12:50 Cork

Saturday 5 January 2019

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Buy Tickets Online Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:51 | Winning time: 4m 6.5s

City Hall²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

Beautifully bred gelding not necessarily lived up to expectations so far with fifth of 12 at Listowel and 11th of 29 at Navan. Must step up to be involved but interestingly jockey's choice of three in this ownership.

Form: 50

Discordantly²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: P D Kennedy| T: Mrs J Harrington

25/1

Finished midfield in a bumper last backend and since managed a similar effort over hurdles when beaten 49L into 10th by likely top class novice Tornado Flyer. Fare a little better here for the experience but only of minor appeal.

Form: 7-0

Fast Buck⁴⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

9/4

Dual French AW Flat winner bought by connections for 150,000 gns in October 2017. Makes quite belated stable debut but trainer unparalleled with French recruits and fully expecting a bold bid on hurdles bow.

Form:

Peter's Pence¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: A J McNamara

100/1

Tailed off in a bumper and three maiden hurdles so far. Very surprising he comes here rather than going handicapping and expected to struggle similarly.

Form: 0000

Road To Dubai⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

8/1

82-rated four time 1m2f winner on the flat for George Scott. Handled soft ground on the level so shouldn't be inconvenienced here and expected to make a bold bid on hurdles debut given top connections.

Form:

Scaramucci⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: F J Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

100/1

Unplaced point-to-pointer was 100/1 for Rules debut where he fell at the first hurdle. Hopefully put that behind him now but fully expecting a big price again and looks up against it.

Form: 97654F

Sky Marshal⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

33/1

Three-time AW winner for Ed Walker from 1m4f-1m5f rated 73. Seemed to handle most ground on turf including soft so should be capable of running a solid race if jumping soundly and has each-way potential here.

Form:

Unexpected Depth⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan

10/1

Bought for £75,000 after winning a Loughrea point-to-point in August. Dam from a good staying family so may be that he needs further in time but looks an intriguing rules debutant so merits respect.

Form: 1

Weihnachts⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: J S McGarvey| T: P J Rothwell

66/1

Last of six on debut in a warm Limerick bumper before finishing eighth of 20 here seven months later on hurdles bow beaten 70L. Hard to recommend on that and trainer none from 101 over hurdles this season.

Form: 6-8

Duibheach Alainn¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J M Moore| T: Miss E Doyle

50/1

Daughter of Oscar finished seventh in a pair of bumpers at Naas but beaten much further in the more recent. Should prove better over hurdles with time but surprise if she makes presence felt here.

Form: 77

Emily Moon⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| CD

9/2

Well bred mare made a winning debut in a C&D bumper impressing as she scored by 6L. Couldn't build on that next in a Listed contest at Navan in November but should prove a different proposition now hurdling and merits serious respect here.

Form: 17

Exit To The West³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

100/1

Unplaced point-to-pointer beaten 76L and 55L so far in two races under rules. Handicaps after this will offer some opportunity but can't be considered here.

Form: P-508

Lace Bonnet⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: M A Enright| T: E M O'Sullivan

100/1

50-rated eight race maiden on the flat struggled in two hurdle races so far beaten 24L and latterly 56L. One for low grade handicaps after this.

Form: 90

Shes On The Rim

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Winters

66/1

Getaway newcomer is a half-sister to two hurdle winners from 2m-2m4f. Yard have occasional success with novice hurdlers so market support would be noted.

Form:

Uffizy²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: D E Mullins| T: A Mullins

100/1

Finished midfield in two hurdles starts so far but beaten 40L and 51L respectively. More to come with time but unlikely to play any significant role here.

Form: 087

Brisk Tempo^t⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: S G McDermott| T: G P Cromwell

100/1

75-rated on the Flat for Richard Fahey but two deplorable efforts so far over hurdles beaten out of sight first time out and 20th of 22 last time. Can't be suggested now.

Form: 00

First One D'Ana⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: L P Dempsey| T: S Doyle

100/1

Bumped into the smart Sir Erec first time over hurdles so struggles to be expected as he was 19th of 28 beaten 42L. Hopefully prove better with time but unlikely to make significant inroads here.

Form: 0

Macho Mover⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle

100/1

59-rated dual flat winner (1m2f and 1m3½f) for Mick Channon made an inauspicious start over hurdles finishing 16th of 28 behind Sir Erec at Leopardstown. This likely a little easier but unlikely to play a significant part.

Form: 0

Power Sail^t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

33/1

Dual flat winner made a pretty promising start over hurdles finishing a never nearer third at Gowran. Little disappointing next as he was beaten 43L into 13th of 17 at Limerick. Some place potential here but ground is a concern.

Form: 30

Ainmisfearr^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

100/1

Beaten 28L in lone bumper before one of several to be well down the field at Leopardstown last time out in a race won by Sir Erec. May come on for that but unlikely to make the frame.

Form: 00

Colour Me In²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: T Mullins

8/1

Poor flat maiden made huge improvement latest when a close fourth of 23 over C&D at 100/1. That form gives her genuine each-way potential here and certainly be a fraction of the price this time.

Form: 04

Fakir D'Oudairies¹⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

11/4

Placed in a three-year-old hurdle on heavy ground in France before sent chasing. Lightly raced overall and open to improvement so could go well if getting a run. First Reserve.

Form: 4-264F

Non-Runners

Ballyadam Destiny

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: T O'Brien J: A E Lynch

Kearney¹⁰

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: N Meade J: Sean Flanagan

Write It Down⁸

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: J P O'Brien J: S A Shortall

Roxys Holly

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: R Hackett J: Reserve 2

Everlastingpromise

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: E Bolger J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Fast Buck (9/4), Fakir D'Oudairies (11/4), Emily Moon (9/2), Road To Dubai (8/1), Colour Me In (8/1), Unexpected Depth (10/1), Write It Down (16/1), Discordantly (25/1), City Hall (25/1), Kearney (25/1), Ballyadam Destiny (25/1), Sky Marshal (33/1), Power Sail (33/1), Duibheach Alainn (50/1), Weihnachts (66/1), Shes On The Rim (66/1), Macho Mover (100/1), Scaramucci (100/1), Exit To The West (100/1), Uffizy (100/1), Peter's Pence (100/1), First One D'Ana (100/1), Brisk Tempo (100/1), Lace Bonnet (100/1), Ainmisfearr (100/1)

A difficult contest this with little hurdles form of note so those new to the code could dominate. A chance is taken on Jessica Harrington's EMILY MOON who showed plenty of potential in her first bumper and her likable jumps pedigree offers hope that she can build on that over obstacles. Willie Mullins newcomers are always to be respected, especially French imports so Fast Buck is expected to goo well as is Road To Dubai for Mullins' title rival Gordon Elliott.