16:10 Cork

Saturday 8 May 2021

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Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 6m 16.20s

Padraic O Conaire^t¹⁹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy| OR: 95

33/1

Fair handicap hurdler but pulled up last 2 starts. A break needs to have perked him up.

Form: 5/093PP-

Goulane Jessie¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: S Spillane| OR: 93| D

16/1

Seems to be going through the motions at present, seventh of 12 in novice chase at Tramore (21.8f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 0/424P7-

Ask David^b³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 91

18/1

11/2, went backwards from reappearance when twelfth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (18.3f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 1B60/20-

Get Home²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: K J Brouder| T: Olivia Hegarty| OR: 89

10/3

4/1, again ran well when third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 2P2933-

Amoret⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 88

28/1

Well held in maiden hurdles but can do better now switching to handicaps.

Form: PP/060-

Griffith Park⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Scott| OR: 87

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Little show in novice/maiden hurdles but may do better now handicapping up in trip.

Form: 0U7-

The Diary Keeper^t¹⁹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 85| C

9/1

Won at Cork in October but failed to repeat last effort under a penalty at Thurles 4 days later. Off since.

Form: 70/P417-

Courting Vickie¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 84

10/3

Returned to form when second of 16 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Limerick (19.2f, soft) 19 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 445002-

Memory Of Youth^p⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 84| BF

9/2

Good effort when second at Fairyhouse in January but below form last 2 starts, including back at that venue last time.

Form: 3P/2269-

Miss Us O^t³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: B R Hamilton| OR: 83| D

33/1

Showed a bit more than previously when seventh of 14 in maiden hurdle at Clonmel (18.3f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Into handicaps now and more needed.

Form: P/U1007-

Short Story Long²⁰⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 81

18/1

Progressed again when third of 12 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Kilbeggan (25f, soft) in October. Off since but still merits consideration.

Form: P87063-

Otzi⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J M Moore| T: A J McNamara| OR: 80

14/1

Creditable seventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, soft, 22/1) 44 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 034907-

Railway Muice^b,t⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: P W Flynn| OR: 80

17/2

Remains a maiden after 31 NH runs. Places 4 times last season but was never after 5 months off when down the field at this course (20f, soft) 44 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 322740-

Call Me Merry^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Cashman| OR: 89| D

18/1

Produced best effort to date in first-time cheekpieces when fifth of 11 in a maiden hurdle at Wexford (20.2f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: R08475-

Non-Runners

Tangental³⁷

Weight: 11-11| Age: 5

T: M Butler J: J J Slevin

Miss Anfield⁵⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: H Morgan

Ballykilmurray²⁵

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: A Donoghue J: Reserve 2

Howsitgoinglohan²³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: E O'Connell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Get Home (10/3), Courting Vickie (10/3), Memory Of Youth (9/2), Tangental (6/1), Ballykilmurray (8/1), Railway Muice (17/2), The Diary Keeper (9/1), Otzi (14/1), Goulane Jessie (16/1), Ask David (18/1), Call Me Merry (18/1), Short Story Long (18/1), Griffith Park (18/1), Miss Anfield (25/1), Amoret (28/1), Miss Us O (33/1), Padraic O Conaire (33/1), Howsitgoinglohan (50/1)

GET HOME has generally been holding her form well and is fancied to make her second start at this trip a winning one. Tangental and Short Story Long head the opposition.