20:10 Cork

Wednesday 18 May 2022

All17:0517:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Racing Again June 8th Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 20:10 | Winning time: 2m 15.87s

(20)

Alhaajeb^v⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 73

14/1

Career best when winning 17-runner handicap (20/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 7 days ago, better placed than most. 8 lb rise demands more.

Form: 140231

(8)

Leabaland^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: M M Lynch| OR: 65| C

9/1

Course winner. 28/1, won 16-runner handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 7 days ago, sticking to task. Another bold show likely.

Form: 08755-1

(16)

Supreme Machine^p⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: C D Timmons| OR: 64| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Sixteenth of 21 in handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 53 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 030-000

(9)

Wojood^p,t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 62

50/1

33/1, unseated rider in novice chase at Kilbeggan (19.4f, good to soft) on debut over fences 5 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Won on Flat last autumn but well held on AW twice since.

Form: 37818-9

(18)

Fennor Cross²¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 61| BF

9/2

Progressed well in handicaps last autumn, winning twice and second of 17 at Gowran (9.5f, soft, 5/20 final start. Big player if resuming in similar form.

Form: 097112-

(13)

Rips Dream¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 59

10/1

Creditable third of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Sligo (13.3f, soft) 17 days ago. Down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 855733

(6)

Persian Wolf^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam| OR: 57

6/1

5/1, creditable 1½ lengths fourth of 16 to Leabaland in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 7 days ago, nearest finish. Respected.

Form: 266124

(10)

Pride Of Pimlico^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: B W Duke| OR: 56

10/1

Good fourth of 15 in handicap (8/1) at Naas (8f, good to soft) 23 days ago, nearest finish. Up in trip. Another to consider.

Form: 508-234

(3)

Mephisto^b²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 55| D

13/2

28/1, below form fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good) 26 days ago. Blinkers back on. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 056000-

(5)

Euroclydon^p1³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Kelly| T: S Fahey| OR: 54

50/1

Fifteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft, 33/1) 32 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 67080-0

(2)

Gemini Man³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: C P Donoghue| OR: 53

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 32 days ago, left poorly placed. Significantly up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 0/08-0

(1)

Edge Of My Seat³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A A Howard| OR: 49

11/4

Good fourth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft, 25/1) 35 days ago, needing stiffer test. Back up in trip. Has good chance on form.

Form: 00900-4

(17)

Eastern Tornado²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: M A Enright| T: M Hourigan| OR: 47

20/1

Thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Kilbeggan (15.1f, good) 27 days ago. Down in trip. Modest on the Flat, below form on last Flat outing.

Form: 0/23479-

(14)

Here's Hoping^p1⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins| OR: 46

66/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Twelfth of 17 in handicap (33/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) 42 days ago. Booking of Whelan a plus. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 034-000

(21)

Miss Cunning^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: Aengus King| OR: 49

18/1

Blinkered for 1st time, creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft, 10/1) 14 days ago, nearest finish. Back up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 874054

Non-Runners

(12)

Anorak²⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 7

T: J Leavy J: Billy Lee

(4)

Smaoineamh Sile²²²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

(11)

Sand Castle²⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: A Murray J: Gary Halpin

(15)

Ragtime Red⁴⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 7

T: A McCann J: D E Sheehy

(7)

Tudor Manor¹⁴

Weight: 10-1| Age: 6

T: P J Flynn J: Reserve 1

(19)

Alqabeela¹²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: M C Grassick J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Edge Of My Seat (11/4), Fennor Cross (9/2), Persian Wolf (6/1), Mephisto (13/2), Leabaland (9/1), Rips Dream (10/1), Pride Of Pimlico (10/1), Smaoineamh Sile (10/1), Sand Castle (12/1), Alhaajeb (14/1), Miss Cunning (18/1), Gemini Man (18/1), Eastern Tornado (20/1), Tudor Manor (20/1), Supreme Machine (25/1), Alqabeela (25/1), Anorak (33/1), Ragtime Red (33/1), Wojood (50/1), Euroclydon (50/1), Here's Hoping (66/1)

A host with chances in this finale, with narrow vote going the way of EDGE OF MY SEAT who should be suited by the return to further on the back of a good reappearance run over 1m at Gowran. Recent Gowran scorer Leabaland, Eddie Lynam's Persian Wolf and Fennor Cross, who progressed nicely last autumn, head the dangers.