13:55 Cork

Sunday 19 November 2017

All12:1012:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

J.P. McManus Handicap Hurdle (0-140)

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 5m 28.50s

Cliff House¹⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 135

12/1

No win over hurdles since handicap debut in March 2015 and looks set to struggle again still 9lb higher than last winning mark.

Form: 20308-0

Grand Partner⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: A E Lynch| T: T Mullins| OR: 132| C| D

16/1

Course winner that has won over this trip and has two wins in this class but his last win came off a 7lb lower mark.

Form: 80-778P

Indian Monsoon⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: C Byrnes| OR: 130| C

33/1

Modest 71-rated Flat handicapper who won here in January but has generally struggled since. Looks in need of some relief from the handicapper.

Form: 8031U6-

Kilcarry Bridge^t³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 129| D

4/1

Ran Road To Respect to within 1½L last month in a Grade 3 chase at Punchestown. Can go well back over hurdles but now 12lb higher than last winning mark.

Form: 31P312

Damut^p1,t1²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin⁽³⁾| T: Joseph Dullea| OR: 125| CD

20/1

C&D winner whose win came at this meeting in 2015 and has been generally chasing of late. Another who may appreciate return to hurdling but still 10lb higher than last winning mark.

Form: 45-0P77

Granny Biddy^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-10| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 124| CD

6/4

C&D winner last time out when beating nine rivals 8L on soft ground earlier this month. Comes here on a hat-trick but is 21lb higher than first win.

Form: 511211

Getoutwhenyoucan^p⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: A Leahy| OR: 122| D

25/1

Going and class in the geldings favour here and races just 4lb higher than last winning mark. Sure to go well in the colours of the race sponsor.

Form: 35-6185

Canelie²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 121

7/2

Probably needed her seasonal debut run at Thurles in October when not disgraced fourth of 17 last month. Will look to improve in the colours of the race sponsor.

Form: 1/2628-4

Montys Meadow²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: P F Mangan| T: J J Mangan| OR: 120| C| D

7/1

Course winner that has won over the distance but has so far proved better over fences than he was over hurdles. Market to reveal expectations.

Form: U204-P5

Forecasts

Granny Biddy (6/4), Canelie (7/2), Kilcarry Bridge (4/1), Montys Meadow (7/1), Cliff House (12/1), Grand Partner (16/1), Damut (20/1), Getoutwhenyoucan (25/1), Indian Monsoon (33/1)

Kilcarry Bridge is likely to get on with things on his return to hurdling with possibly Cliff House and Granny Biddy chasing in behind. Getoutwhenyoucan is two from six on soft to heavy ground and three from eight in this class, so conditions are certainly in his favour, while CANELIE possibly needed her seasonal debut last month and can go well for inform trainer/jockey combination in the colours of the race sponsor.