15:20 Cork

Sunday 5 December 2021

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River Blackwater Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 5m 33.3s

Emir De Rots²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 102

25/1

Winner in hurdle at Roscommon in July. Creditable fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, good to soft, 12/1) 26 days ago, keeping on well. One to consider.

Form: P16245

More Wine Lilly¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: I J Power| T: R J McGrath| OR: 101| C

9/2

Course winner. Good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, good to soft, 7/1) 15 days ago. Respected.

Form: 625-513

Crackaway^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: K C Sexton| T: S Fahey| OR: 99| D

33/1

Winner at Sligo in October. 12/1, twelfth of 19 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, soft) 21 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 3950-10

Didn'tsleepawink¹⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 99

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should have more to offer and interesting on return up in trip.

Form: 46-7

Ben Thomson^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 97

10/1

14/1, respectable fourth of 19 in handicap hurdle at this course (16f, soft) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Trainer going well.

Form: 2-05844

Temptationinmilan³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 97| BF

5/2

Maiden. 5/2, good second of 20 in handicap hurdle at Down Royal (24.1f, soft) 37 days ago. Going the right way and leading claims.

Form: 005-632

Dalileo^b¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 96| C| D

25/1

Winner at Perth in September. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft, 16/1) 15 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 471206

Sargent Lightfoot^h¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: D F O'Regan| T: A Murray| OR: 96

9/1

Maiden. Respectable fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Thurles (16.2f, good) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 4246-74

Fields Of Dreams^p1⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott| OR: 95

33/1

Maiden over hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut after short break and this Flat winner could do better. Interesting.

Form: F000-8

Glory Breeze²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss D O'Shea| OR: 95

50/1

Below form fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (16f, soft, 40/1) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. More needed.

Form: 8/2P975

Thedancingfarrier¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: M Hamill| T: P Kiely| OR: 95

25/1

25/1, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, good) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 63-4665

Added Bonus⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh| OR: 94

16/1

Took a step back in the right direction when seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy) 41 days ago. Back up in trip. Worth a look.

Form: 42-3047

Steelers Appeal¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 94

20/1

16/1, good second of 20 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft) 12 days ago, suited by strong pace. Has a race in him.

Form: F70772

Chelseas Friend^t¹³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Mangan| OR: 93| BF

18/1

2 wins from 4 runs this season. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (21.6f, good, 4/1) 138 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 2P-P115

Rightful Mind¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C P McNamara| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 93

40/1

Thirteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft, 200/1) 15 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 726700

Womalko³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 93

5/2

Off 5 months, 300/1, sixth of 11 in novice chase at Down Royal (19.6f, soft) 37 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Lot more needed.

Form: 8/500-06

Tohellortoconnacht⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 92

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, ninth of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (20f, heavy) 41 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut and needs to improve.

Form: 4B09

Non-Runners

Loup De Tallane¹⁰²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E Griffin J: Ricky Doyle

Feathered Gold¹²⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: Shane O'Brien J: Reserve 1

Tuckmill²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: F J Flood J: Reserve 2

Presenting Lad¹⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E Doyle J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Womalko (5/2), Temptationinmilan (5/2), More Wine Lilly (9/2), Sargent Lightfoot (9/1), Ben Thomson (10/1), Presenting Lad (11/1), Loup De Tallane (12/1), Added Bonus (16/1), Chelseas Friend (18/1), Steelers Appeal (20/1), Thedancingfarrier (25/1), Emir De Rots (25/1), Dalileo (25/1), Feathered Gold (25/1), Didn'tsleepawink (28/1), Crackaway (33/1), Fields Of Dreams (33/1), Tuckmill (33/1), Tohellortoconnacht (40/1), Rightful Mind (40/1), Glory Breeze (50/1)

Competitive stuff but TEMPTATIONINMILAN still leaves the impression he has a race or two in him despite meeting with defeat when favourite the last twice and he's definitely worth another chance. Sargent Lightfoot and Fields of Dreams are just a couple of the other likely contenders.