O'Dwyer records first chase success in Wexford feature

Charlie O’Dwyer made full use of a spare ride aboard R’evelyn Pleasure to land the featured Arctic Tack Stud Veterans Handicap Chase at Wexford.

O’Dwyer, partnering his first winner over fences and his eighth in total, replaced Mark McDonagh who was sidelined after a fall at Naas yesterday.

The Sean O’Brien-trained 3/1 chance made good headway to lead at the penultimate fence and soon took control to score by four lengths. Neverushacon kept on at one pace in second with Kavanaghs Corner a further two lengths adrift in third.

O’Brien said, “He was good and you have to applaud HRI for putting on these races. He’s been pitched in the deep end for so long and has been a very consistent horse.

“He hated the ground in Gowran and Mark McDonagh said to draw a line through it.

“This was the target and Charlie gave him a lovely ride. It’s misfortunate for Mark that he has missed out after a shoulder blade injury yesterday.

“To be fair he rang this morning and said to be good and positive on him and try and stay out of trouble. He’d a lot of input into this.

“He might head to Fairyhouse over Easter ground permitting. If it’s something like today we will have no issue with it.

“Mark McDonagh (owner) is over in Cyprus sunning himself and will be glad of his winner today.”