14:30 Cork

Sunday 16 October 2022

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Fermoy Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 4m 51.40s

Dr Mikey¹⁴

Age: 13| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 95| C

18/1

Course winner. 20/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago, dropping away early in straight. Plenty to prove.

Form: 77-PP0P

L'or Des Roses⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B W Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: D Harvey| OR: 95

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Shaped nicely when second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (21.5f, good to soft, 5/1) 9 days ago, finishing tired. Remains with potential back down in trip.

Form: P8-5342

The Holmeister¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 95

12/1

Latest win in hurdle at Limerick in July. 8/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 711506

Veneziano Springs¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: Daniel King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 95

9/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle (11/1) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 00-9307

Go Gill Go^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: J Grace| OR: 93

13/2

Eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft, 14/1) 16 days ago. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form: 40-9008

Merry Moves¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs G O'Connor| OR: 90

33/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Galway (19.1f, soft) 12 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 734-090

Willie Bob¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan| OR: 90

33/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0P-7F90

King Gresel⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 89

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Tenth of 16 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Sligo (20.6f, good) 60 days ago. Open to improvement now handicapping and warrants a market check.

Form: 090

Irish Reports^h⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally| OR: 87

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good) 55 days ago. Remains capable of better.

Form: 0900

Karla Martina^h¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 87

14/1

Remains a maiden after 20 NH runs. 14/1, eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Galway (19.1f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: R40098

Toor Hawk¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 87

11/1

Remains a maiden after 17 NH runs. Fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, good to soft, 50/1) 14 days ago, running on. Needs to build on that.

Form: 640-PF5

Shean Glory^t⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 86| D

14/1

One win from 22 NH runs. Winner in hurdle at Limerick in May. Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good, 14/1) 94 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7-41000

Hollow Spark⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C A Landers| T: J Barcoe| OR: 85

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Last of 8 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Downpatrick (21.5f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Yet to show any ability.

Form: 99-008

Londonofficecallin^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 84

9/2

10/1, good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Solid claims if he can back that up.

Form: 0F34P-2

Mugsy Delight^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Simon Torrens| T: S Fahey| OR: 81

100/1

Fell in handicap hurdle (125/1) at Gowran (20f, soft) 15 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 9000RF

Fly De Megaudais³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 80| D

12/1

Latest win in chase at Tipperary in July. 16/1, ninth of 12 in handicap chase at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 37 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 781809

Musical Melody¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: Miss J M Lee| OR: 80

16/1

10/1, slipped up in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19.9f, good to soft) 17 days ago, yet to be asked for effort when slipped up home turn. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/0-590S

Forecasts

L'or Des Roses (4/1), Londonofficecallin (9/2), Go Gill Go (13/2), Veneziano Springs (9/1), Irish Reports (10/1), Toor Hawk (11/1), Fly De Megaudais (12/1), The Holmeister (12/1), Shean Glory (14/1), Karla Martina (14/1), Musical Melody (16/1), King Gresel (16/1), Dr Mikey (18/1), Merry Moves (33/1), Willie Bob (33/1), Mugsy Delight (100/1), Hollow Spark (150/1)

This looks a weak event for the numbers and preference is for L'OR DES ROSES, who has only achieved modest form to date but shaped well until stretched by the trip at Clonmel on handicap debut. Back down in distance, he could open his account, although Londonofficecallin is a danger and King Gresel appeals as a notable handicap debutant.