15:05 Cork

Sunday 17 October 2021

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Fermoy Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 43.4s

Lighthouse Lady^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: E Kent| OR: 95

15/2

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden in this sphere. Second of 9 in novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, soft, 8/1) 14 days ago, running on. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Solid claims.

Form: 0-02

More Wine Lilly¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: R J McGrath| OR: 95

7/1

Creditable 7 lengths fifth of 15 to Fleurys Fort in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good, 7/1) 17 days ago. Still relatively unexposed, so may yet to do better.

Form: 50625-5

Presenting Lad²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 95

18/1

Hooded for 1st time, sixteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good, 9/1) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Hard to make a case for on back of last couple of efforts.

Form: 6-72F70

All The Chimneys^p¹⁶⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 11-12| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 93| C

100/1

Course winner. Pulled up in handicap chase at Ballinrobe 166 days ago, losing touch from 4 out. Switches from chase to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving W. J. Austin. Up against it.

Form: 3314P-P

Rathnaleen Tou²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 93| D

18/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in April. 12/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 701-2P0

Fleurys Fort^p⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-11| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young| OR: 92| D

20/1

Latest win in hurdle at Clonmel in September. Sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Downpatrick (17.8f, soft) 9 days ago. May well bounce back.

Form: 363416

Kashi²¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 93

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Excellent ninth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.3f, heavy, 28/1). Off 7 months. Up in trip. Remains with potential in this sphere, so worth a market check.

Form: 0049-

All For Nothing^v⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 90

50/1

66/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, first run since leaving Dermot Anthony McLoughlin when seventh of 11 in handicap at Down Royal 44 days ago. Something to prove back over hurdles.

Form: 060P/PS-

Buto¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Simon Torrens| T: J C McConnell| OR: 91

16/1

Good sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good, 40/1) 17 days ago. Claims if he can build on that.

Form: 04P096

Musical Ava⁷²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Burke| OR: 90

28/1

40/1, fourth of 6 in novice chase at Wexford (20f, good) on debut over fences 72 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others make more appeal.

Form: 279-574

An Marcach^p¹⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Donovan| OR: 89

10/1

Winner in chase at Clonmel in March. 9/1, respectable fourth of 15 in handicap chase at Killarney (20f, good to soft) 161 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Liable to need the run.

Form: 33317-4

Appian Way¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: B J Cooper| T: C O'Brien| OR: 89

11/2

Second of 19 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Gowran (20f, good) 15 days ago. Should be on the premises if he turns up in the same form.

Form: 346-P92

Thebellsofshandon^h²⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: M F Morris| OR: 87

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy), hampered sixth. Off 9 months. Hood back on. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Not discounted if market speaks in his favour.

Form: 688P-

Swiss Cottage^t⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: J S McGarvey| T: K Thornton| OR: 83

66/1

33/1, below form seventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (17.5f, good to soft) 61 days ago.

Form: 0009/37

No Way Pedro^b¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: M Butler| OR: 81

4/1

Blinkered for 1st time, very good 2¼ lengths second of 15 to Fleurys Fort in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good, 15/2) 17 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 09P472

Church Lane¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 80

100/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Killarney (17f, soft) 14 days ago. Makes no appeal.

Form: 8009-PP

Just A Normal Day^b,t¹⁴

Age: 11| Weight: 11-10| J: C J Orr| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 91

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 5/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap chase at Killarney (17f, soft) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: 527486

Orcadian Symphony¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young| OR: 88

28/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good, 12/1) 17 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 8-54560

Non-Runners

Crack On Corrie¹⁶⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 11

T: W J Austin J: M M McDonagh

Dreamy Leamy⁹⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: M M McNiff J: C A Landers

Indie Belle¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: Robert Widger J: J J Slevin

Robindevidastar²⁹²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: H Morgan

Temptationinmilan²²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: C Byrnes J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

No Way Pedro (4/1), Kashi (9/2), Appian Way (11/2), More Wine Lilly (7/1), Lighthouse Lady (15/2), Temptationinmilan (15/2), Dreamy Leamy (8/1), An Marcach (10/1), Thebellsofshandon (16/1), Buto (16/1), Crack On Corrie (16/1), Presenting Lad (18/1), Rathnaleen Tou (18/1), Fleurys Fort (20/1), Just A Normal Day (22/1), Robindevidastar (25/1), Orcadian Symphony (28/1), Musical Ava (28/1), Indie Belle (33/1), All For Nothing (50/1), Swiss Cottage (66/1), All The Chimneys (100/1), Church Lane (100/1)

LIGHTHOUSE LADY upped her form when runner-up in a novice at Killarney last time and appears to have been handed a reasonable opening mark with that in mind, so she's the tentative choice to prevail in an open handicap, with Jordan Gainford's 5-lb claim potentially crucial. No Way Pedro and Appian Way both arrive on the back of solid showings, so they're solid alternatives.