13:00 Cork

Wednesday 16 September 2020

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CorkRacecourse.ie Nursery Handicap (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 1m 13.47s

(2)

Shannon Valley^b1¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 72

7/1

Fared no better back down in trip when tenth of 13 in nursery (18/1) at Down Royal (7f, soft) 12 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 888340

(7)

Skipjack³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Leigh Roche| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 70

10/1

Fair form when sixth of 12 in maiden at Cork on debut in July but has gone wrong way since. Handicap debut.

Form: 690

(3)

Abogados^p¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 69

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1, not ideally placed when last of 7 on nursery debut at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 19 days ago, so shouldn't be written off just yet.

Form: 02587

(1)

No Patience^b1¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 69

6/1

16/1, seventh of 13 in nursery at Down Royal (7f, soft) 12 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Remains with one standout effort at present.

Form: 428867

(6)

Ablah¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, soft, 150/1) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 568

(8)

One Smart Cookie^b²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A Fogarty| OR: 67

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1 and blinkered for 1st time, third of 13 in maiden at this C&D (heavy) 22 days ago. Gelded ahead of handicap debut.

Form: 073

(5)

Brosna Empress²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 65

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 25/1, considerately handled when fifth of 13 in maiden at this C&D (heavy) 22 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut and open to improvement.

Form: 985

(4)

Amazing Emma²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: L McAteer| OR: 59

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 15/2, best effort yet when second of 6 on nursery debut at Bellewstown (5f, soft) 21 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 0072

(9)

Our Secret Pearl^t1⁵³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Mrs C O'Leary| OR: 59

14/1

Modest form at best in maidens and now drops in trip for handicap debut in a tongue tie.

Form: 700

Forecasts

Brosna Empress (9/2), One Smart Cookie (9/2), Amazing Emma (11/2), No Patience (6/1), Abogados (13/2), Shannon Valley (7/1), Ablah (10/1), Skipjack (10/1), Our Secret Pearl (14/1)

BROSNA EMPRESS' opening mark appears stiff on what she's achieved so far but this doesn't look the strongest of nurseries, so she could well find the improvement required to come out on top. Amazing Emma arrives on the back of a good second at Bellewstown and rates the main threat ahead of Abogados, whose last run is forgivable.