16:35 Cork

Thursday 25 March 2021

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Mallow Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:35 | Winning time: 6m 14.80s

Dromore Lad¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 120| C| D

16/1

Latest win in chase here in November. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Thurles (23.2f, heavy) 14 days ago.

Form: 461PP4

Rebel Early¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke| OR: 118

10/3

14/1, career best when winning 19-runner handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 19 days ago. Step to 3m may unlock a bit more improvement.

Form: 642P31

Sweet Sting⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M J Bowe| OR: 116| D

11/2

Seemed to excel herself when third of 9 in minor event hurdle at Thurles (23.9f, good to soft, 16/1) 5 days ago.

Form: 075533

Bold Assassin⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 114

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. Very good second of 13 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Limerick (24f, heavy) 87 days ago. Yard in good form. May do better still and another bold show likely.

Form: 2/83-42

Ciao Bella^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 112

9/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 14-runner maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 11/8) 20 days ago, keeping on well. Opening mark asks for another jolt of improvement.

Form: 6-52351

Thunderosa^p,t²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 111| D

13/2

Winner of Punchestown handicap in February, but failed to repeat that effort at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 26 days ago.

Form: 433318

Lee Valley Legacy^p⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 101| D

8/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020 and failed to build on promise of last run when eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23.9f, good to soft) 5 days ago.

Form: 465758

Non-Runners

Elwood²⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 7

T: Mrs D Foster J: Jordan Gainford

Street Value²³

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: J P Flavin J: Danny Mullins

Kellyiscool¹⁴

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: S Curling J: K J Brouder

Southerner²¹

Weight: 10-12| Age: 11

T: William Cronin J: Mr W T Cronin

Forecasts

Bold Assassin (11/4), Rebel Early (10/3), Ciao Bella (9/2), Southerner (5/1), Sweet Sting (11/2), Thunderosa (13/2), Lee Valley Legacy (8/1), Kellyiscool (8/1), Street Value (8/1), Elwood (14/1), Dromore Lad (16/1)

KELLYISCOOL went through the race like much the best horse at the weights when runner-up at Thurles a fortnight ago and gets the vote. Bold Assassin and Rebel Early could also have bigger efforts in the locker and they head the opposition.