15:40 Cork

Saturday 5 May 2018

All13:3014:0014:3515:1015:4016:1516:5017:25

Fermoy Handicap (45-70)

  • 4YO plus  |   1m 2f 50y  |   Soft to Heavy  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:43  |   Winning time: 2m 22.83s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(15)
Horse silk
Highly Toxicb19
Age: 7|  Weight: 10-0| J: K J Manning| T: P J Flynn| OR:  70| D
28/1
Modest towards the end of last season and suffered a 14L defeat on seasonal return at Leopardstown last month. Regressing and 8lb lower than last winning mark.
2
(14)
Horse silk
Rosin Box19
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-0| J: N G McCullagh| T: J J Murphy| OR:  70
33/1
Solid enough form at Killarney and Listowel towards the end of last season but was well beaten and never nearer on return to the track last month at Leopardstown over 1m1f. Looks opposable.
3
(11)
Horse silk
Nelson Road130
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-13| J: Shane Foley| T: J J Murphy| OR:  69
14/1
Well beaten and no impression in two starts towards the end of the year and others look to be progressing at a quicker rate here.
4
(1)
Horse silk
Song Of The Skyt14
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-11| J: S M Crosse(10)| T: J P O'Brien| OR:  67| CD
2/1
C&D winner here on seasonal return last month beating 12 rivals over 2L. Another bold bid looks likely despite 10lb higher than that victory.
5
(2)
Horse silk
Bianca Minola186
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: R O'Brien| OR:  65
5/1
Modest 67-rated handicapper last season when in the hands of David Menuisier and possibly best watched on seasonal and stable bow.
6
(3)
Horse silk
Happy Company20
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: D M Redmond(5)| T: P J F Hassett| OR:  61| BF| D
12/1
Distance winner who was beaten favourite last time out on seasonal debut here over C&D finishing a disappointing eighth of 13 beaten 27L. Chances on Navan win in September.
7
(8)
Horse silk
Creative Talentt185
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-0| J: D P Linehan(5)| T: A McNamara| OR:  56
16/1
Modest 108-rated hurdler who is without a win from 12 starts on the Flat and appears to be regressing since his initial rating of 74 a while back.
8
(10)
Horse silk
Lace Bonnet14
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-0| J: Scott McCullagh(10)| T: Miss K Brown| OR:  56
14/1
Picked off by Song Of The Sky at Cork on seasonal return but still a fair effort to finish second in very testing ground before a heavy defeat at Limerick two weeks ago. Tough ask.
9
(7)
Horse silk
Ojinjintkap12
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: H Rogers| OR:  56
14/1
Pushed along over 2f out on seasonal return when no impression and looking one-paced at Navan last month. Hard to fancy on that display.
10
(6)
Horse silk
Challowv121
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: T G McCourt| OR:  55
16/1
Not disgraced on comeback run at Leopardstown in a 1m handicap finishing ninth of 20 beaten 6L. First-time visor could aid progress.
11
(12)
Horse silk
Safaruk28
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-13| J: K K Hennessy(5)| T: D Hogan| OR:  55
20/1
Sea The Stars gelding, poor in 1m2f Leopardstown maiden (soft) in August on sole outing for Dermot Weld, fared little better in two starts for this handler.
12
(9)
Horse silk
Mastermind52
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: C O'Brien| OR:  52
7/2
Last seen finishing 11th of 22 in the Fred Winter at the Cheltenham festival beaten 23L behind Veneer Of Charm. Without a win in five starts on the Flat but has placed on two occasions on heavy ground. Place claims.
13
(5)
Horse silk
Dont Quit12
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: J T Gorman| OR:  46
20/1
Sole win in 16 starts came over C&D in 2016. Inconsistent but will probably get back on the scoresheet at some stage.
14
(4)
Horse silk
Multiviz29
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-4| J: M A Gallagher| T: S M Duffy| OR:  46
33/1
A maiden after 31 starts now and her better efforts have come on AW. Hard to construct much of a case for her here.

Non-Runners

15
(13)
Horse silk
Paddytheirishman25
Weight: 8-4|  Age: 8
T: G T Lynch  J: Andrew Slattery
NR

Forecasts

Song Of The Sky (2/1), Mastermind (7/2), Bianca Minola (5/1), Happy Company (12/1), Lace Bonnet (14/1), Ojinjintka (14/1), Nelson Road (14/1), Challow (16/1), Creative Talent (16/1), Dont Quit (20/1), Safaruk (20/1), Paddytheirishman (25/1), Highly Toxic (28/1), Rosin Box (33/1), Multiviz (33/1)

Verdict

In a race that won't take a great deal of winning the Charles O'Brien-trained MASTERMIND is taken to out-point the hat-trick seeking Song Of The Sky who may find her recent increase in the weights a step too far. Beaten favourite last time out Happy Company and Challow, in first-time visor and battle for the minors.
  1. Mastermind
  2. Song Of The Sky
  3. Challow

Prize Money

1st: €7,084.002nd: €2,197.003rd: €1,046.004th: €471.005th: €184.00

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