16:05 Cork

Sunday 9 April 2023

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Bar One Racing Price Boosts Everyday Easter Handicap Hurdle (0-145) (Grade B)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 4m 39.60s

Lucky Max²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C McGivern⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle| OR: 142| C

10/1

Latest win here in January. 7/1, good second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 28 days ago, travelling best. Another bold show anticipated.

Form: 351482

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Prairie Dancer²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 140| C

20/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this season. Twenty-first of 24 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft, 100/1) 23 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Others preferred.

Form: 731350

Bois De Clamart^b,t¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: R Deegan| T: Miss Liz Doyle| OR: 133| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Fourth of 6 in minor event chase at Clonmel (19.9f, heavy, 9/1) 19 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1-54284

The Very Man^p²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-3| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 133| C| D

11/1

Below form sixteenth of 26 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (21f, soft, 66/1) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Likely to find a few too good.

Form: 00-0390

Rebel Ivy⁴⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J Motherway| OR: 131

16/1

Latest win at Limerick in October. 15/2, fell in Quevega Mares Hurdle won by Queens Brook at Punchestown (20.4f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Good third in a Navan handicap on penultimate start, form which entitles her to respect.

Form: DF2-13F

West Cork Wildway²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 129

17/2

9/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap chase at Naas (24.6f, soft) 28 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip and not ruled out off a workable mark.

Form: 44-5954

Spillane's Tower⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Simon Torrens| T: J J Mangan| OR: 126| D

11/4

Promising type. Won 23-runner novice hurdle (2/1) at Naas (19f, good to soft) 57 days ago, responding well. Open to improvement now handicapping and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 5-21

L'yser^t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-8| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: B Connell| OR: 124

9/4

Promising sort. 3/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.1f, good to soft) 43 days ago, driven out. Up 9 lb but he probably has more to offer.

Form: 8415-61

Flying Scotsman^b⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 123

14/1

Creditable fifth of 19 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Gowran (20.1f, heavy) 50 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 10-5925

Garrybello^h,t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 123

25/1

Hooded for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 18 in handicap hurdle (100/1) at Naas (15.5f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 1F1P-07

Blanketontheground^p⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 119

33/1

33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.5f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Back up in trip. Risky proposition at present.

Form: 322500

Watch The Weather^t¹²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R P Cody| OR: 119| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in August. 10/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 126 days ago. Not without hope.

Form: 112P20

Legacy Thor^t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: P J Carberry| T: S R B Crawford| OR: 113

28/1

Unreliable type. Below form fourteenth of 26 in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 14/1) 36 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 8/05600

Heliko Conti³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 112

11/1

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. 15/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 35 days ago, all out. 4 lb 'wrong' at the weights in this stronger race.

Form: 651-81

Forecasts

L'yser (9/4), Spillane's Tower (11/4), West Cork Wildway (17/2), Lucky Max (10/1), The Very Man (11/1), Heliko Conti (11/1), Flying Scotsman (14/1), Rebel Ivy (16/1), Watch The Weather (16/1), Prairie Dancer (20/1), Garrybello (25/1), Legacy Thor (28/1), Blanketontheground (33/1), Bois De Clamart (40/1)

L'YSER and Spillane's Tower are both of strong interest given their progressive profiles. The latter made it third time lucky in a Navan maiden in February and is not passed over at all lightly now moving into a handicap but marginal preference is for L'yser, who displayed a willing attitude when scoring at Fairyhouse last time and this 9 lb higher mark will probably be within his reach. Flying Scotsman, Lucky Max, Rebel Ivy and West Cork Wildway all hold each-way claims in a competitive race.