17:45 Cork

Sunday 5 July 2020

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Cork Derby (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 2m 37.08s

(11)

Arthurian Fame²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 97| D

18/1

Most recent success in Lady Riders' event at Leopardstown in May 2019.; ran well without winning in maiden hurdles over the winter; something to prove after disappointing in seasonal reappearance at the Curragh last month.

Form: 5/1196-0

(8)

Charcor¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 97

14/1

Has a likeable and consistent profile; won twice on the AW during the winter and showed his well-being when runner up in decent race at Leopardstown recently; worth considering.

Form: 43141-2

(13)

Brazos^b³¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J J Murphy| OR: 93| D

50/1

Has won over the trip but has been majorly out of form for a long time now (last win came in 2018); is dropping down the handicap but can't be recommended presently in all seriousness.

Form: 0/46500-

(4)

Pearl Warrior²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 88| D

11/2

Front runner who has won four out of his last five starts; stayed on well under pressure to score last time out at Fairyhouse; high enough in the weights but likely to give it his best shot from the front as usual.

Form: 41110-1

(10)

Tandem¹⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 9-1| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 87| D

14/1

Veteran who hasn't won since July 2017, and as a result of that he is now 12lb below his last winning mark on turf; showed that he retains some zest last time out at Gowran Park so no forlorn hope if confidence is back.

Form: 000/97-4

(18)

Melburnian²⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: A J Martin| OR: 85| D

13/2

Stable won this race in 2017; French import left previous form behind when readily winning over this trip at Leopardstown (soft to heavy; 10-1) in October; she's 8lb higher now but here may be more to come.

Form: 536421-

(7)

White Desert^p,h²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Ms N A Kane⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Miss A Mooney| OR: 85

100/1

Looked potentially smart when winning a handicap at Wolverhampton for Charlie Appleby but has only beaten one horse home in two starts for new yard; plenty to prove.

Form: 3102/0-0

(15)

Hamley¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 84

16/1

Had a fruitless campaign last season and regressed on return when 10L eighth at Gowran (1m1f) last month. Down 1lb but bounce back required now.

Form: 44076-8

(1)

Takarengo¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Billy Lee| T: T Mullins| OR: 84| D

16/1

Has been fairly busy over the winter over hurdles to varying degrees of success; is on a hat-trick on the Flat after success in a maiden and then in a handicap at Leopardstown; may struggle off current mark.

Form: 095211-

(2)

War Diary³³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 84| D

4/1

Lightly-raced distance winner; last spotted finishing fourth in strong contest at Galway Festival over this trip in August. Has eased 1lb in the ratings and should be plenty improvement to come having joined the Halford team over the winter; noted.

Form: 32/114-

(9)

Tudor City^t²⁶⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: T E Whelan| T: A J Martin| OR: 81

22/1

Versatile Yeats gelding, winner of valuable Galway handicap over hurdles in August and not beaten far behind One Cool Poet over 1m2f at the Curragh in September; may have needed run on seasonal reappearance; interesting.

Form: 23/5840-

(17)

Cape Islay²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 80| D

16/1

Fair Flat performer who proved a bit of a disappointment over hurdles; showed his well being being with a decent effort recently at Fairyhouse behind Pearl Warrior; open to improvement and should go well.

Form: 76630-2

(3)

The Mouse Doctor^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Killian Leonard| T: A J Martin| OR: 79| D

28/1

Versatile sort who has won over hurdles and on the AW; needs to bounce back from slightly below par performance on seasonal reappearance at the Curragh last month but respected from shrewd stable.

Form: 08441-0

(6)

The Names Jock¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: J E Kiely| OR: 78| BF| C

4/1

Made good progress for this yard last year culminating in win at Sligo on penultimate start; may have needed run on reappearance at Gowran Park last month but still faces tough task at the weights.

Form: 7/2181-6

(5)

Guinevere^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 77| D

33/1

Has just won one race over this trip on the AW; two promising runs this season on turf suggest their may be more to come from this filly; fair chance if showing more progression.

Form: 25-1596

(16)

Rayounpour¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 75

16/1

Reserve 1 Has been encouraging on all his five racecourse appearances just finding two too good last time at Limerick; fair chance if making the starting line-up.

Form: 4432-3

Non-Runners

(14)

Verimli²²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Wayne Lordan

(19)

Mirann¹⁸

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: J P Murtagh J: Ben Coen

(12)

Muzbid¹⁰⁷

Weight: 8-9| Age: 6

T: R Sweeney J: D E Sheehy

Forecasts

War Diary (4/1), The Names Jock (4/1), Pearl Warrior (11/2), Verimli (6/1), Melburnian (13/2), Mirann (7/1), Tandem (14/1), Charcor (14/1), Rayounpour (16/1), Takarengo (16/1), Hamley (16/1), Cape Islay (16/1), Arthurian Fame (18/1), Muzbid (20/1), Tudor City (22/1), The Mouse Doctor (28/1), Guinevere (33/1), Brazos (50/1), White Desert (100/1)

Melburnian appears to have been laid out for this contest and finally gets her chance to run after twice being a non-runner in face of fast ground. The mare won well last time at Leopardstown and now the penny seems to have dropped then she has every chance of following up despite a rise in the weights. Pearl Warrior is to be feared especially if the front runner gets to dictate things at the head of affairs. The gelding is in great form at the moment and should go well. Closely matched with the four-year-old is the filly Cape Islay who finished runner-up last time out but could go one better here.