15:30 Cork

Sunday 21 October 2018

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Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 42.60s

Like An Open Book⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 115

8/1

2m Flat winner. Well worth another try over this trip in this discipline (last of five on only previous attempt). 16lb higher than sole hurdles win, but matched that effort last time and is not ruled out.

Form: 176-745

Moylisha Tim^b¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: J J Slevin| T: R P Rath| OR: 115| C| D

18/1

Grade 3 hurdle winner as a novice in 2015, but has not won since. Stays 3m. Has not been as good as he was in five starts since a lengthy layoff. Can only watch.

Form: 6/95605

Cooldine Bog⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 112

6/1

2m2f Kilbeggan maiden hurdle winner (good) who has bettered that on all three starts since. Same mark today and has each-way claims again, but more needed for another win.

Form: 431232

Peacocks Secret^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 109| D

25/1

Put in a couple of decent efforts over fences last month, from a similar mark. Has not seen much action over hurdles, but if he can transfer that chasing ability back to this sphere he couldn't be ruled out.

Form: 52043F

Broder¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 108| C

10/1

Both his wins have been on testing ground. Went up 12lb for the last of those, which was 11-months ago. Held on only run since, but not a bad effort considering his time off the track. Return to this trip positive. Could go well.

Form: 05141-7

Padraic O Conaire^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Paul Townend| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 108

6/1

Has been in good form over hurdles this year, winning three times, including at Gowran Park (2m4f, good) last time. Still improving and should make a good fist of defying his 7lb rise.

Form: 141421

Arctic Light⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mark Walsh| T: T Mullins| OR: 106

5/1

Softer ground and step up in trip possibly to blame for his defeat last time. Had previously scored at Sligo (2m, good) in August. Still has to prove he gets this far, but that is more likely on decent ground. Not ruled out.

Form: 0U0-410

Red Pearl^b,t⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: A E Lynch| T: S Ryan| OR: 106

10/1

Has improved on previous efforts in her last two starts, both on a sound/fast surface at around 2m. Same mark again here. Has a bit to prove over this trip, but shapes as if she could see it out on good ground. Claims.

Form: 43/P-2P1

Balinaboola Steel^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: G J Power| OR: 104

11/2

0-19, but has run some good races in defeat, including last time when ½L second at Gowran Park (2m4f, good). Up 2lb for that, so more needed, but each-way claims.

Form: 532062

Smithscorner⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: M Kennedy| OR: 99

14/1

0-11, but has some respectable form to his name and can't rule him out on an each-way basis from this mark.

Form: 64-7465

Robin On The Hill^h³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: M A Enright| T: A Fogarty| OR: 98

11/2

0-11, but in better form lately. Up 1lb for a 2½L third at Ballinrobe (2m4½f, soft/heavy) last time. Not ruled out.

Form: 71U453

Olive D'Haguenet^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: I Madden| OR: 87

20/1

Staying winner on the Flat when trained in France. Not a huge amount of encouragement from recent efforts and probably best watched.

Form: P07568

Forecasts

Arctic Light (5/1), Robin On The Hill (11/2), Balinaboola Steel (11/2), Cooldine Bog (6/1), Padraic O Conaire (6/1), Like An Open Book (8/1), Red Pearl (10/1), Broder (10/1), Smithscorner (14/1), Moylisha Tim (18/1), Olive D'Haguenet (20/1), Peacocks Secret (25/1)

Red Pearl arrives in good form and should be thereabouts once again, while Ballinaboola Steel and Robin On The Hill could both get competitive. Arctic Light, Like An Open Book and Peacocks Secret are others to consider, but preference is for PADRAIC O CONAIRE, who is still on an upward curve and can go well after another 7lb rise.