |
Quick answers
- Who won the Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase at Wexford in 2025?
- Nouvotic (FR) won the Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase at Wexford on 26 October 2025, ridden by Darragh O'Keeffe and trained by Henry De Bromhead.
- What was the finishing order of the 2025 Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase at Wexford?
- 1st Nouvotic (FR) (3/1F), 2nd Release The Beast (IRE) (8/1), 3rd Miss Pronunciation (IRE) (17/2).
- What price was the winner of the 2025 Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase at Wexford?
- Nouvotic (FR) returned a starting price of 3/1F, with a Betfair SP of 4.76.
- How many horses ran in the 2025 Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase at Wexford?
- 11 horses ran in the 2025 Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase at Wexford. Non-runners: Cayd Boy (unsuitable ground).
- What was the winning time of the 2025 Jim And Kay Whitty Memorial Handicap Chase at Wexford?
- The winning time was 5m 4.30s (slow by 28.80s).