14:20 Cork

Sunday 9 April 2023

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Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 3m 50.4s

Cash Back^h²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| OR: 142| D

6/1

Smart hurdler. Creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Naas (19f, soft) 28 days ago. Likely to be on the premises, albeit perhaps vulnerable for win purposes. Yard also saddles Mister Policeman.

Form: 432-023

Fils D'oudairies³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 146

4/1

Smart hurdler. Didn't need to improve to win 5-runner minor event hurdle (4/1) at Leopardstown (18.3f, good) 35 days ago, easing clear. Merits consideration.

Form: 2-55201

Mister Policeman³⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Mullins

1/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Won 13-runner juvenile hurdle (2/1) at Fontainebleau (17.6f, soft). Off 12 months ahead of this debut for new yard but he's completely unexposed and the market should be revealing.

Form: 41-

Cask Mate^t¹⁶³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade| OR: 137| D

14/1

Useful hurdler. 33/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f). Switches from Flat to hurdles. Others preferred.

Form: 120/20F-

Clarens³²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 117| D

80/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Latest win in hurdle at Navan in November 2021. 11/1, respectable eighth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft). Off 10 months and looks up against it on these terms.

Form: 70111-8

Djingle^h⁸²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: I J Power| T: J Queally| OR: 137| D

80/1

Useful chaser. Pulled up in New Year's Day Chase (22/1) at Tramore (21.4f, heavy) when last seen over 2 years ago. Switches from chase to hurdles and down in trip.

Form: 1523BP/

Patience Patience^t²⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J Magnier| OR: 115| CD

125/1

Fair chaser. C&D winner. Sixth of 9 in novice chase (125/1) at Galway (18.2f, good) on debut over fences. Off 8 months. Switches from chase to hurdles. Uphill task.

Form: 615/40-6

Sole Pretender^h²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 150| CD

5/2

Smart hurdler. 7/2, respectable 13¼ lengths third of 6 to Flame Bearer in Gr 3 chase at Thurles (18f, soft) 22 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Switches from chase to hurdles. Solid claims.

Form: 263333

Forecasts

Mister Policeman (1/1), Sole Pretender (5/2), Fils D'oudairies (4/1), Cash Back (6/1), Cask Mate (14/1), Clarens (80/1), Djingle (80/1), Patience Patience (125/1)

The eyes are immediately drawn to the unknown quantity MISTER POLICEMAN, who did the job well when winning the second of his two starts in juvenile hurdles in France last spring and has since joined the all-powerful Willie Mullins yard. It goes without saying that confidence behind the 5-y-o in the betting would look significant. He will need to be pretty decent in order to topple established smart performers Sole Pretender and Fils d'Oudairies, though (feared most in that order of preference).