13:40 Cork

Sunday 21 April 2019

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Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 4m 5.90s

Brawler³⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: D Hogan

6/1

Teofilo gelding, not beaten all that far (under 4L) despite finishing only sixth of eight in one start on the Flat in France. First start for Denis Hogan and worth a market check

Form:

Bua Boy

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M A Enright| T: D Hogan

16/1

Doyen gelding makes racecourse bow, second runner for trainer here, yard just 3-56 with hurdlers so far in 2019.

Form:

Carnet De Stage³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P D Kennedy| T: E M O'Sullivan

4/1

Scorpion gelding out of an unraced down who is related to a few jumps winners. Outran odds of 50-1 last month on debut when staying to 9½L second of 14 in Limerick maiden hurdle (2m, heavy); scope for improvement.

Form: 2

Eazi Beazi

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

100/1

Gelding by Zambezi Sun out of a Duke Of Marmalade mare. Yard have hit the frame on two occasions from seven runners in the last 90 days.

Form:

Flash De Clerval⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

4/1

Half-brother to French winners Ultrason (2m4f-2m5f chase), Cannyon (1m5f AQPS Flat/2m4f hurdle) and Valse De Vienne (1m5f AQPS Flat); dam French 2m2f-2m5f chase winner. Moderate fourth at Gowran Park (2m, soft) last month on second start.

Form: F4

Fox Le Bel

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: Miss E Doyle

10/1

Network gelding, sports McManus hoops on first start; trainer 2-42 with hurdlers so far in 2019 and market may reveal extent of expectations for today.

Form:

Good Shot Sir^t1³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Madeleine Tylicki

100/1

Out of Casamento purchased for €1,200 as a yearling. Dam unraced. Yet to get anywhere near hitting the frame in a couple of career starts to date. Well held on return to the track at Limerick last month and more needed here.

Form: 54

Messerati Kid^b1,t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

125/1

Tailed off on his most recent starts on the AW at Dundalk and over hurdles at Punchestown in December finishing 19th of 22 beaten 55L. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0

Mister Capitano

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

9/4

Soldier Hollow out of a Rahy mare. Half-brother to three winners on the Flat, including German 1m/1m1f winner Miss Europa. Represents the champion trainer and be respected in the market.

Form:

My Lovely Boy²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor

100/1

Trans Island gelding out of an Overbury mare. Dam bumper winner/well beaten 2m-2m4f over hurdles. Towards rear for most of the way on debut in a Limerick maiden hurdle last month. Likely to find it tough going here.

Form: 0

Sunnyhill Lad^t1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J B Kane⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

100/1

Flat middle-distance winner on testing ground who was tailed off on only previous starts over hurdles, including this month at Wexford; hard to recommend.

Form: 70

The Last Emperor⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

7/1

Cost 230,000 gns as a yearling and made a winning debut as a two-year-old when in the hands of trainer Roger Varian. Tailed off on hurdles bow at Ballinrobe this month, big ask.

Form: 7

Arizona Flyer¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁵⁾| T: M Winters

33/1

By Fame And Glory out of a half-sister to Hurricane Fly who has produced the useful Tornado Flyer. Unconvincing in maiden hurdles at Gowran (2m, soft) and Wexford (2m4f, yielding) either side of poor bumper run here last month.

Form: 007

Flying Mary¹⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: M Brassil

33/1

Modest form in three 2018 Flat runs, similar tale in hurdles starts at Gowran and Clonmel either side of New Year. Going to require significant improvement to get involved when it matters.

Form: 90

Melburnian¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: A J Martin

33/1

Filly by Zambezi Sun out of a Peintre Celebre mare. Cost €58,000 last year. Half-sister to winners Heartbreak City and Russian Memories. Winner on the Flat in France, modest hurdling introduction at Fairyhouse (2m, good to yielding; 25-1).

Form: 0

Newlyn¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Ricky Doyle⁽³⁾| T: M Fahey

125/1

Casamento filly out of a Diktat mare. Nothing of note in five starts on the Flat for trainer Paddy Prendergast. Beaten 84L on hurdling debut at Fairyhouse earlier this month and looks readily opposable here.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Frere Fontaine²¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: T O'Brien J: Reserve 1

Spittal Field²⁰⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: V T O'Brien J: Reserve 2

Coolbane Boy

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: W J Burke J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mister Capitano (9/4), Flash De Clerval (4/1), Carnet De Stage (4/1), Brawler (6/1), The Last Emperor (7/1), Fox Le Bel (10/1), Bua Boy (16/1), Coolbane Boy (20/1), Melburnian (33/1), Flying Mary (33/1), Arizona Flyer (33/1), Frere Fontaine (50/1), Spittal Field (66/1), My Lovely Boy (100/1), Sunnyhill Lad (100/1), Eazi Beazi (100/1), Good Shot Sir (100/1), Messerati Kid (125/1), Newlyn (125/1)

The well-bred MISTER CAPITANO is much respected on debut for the champion trainer and appears to have been found a fine opportunity to get off to a winning start. Carnet De Stage has scope to build on his Limerick debut while Brawler is another with some draw on paper.