15:00 Cork

Sunday 31 October 2021

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Paddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B)

  • 4YO plus  |   3m 4f  |   Heavy  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 8m 0.2s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
Horse silk
Russian Diamond22
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-10| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins| OR:  136
11/2
Career best when winning 10-runner novice chase at Fairyhouse (21f, good, 8/1) 22 days ago, keeping on well. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap chase debut. Leading claims.
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2
Horse silk
Eurobot183
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR:  134| C
5/1
Below form when eleventh of 19 to Mister Fogpatches in handicap chase (6/1) at Punchestown (31f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Won first time out last year, and arrives on a fair mark.
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3
Horse silk
Mister Fogpatches37
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-8| J: D E Mullins| T: P A Fahy| OR:  134
11/2
1 win from 2 runs this season. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap chase at Listowel (22f, good, 14/1) 37 days ago. Back up in trip. Should remain competitive.
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4
Horse silk
Waitnsee21
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-8| J: B J Cooper| T: J P Ryan| OR:  134| C
25/1
Course winner. Tenth of 15 in handicap chase at Limerick (24f, soft, 25/1) 21 days ago. Hard to fancy.
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5
Horse silk
Braesidep265
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR:  133| BF
16/1
Evens, sixth of 9 in novice chase at Fairyhouse (21.4f, heavy). Off 8 months. Significantly up in trip. Likely to have been primed for a big run.
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6
Horse silk
Eleazar Des Neiges26
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-6| J: S Fitzgerald(5)| T: H De Bromhead| OR:  132
11/1
Second of 4 in minor event chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy, 2/1) 26 days ago. Up in trip. Claims if he can build on his reappearance.
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7
Horse silk
Screaming Coloursp,t225
Age: 10|  Weight: 11-6| J: C J Orr| T: W Durkan| OR:  132
11/1
Latest win in chase at Punchestown in November. 6/1, creditable fourth of 20 in handicap chase at Uttoxeter (34f, soft), left poorly placed. Off 7 months. Not taken lightly.
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8
Horse silk
Agent Boru114
Age: 10|  Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR:  125
16/1
1 win from 3 runs this season. Latest win in chase at Ballinrobe in May. Creditable seventh of 13 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (25f, good, 9/1) 114 days ago. Must improve.
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9
Horse silk
Dromore Lad7
Age: 9|  Weight: 10-11| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P Ryan| OR:  123| CD
10/1
C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Galway (22.5f, heavy) 7 days ago. Back up in trip.
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10
Horse silk
Spades Are Trumps85
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-11| J: Mark Walsh| T: G P Cromwell| OR:  123
5/1
9/2, didn't need to improve to win 8-runner novice chase at Kilbeggan (25f, good to soft) 85 days ago, easily. Not certain to back that up in a more competitive environment.
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12
Horse silk
Arvernep183
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: G P Cromwell| OR:  119
16/1
Winner in chase at Punchestown in December. Pulled up in handicap chase (14/1) at Punchestown (31f, good to soft) won by Mister Fogpatches, tailing off 5 out. Off 6 months.
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13
Horse silk
Glorious Galwayt168
Age: 9|  Weight: 10-7| J: Jordan Gainford(3)| T: D McNamara| OR:  119
10/1
8/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Wexford (25.2f, heavy) 168 days ago. Returns with a bit to prove.
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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
Whatsyourstatus39
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 8
T: A Lynch  J: Ricky Doyle
NR

Forecasts

Eurobot (5/1), Spades Are Trumps (5/1), Mister Fogpatches (11/2), Russian Diamond (11/2), Dromore Lad (10/1), Glorious Galway (10/1), Screaming Colours (11/1), Eleazar Des Neiges (11/1), Braeside (16/1), Agent Boru (16/1), Arverne (16/1), Whatsyourstatus (20/1), Waitnsee (25/1)

Verdict

RUSSIAN DIAMOND benefited from a return to front-running tactics and was well on top at the finish when scoring in a novice at Fairyhouse last time. If he can reproduce that sort of performance, he should prove hard to pass, although Braeside and Mister Fogpatches could both give him plenty to think about.

  1. RUSSIAN DIAMOND (IRE)
  2. BRAESIDE (IRE)
  3. MISTER FOGPATCHES (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Dromore Lad
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 8
40/1

Prize Money

1st: €24,000.002nd: €8,000.003rd: €4,000.004th: €2,000.005th: €1,200.006th: €800.00

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