17:10 Cork

Sunday 4 April 2021

All13:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0516:3517:10

Jim Ryan Racecourse Services (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 4m 41.00s

Bite That

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D Kiely⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn

25/1

€52,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Brother to smart hurdler/useful chaser Beat That, and half-brother to smart hurdler/top-class chaser Might Bite. Dam winning pointer.

Form:

Brideswell Lad²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Neville

33/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 300/1, fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good) on hurdles bow 28 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: P-504

Free Handshake¹⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J Dunne⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

4/1

€19,000 3-y-o, £80,508 4-y-o, Zambezi Sun gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fair hurdler/chaser Gracious. Dam unraced. Runner-up in point on debut, Oct 24.

Form: 2

Friends N Commerce²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J I Duggan⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

50/1

Once-raced maiden. 200/1, fifth of 11 in bumper at Thurles (16.2f, heavy) on NH debut 24 days ago. Longer trip should suit, but still unlikely to feature.

Form: 5

Given Wings²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara

12/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, second of 14 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) on NH debut 27 days ago, not knocked about. Makes bumpers debut. Warrants consideration.

Form: 2

Largy Fix^t1⁶⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: M F Morris

7/2

€28,000 3-y-o, £170,000 4-y-o, Notnowcato gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaserJim Will Fix It. Wears tongue strap. Winning pointer who makes obvious appeal.

Form: F/1-

Night Combat¹¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 11 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Fairyhouse (23.5f, heavy) 113 days ago, going in snatches. Switches from hurdles to bumpers. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 6/457

Paddys Planet²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr B Lawless⁽⁷⁾| T: R J McGrath

16/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in bumper (13/2) at Wexford (16f, heavy) on NH debut 25 days ago. Open to improvement up in trip.

Form: 34

Perfect Attitude⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Third of 12 in bumper at Thurles (15.8f, heavy, 9/2) 48 days ago. Up in trip. Warrants respect with highly promising claimer on board.

Form: 633

Scorpion's Revenge

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr D N Nevin⁽⁷⁾| T: Keri Brion

25/1

Scorpion gelding. Half-brother to fair 17f hurdle winner Arthur Fonzarelli.

Form:

Seaforth Mancy¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: S M O'Donoghue

40/1

Mustameet gelding. Dam (h86), maiden hurdler, half-sister to bumper winner/fairly useful hurdler (stayed 3m) Oscar Lyons. Fifth in point on debut, Nov 7.

Form: 5

Sevvy Christiano²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

33/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 9 in bumper (33/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: 5

Shuil Donn

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr J W Hannon⁽⁷⁾| T: N P Hennessy

80/1

Arctic Cosmos gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler (2m-2½m winner) Shuil Oisin. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form:

Summer Tide³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Burns

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Switches from hurdles to bumpers. Could get involved if reproducing his best form.

Form: 2P-3430

Toofareastiswest¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr M C O'Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: E O'Grady

16/1

Once-raced maiden. 20/1, second of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, soft) on NH debut 12 days ago, just failing. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: P52

Close Enough^h1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr R J Kiely⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Hallahan

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, soft, 14/1) 12 days ago. Makes bumpers debut. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 46

Delightfantastic^t³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Walsh

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, respectable fourth of 16 in bumper at Thurles (16.5f, heavy) 38 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 52-3754

Non-Runners

Glen Wyllin

Weight: 12-2| Age: 6

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 1

Knockiel Synge¹⁸²

Weight: 12-2| Age: 7

T: D Harvey J: Reserve 2

Icee M B A²⁵

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: M Hourigan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Perfect Attitude (7/2), Largy Fix (7/2), Free Handshake (4/1), Delightfantastic (13/2), Summer Tide (12/1), Given Wings (12/1), Toofareastiswest (16/1), Paddys Planet (16/1), Night Combat (16/1), Scorpion's Revenge (25/1), Bite That (25/1), Brideswell Lad (33/1), Sevvy Christiano (33/1), Seaforth Mancy (40/1), Close Enough (40/1), Friends N Commerce (50/1), Knockiel Synge (66/1), Icee M B A (66/1), Glen Wyllin (66/1), Shuil Donn (80/1)

LARGY FIX cost plenty on the back of his impressive point win and the bar isn't set all that high by those with Rules experience, so he's a confident selection to make a successful transition. Perfect Attitude has been third the last twice and should benefit from the assistance of Jordan Colin Gainford, so he's regarded as a danger along with Free Handshake.