16:30 Cork

Sunday 16 August 2020

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CorkRacecourse.ie Handicap (45-75)

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 2m 20.92s

(5)

Ashtarak^b1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 75

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, below form eighth of 16 in maiden at Naas (10f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Yard having good spell. Booking of McMonagle a plus. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-4S8

(8)

Scherbatsky³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 72

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, twelfth of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 570

(9)

Ya Ya Baby¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 72

3/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Galway (8.3f, soft, 7/4) 14 days ago, just holding on. Up in trip.

Form: 76-4221

(6)

Hisnameis Mrdevitt¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 71

5/1

Latest win at Gowran in July. 9/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Yard having good spell. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 098114

(10)

Presgrave^p1,t³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 70

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, good) 32 days ago, doing too much too soon. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has good chance on form.

Form: 7306

(15)

Chateau Musar²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Halpin| T: J Geoghegan| OR: 67

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, tenth of 15 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Must bounce back.

Form: 880

(11)

Do The Twist¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 67

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good 1¾ lengths fourth of 12 to Ya Ya Baby in handicap (20/1) at Galway (8.3f, soft) 14 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7064

(1)

National Asset^p⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 67

16/1

Twelfth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good, 11/1) 63 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 8589-40

(7)

Pure Nature⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: A McGuinness| OR: 66

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, eighth of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 7 days ago, never nearer. Back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Should have more to offer.

Form: 808

(13)

Sasta^p³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 65

8/1

Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (6/1) at Leopardstown (12f, good) 36 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 8233-04

(14)

Mighty Mirage^h1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 64

20/1

Temperamental sort. 22/1, creditable 1¼ lengths third of 12 to Ya Ya Baby in handicap at Galway (8.3f, soft) 14 days ago, nearest finish. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 545653

(17)

One Cool Choice^t1³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: M A Gallagher| T: J P Fahey| OR: 62

66/1

14¼ lengths tenth of 15 to Hisnameis Mrdevitt in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft, 18/1) 39 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 7330-90

(3)

Dragon Of Malta^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 61

11/1

Respectable 3¾ lengths sixth of 12 to Ya Ya Baby in handicap (11/1) at Galway (8.3f, soft) 14 days ago, never nearer. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 622-096

(2)

Manap^b⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J J Mangan| OR: 60

50/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (66/1) at Bath (10.2f, good) 45 days ago, ridden too aggressively. First run for yard after leaving Archie Watson. Engaged 5.45 Tramore Saturday.

Form: 762897

(12)

Whosegottheshekles⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 60

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in maiden (150/1) at Tipperary (12.5f, soft) 9 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 8-09

(4)

Canford Light⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: T Mullins| OR: 58

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fifth of 12 in handicap at Sligo (12.7f, good, 15/2) 45 days ago, never nearer. Back down in trip. Yard in good form. Another bold show likely.

Form: 09-05

Non-Runners

(16)

Gregory's Gift²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: S Fahey J: Shane Kelly

Forecasts

Ya Ya Baby (3/1), Hisnameis Mrdevitt (5/1), Canford Light (6/1), Sasta (8/1), Ashtarak (8/1), Dragon Of Malta (11/1), Do The Twist (12/1), Presgrave (14/1), National Asset (16/1), Mighty Mirage (20/1), Scherbatsky (25/1), Gregory's Gift (25/1), Pure Nature (28/1), Whosegottheshekles (40/1), Manap (50/1), One Cool Choice (66/1), Chateau Musar (100/1)

PRESGRAVE did too much too soon on his handicap bow at Killarney and is worth another chance back down in trip. Ya Ya Baby was a narrow winner at Galway 2 weeks ago and should remain competitive, while Pure Nature needs keeping an eye on now handicapping.