13:10 Cork

Sunday 17 April 2022

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Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 4m 23.00s

Benjis Benefit

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Mangan

66/1

Westerner gelding. Dam maiden in bumpers, raced once over hurdles, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Mr Strachan.

Form:

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Black Barrel¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, pulled up in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago, pulled up.

Form: C0P

Gutsy Tycoon¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

200/1

Unseated rider in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft, 40/1) on NH debut 10 days ago.

Form: U

Mr Social¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Griffin

150/1

Promising sort. 40/1, twelfth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 17 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 0

Our John²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: B J Cooper| T: G Ahern

125/1

Valirann gelding. Dam (h75), maiden hurdler, sister to fairly useful hurdler (stayed 2½m) Champagne James.

Form: 5P

Portland Row

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash

25/1

€42,000 3-y-o, Vendangeur gelding. Dam, little show over hurdles, half-sister to useful French hurdler (19f winner) Magic Fabien and fairly useful hurdler (stayed 23f) Sandymount.

Form:

Prairie Dancer^p1³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 123

4/11

Fairly useful winner at 10f on Flat. 28/1 and blinkers on for 1st time in this code, respectable eighth of 21 in Fred Winter juvenile hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, good) 33 days ago

Form: 26328

Prince Of Verona¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Daniel King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

33/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 66/1, last of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 6

Pure Sirloin¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, ninth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 089

Spillane's Tower

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Mangan

40/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam unraced.

Form:

The Connector⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: M Hourigan

50/1

33/1, eighth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, soft) on NH debut 43 days ago.

Form: 8

Verdant Place^h³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P T Foley

7/1

18/1 and hooded, fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 36 days ago.

Form: 5

Wee Willie Nail

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

9/2

Dam, maiden hurdler in France, half-sister to fairly useful French hurdler (17f/2¼m winner) Gastibellzza out of useful 2¼m-21f chase winner in France Faitiche d'Aubry.

Form:

Royal Eagle²¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

9/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. Twelfth of 17 in maiden (14/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft), hampered. Off 7 months.

Form:

Shift And Drift³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A Leahy

50/1

Fifth of 12 in juvenile hurdle (50/1) at Limerick (16.2f, heavy) on NH debut 35 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 5

Celtic Light

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C A Landers| T: J J Mangan

66/1

Leading Light filly. Half-sister to fair hurdler Lost History. Dam 1¼m-12.3f winner. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Evergreen And Red¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: D F O'Regan

Jeepydoff Meel

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 2

Snugsborough Jc

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J P Broderick J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Prairie Dancer (4/11), Evergreen And Red (9/4), Wee Willie Nail (9/2), Jeepydoff Meel (6/1), Verdant Place (7/1), Royal Eagle (9/1), Portland Row (25/1), Prince Of Verona (33/1), Spillane's Tower (40/1), The Connector (50/1), Shift And Drift (50/1), Benjis Benefit (66/1), Celtic Light (66/1), Snugsborough Jc (66/1), Pure Sirloin (100/1), Our John (125/1), Black Barrel (150/1), Mr Social (150/1), Gutsy Tycoon (200/1)

Unless there's money for a hurdles newcomer this could well boil down to a match between EVERGREEN AND RED and Prairie Dancer. The latter will find this a lot easier than the Fred Winter but Noel Meade's charge boasts the more potential, so gets the nod.