14:50 Cork

Sunday 11 December 2022

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Bar One Racing Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 5m 9.09s

Krabat^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 114| D

6/1

17/2, creditable fourth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, soft) 28 days ago, running on. Booking of Quirke a plus. Tongue strap back on. Solid claims.

Form: 70-3244

Low Lie The Fields^p1,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 114| D

20/1

Creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at this C&D (soft) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: UU0-F83

Emily Roebling²⁰⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: G Kelleher| OR: 111

28/1

Creditable second of 14 in novice hurdle (7/2) at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft), no match for winner. Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 23242-2

Garcon Doux¹²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 111| C

50/1

Course winner. Winner in hurdle here in April. 7/2, last of 7 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good) 129 days ago.

Form: 501-F27

Gorgeous Suspect^h²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mark Walsh| T: A A Howard| OR: 111

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 7/1, seventh of 25 in maiden hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 29 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Open to improvement.

Form: 32-7

Hardy Bloke^p1⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| OR: 109

6/4

20/1, bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20f, soft) on reappearance 72 days ago. Trainer going well. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Respected, particularly if betting vibes are strong.

Form: 30640-5

Benz^p³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 107

33/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. 11/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, creditable third of 7 in novice hurdle at Ayr (16f, soft) 32 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 8613

Gali Flight¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 106

13/2

Remains a maiden after 16 NH runs. 6/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.7f, soft) 17 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: F-48732

Meetingofthewaters²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 106

7/1

Below form eighth of 16 in maiden hurdle (11/2) at Clonmel (16.3f, heavy) 24 days ago, not knocked about. Back up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 136538

Moonovercloon¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Ewing| T: M J Smith| OR: 105| BF

14/1

Winner in bumper at Kilbeggan in September. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.7f, soft, 7/2) 17 days ago. Bunce back needed.

Form: 42156P

Gendarme¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 99

50/1

Off 16 months, twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, soft) 17 days ago. Up in trip. Might strip fitter for that outing. One to note in the betting.

Form: 86/711-0

Listenheretomejack⁴³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: D F O'Regan| T: E Doyle| OR: 97

50/1

Latest win in hurdle at Ballinrobe in May 2021. Good fifth of 9 in novice chase at Killarney (23f, soft, 16/1). Off 14 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 186965-

Siberian Star¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Conor Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 96

66/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Nineteenth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (21.7f, good to soft, 33/1) 12 days ago.

Form: P78200

Elle Dorado Rock^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin| OR: 89

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 22 in handicap hurdle at Navan (22f, soft) 28 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: F-0009

Robindevidastar³³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 87

11/1

9/2, creditable second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 33 days ago. Can give a good account under Rachael Blackmore.

Form: F67-662

Non-Runners

Gringo D'ainay²⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: J Queally J: Sean O'Keeffe

Forecasts

Hardy Bloke (6/4), Krabat (6/1), Gali Flight (13/2), Meetingofthewaters (7/1), Gorgeous Suspect (7/1), Gringo D'ainay (8/1), Robindevidastar (11/1), Moonovercloon (14/1), Low Lie The Fields (20/1), Emily Roebling (28/1), Benz (33/1), Elle Dorado Rock (50/1), Listenheretomejack (50/1), Gendarme (50/1), Garcon Doux (50/1), Siberian Star (66/1)

GALI FLIGHT arrives on the back of 2 solid placed efforts and can perhaps finally get off the mark. Robindevidastar shaped quite well when second at Fairyhouse last month and is respected with Rachael Blackmore coming in for the ride. Krabat is another to consider, while Gorgeous Suspect, a potential improver in handicaps, and Hardy Bloke are a couple of note in the betting.