15:35 Cork

Saturday 8 May 2021

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Fermoy Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 6m 9.6s

Barbary Master³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 121

15/8

Fairly useful hurdler. 28/1, sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Well in the mix if shrugging off last run.

Form: 1/38320-

California King⁴⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P Power⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 100/1, tenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, soft). Off 16 months and hard to fancy.

Form: 700/

Don't Matter Now⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

14/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Third of 13 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy, 25/1) on hurdles bow 64 days ago. Up in trip and not totally dismissed.

Form: F/2373-

General Counsel⁴⁹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: P A Fahy

10/3

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Second of 16 in novice hurdle (4/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 16 months ago on final run for Willie Mullins. Firmly in the picture if back tuned up.

Form: 22/

Grange Island^p1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: W J Burke

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 5/1, respectable fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19.2f, soft) 19 days ago, needing stiffer test. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time and much respected.

Form: 7435-

Imminent Arrival^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: P D Kennedy| T: J Fahey

50/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 16 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19.2f, soft) on hurdles bow 19 days ago. Up in trip with plenty to find.

Form: 76-

Imperial Imp³³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

50/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (24.4f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 33 days ago. Needs more.

Form: 5P86-

Mahler Appeal⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Mullins| T: G J Power

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle (50/1) at this course (20f, soft) 44 days ago. Up in trip and a big step forward is required.

Form: 00-

Meticulous^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 131

13/8

Fairly useful hurdler. 14/1, reportedly struck into when fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Rates the form pick.

Form: 845/330-

Quaker Island¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 40/1, good third of 15 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good) 16 days ago. This demands a lot more, however.

Form: 503-

The Boys In Blue^t²⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Visored for 1st time, ninth of 10 in bumper (14/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, soft). Off 8 months. Makes hurdles debut. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 499-

The Claddagh Man¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: P Kiely

200/1

Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Kilbeggan (16f, good) on NH debut 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip with plenty on his plate.

Form: P0-

War Eagle^v³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 97

28/1

Modest hurdler. 16/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f) 38 days ago, left poorly placed. Switches to hurdles with more required.

Form: 357/303-

Bite That³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: P J Flynn

33/1

Thirteenth of 17 in bumper at this course (19f, good to soft, 25/1) on NH debut 34 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip. RESERVE

Form: 0-

Non-Runners

Twelve Olympians³⁴

Weight: 12-0| Age: 10

T: V Clifford J: Sean O'Keeffe

Sovereign Gold⁶³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Worth Presenting⁴⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: D Duggan J: Reserve 1

Attoe¹⁵

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: S Spillane J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Meticulous (13/8), Barbary Master (15/8), General Counsel (10/3), Sovereign Gold (5/1), Don't Matter Now (14/1), Grange Island (16/1), Worth Presenting (16/1), Quaker Island (20/1), War Eagle (28/1), Bite That (33/1), Attoe (33/1), Imminent Arrival (50/1), Imperial Imp (50/1), Twelve Olympians (50/1), The Boys In Blue (125/1), Mahler Appeal (150/1), California King (200/1), The Claddagh Man (200/1)

METICULOUS rates the pick on form and is worth forgiving his last run at Fairyhouse when he was reportedly struck into. He gets the nod then at the chief expense of Sovereign Gold who isn't taken lightly back in this sphere having shown fairly useful form over fences. Grange Island rates the pick of the remainder and a solid place option.