14:10 Cork

Monday 2 August 2021

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Fermoy Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 3m 56.30s

Raven Rule²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 120| BF| D

11/2

One win from 3 runs last season. 5/4, excuses when fourth of 5 in minor event hurdle at Tramore (16f, good) 29 days ago, bad mistake 4 out. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 148-214

Jon Ess^p1¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 118| C| D

14/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap (40/1) at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Fairly useful hurdler, poor on last hurdle outing.

Form: 2122-97

Cosmo's Moon^p⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: H Morgan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 116

20/1

50/1, failed to come on for recent run when thirteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (21f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 12320/0

Uncle Henry^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 114| D

12/1

One win from 3 runs last season. Fell heavily at the 1st in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Bellewstown (16.8f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: F/140-7F

Clever Currency^p1,t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 116| D

14/1

Successful at Limerick in April but underperformed at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time and must bounce back.

Form: 8P21-30

Ghost Serge^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 113| D

28/1

Unreliable type. Twelve runs since last win in 2018. Third of 7 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Killarney (20f, good) 17 days ago.

Form: 0RR/U-R3

Junior Rattler^t⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 113

10/3

Improved again to come out on top in 16-runner handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft, 5/1) 63 days ago. Back down in trip, and another good run anticipated.

Form: 3013-21

Rich Belief^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 105

9/2

Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, good second of 14 in handicap hurdle (7/2) at Killarney (17f, good) 17 days ago. On the upgrade recently and likely to go well again.

Form: 702-532

Where's Bunny²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Miss R Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 100| D

14/1

Recaptured the pick of her maiden form to win for the first time in 11-runner handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 24 days ago. Nudged up 5 lb.

Form: 5-6U0U1

Trixie Mc^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 98

7/1

Winner at Wexford in May, and bounced back to form when third of 8 in handicap hurdle (17/2) at Sligo (17f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 55-3183

Antimatter²¹⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 9-13| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: A Lee| OR: 95| D

40/1

100/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy), beaten when mistake 4 out. Off 7 months. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Mrs Prunella Dobbs.

Form: 106/0PP-

Ricky Langford^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 95

14/1

Showed improved form when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle (18/1) at Killarney (17f, good) 17 days ago, responding well. Nudged up 6 lb but can give another good account.

Form: 80P-4B1

Feathered Gold^h¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: Shane O'Brien| OR: 93| BF

14/1

First run since leaving P. Corkery when well-beaten tenth of 13 to Ricky Langford in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 3/1) 17 days ago.

Form: P7/847-0

Forecasts

Junior Rattler (10/3), Rich Belief (9/2), Raven Rule (11/2), Trixie Mc (7/1), Uncle Henry (12/1), Jon Ess (14/1), Ricky Langford (14/1), Where's Bunny (14/1), Clever Currency (14/1), Feathered Gold (14/1), Cosmo's Moon (20/1), Ghost Serge (28/1), Antimatter (40/1)

RICH BELIEF has been shaping up well lately, and with his latest Killarney effort backed up by the timefigure. he's taken to come good. Junior Rattler drops in trip but seems likely to go well again, while Raven Rule is worth another chance on handicap debut having made a chance-ending mistake 4 out at Tramore last time.