15:00 Cork

Monday 1 August 2022

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Fermoy Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 6.6s

Eclair De Beaufeu^t1¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Ms K L Derwin⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 123| D

33/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Killarney (17f, good) 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 03-9294

The Names Jock^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: J E Kiely| OR: 120| C

11/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 7/2) 18 days ago. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 55680-2

Very Excellent^p⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 116| D

22/1

Off 12 weeks, 9/4 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, fifth of 6 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good to soft) 50 days ago. Could show more this time.

Form: 22715/5

Walnut Beach¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 115

18/1

Winner in hurdle at Punchestown in February. 13/2, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (14.1f, good) 19 days ago. More needed.

Form: 42180-0

Sawbuck⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 116| D

50/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 16/1, pulled up in minor event hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Uphill task.

Form: 70-1P

Dixie Flyer^p1,t⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 112| D

9/1

Off 6 months, bit below form third of 10 in minor event hurdle (7/2) at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 32460-3

Little Big Rocky¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: C P McNamara| T: P Downey| OR: 111| D

15/8

Well-backed 15/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good) 17 days ago, hard held. More to come and leading claims.

Form: 27/P7-91

Golf Marin^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: A J Martin| OR: 109| BF

6/4

3/1, creditable fourth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Proving consistent and will find this easier.

Form: 6P44-34

Name Me Famous^p,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: E McCarthy| OR: 108

22/1

Latest win in hurdle at Kilbeggan in April. Running creditably when fell in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 7/1) 18 days ago.

Form: P11-F3F

Scalor^h,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle| OR: 105

12/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Creditable second of 9 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Kilbeggan (15.2f, good) 17 days ago, no match for winner. Merits consideration.

Form: 850/05-2

Hazran^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 104| D

40/1

Latest win in chase at Worcester in June. Fifteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good to soft, 40/1) 7 days ago, let down by jumping. This is easier.

Form: 80/2-140

Donthavetime²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Flavin| OR: 103| D

22/1

11/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (16.9f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 270-069

Forecasts

Golf Marin (6/4), Little Big Rocky (15/8), Dixie Flyer (9/1), The Names Jock (11/1), Scalor (12/1), Walnut Beach (18/1), Name Me Famous (22/1), Very Excellent (22/1), Donthavetime (22/1), Eclair De Beaufeu (33/1), Hazran (40/1), Sawbuck (50/1)

LITTLE BIG ROCKY was an easy winner from the front on his handicap debut at Killarney a fortnight ago and likely has more to offer. He's gone up a full stone in the weights but might still be ahead of his mark. The consistent Golf Marin will find this easier than the Galway handicap he contested last week and should go well again. Scalor completes the shortlist.