13:03 Cork

Saturday 2 January 2021

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CorkRacecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:03 | Winning time: 4m 21.8s

Barefoot Man

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien

40/1

€11,000 3-y-o, Yeats gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to high-class hurdler (stayed 21f) Get Me Out of Here and bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Rock On The Moor. Market check advised.

Form:

Future Gold³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Brendan Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

40/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, heavy, 50/1) 37 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 55

Gentlemansgame⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: M F Morris

5/4

€62,000 3-y-o, €250,000 4-y-o, Gentlewave gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (winner up to 21f) Ryde Back. Winner of sole start between the flags and he's a likely type.

Form: 1

Inchidaly Copper

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: L J Archdeacon

66/1

Doyen gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 29f) Arctic Copper. Likely to come on for the run.

Form:

Inforapenny⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Doyle| T: P M J Doyle

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. 40/1, seventh of 8 in bumper at Galway (16.4f, heavy) 70 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Susan A. Finn.

Form: 57

Johnny The Barber

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

125/1

€5,000 3-y-o, Scorpion gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to bumper/2m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m) Moonlight Boy. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Killybegs Junior³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. 33/1, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) 37 days ago. Likely to need more time.

Form: 47

Mahons Glory^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy, 14/1) on hurdles bow 19 days ago. Improvement needed.

Form: 2-58

Nostra Casa¹⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: B Cawley

20/1

Blinkered for 1st time, tenth of 15 in handicap at Galway (16.5f, good to soft, 9/1), unable to sustain effort. First run for yard after leaving D. K. Weld and opposable on hurdles debut.

Form:

Opie Houdini³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: K J Brouder| T: D E Fitzgerald

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19f, heavy) 30 days ago, pulled up before 2 out.

Form: 08P

Champagne Izzy^h⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Mrs J Harrington

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 20 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft, 125/1) 5 days ago. Yard having good spell, but this filly needs to take a big step forward.

Form: 70

Day Dreamin'¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

150/1

Fair Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fifteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy, 80/1) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: 0

Gjoumi^h³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

8/11

Promising type. Fell in novice hurdle (11/10) at Thurles (15.8f, heavy) 37 days ago. Remains with potential and obvious claims if avoiding any mishaps this time.

Form: 1/4-F

Junior Bee

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke

125/1

Jet Away filly. Half-sister to fair 2m hurdle winner Kitty Galore. Dam unraced. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Lighthouse Lady⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: E Kent

50/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, tenth of 11 in handicap at Navan (14f, soft) 72 days ago. Others preferred.

Form:

Tender Heart²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: E F Gallagher

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy, 100/1) on NH debut 27 days ago.

Form: 0

Poetica⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

150/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Unseated rider in juvenile hurdle (200/1) at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 6 days ago.

Form: UU

Non-Runners

Curious Bride²⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Sean Flanagan

Hey Skipper

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: M Hourigan J: Reserve 1

Brides Hill

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Gjoumi (8/11), Gentlemansgame (5/4), Curious Bride (9/4), Mahons Glory (10/1), Nostra Casa (20/1), Future Gold (40/1), Barefoot Man (40/1), Champagne Izzy (50/1), Inforapenny (50/1), Killybegs Junior (50/1), Lighthouse Lady (50/1), Inchidaly Copper (66/1), Junior Bee (125/1), Johnny The Barber (125/1), Tender Heart (150/1), Day Dreamin' (150/1), Poetica (150/1), Opie Houdini (200/1)

GENTLEMANSGAME was picked up for €250,000 after winning his sole start between the flags and it will look significant if there's confidence behind him in the betting ahead of this Rules debut. He's up against a couple of promising types from the powerful Willie Mullins and Noel Meade yard's, namely Gjoumi and Curious Bride, but he may nevertheless be equal to the task.