16:40 Cork

Sunday 9 April 2023

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Mallow Commercials CVRT Test Centre Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 6m 20.70s

Fortunefavorsdbold^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 111| D

20/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Career best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy, 10/1) 28 days ago, always holding on. Open to improvement now handicapping.

Form: 2-56F31

West Breeze^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 110

5/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in February. 4/1, fell in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, heavy) 17 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: F4421F

Wild Hunt¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Daniel King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 110| D

22/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at this course (24f, heavy, 22/1) 17 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 409U0P

Fancy A Cosmo³⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R P Cody| OR: 106

33/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, below form fifth of 11 in novice hurdle (13/2) at Ballinrobe (21.3f, good). Off 11 months.

Form: 33235-5

Atacanter³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 104

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (24f, soft) 34 days ago, flattered by proximity. Should improve.

Form: 60052

Cher Why Not²²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 103| D

20/1

Latest win in hurdle at Fairyhouse in January. Respectable 11¼ lengths sixth of 14 to Killinure Lass in handicap hurdle at Thurles (23.2f, soft, 12/1) 22 days ago, left with lot to do.

Form: 413476

Killinure Lass¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D Moloney⁽⁷⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 103| C| D

10/1

Three wins from 15 runs this season. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap hurdle at this course (20f, heavy, 7/2) 17 days ago, driven out. Back up in trip.

Form: 092611

Thedancingfarrier¹⁷

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr R J Kiely⁽⁵⁾| T: P Kiely| OR: 100| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Respectable 13¾ lengths fifth of 9 to Killinure Lass in handicap hurdle (11/1) at this course (20f, heavy) 17 days ago. Back up in trip. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 669405

Elsannah¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Ian Power| T: S Crawley| OR: 99| D

6/1

Career best when winning 23-runner handicap hurdle (11/2) at Naas (23.6f, soft) 10 days ago, driven out. This is tougher up 8 lb.

Form: 405U51

Champagne Monarch^t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 98

50/1

Pulled up in novice chase at Thurles (20.9f, soft, 50/1) 27 days ago, struggling when bad mistake seventh. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 9U-600P

Atlantian^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 96| BF

13/2

Good second of 18 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Limerick (22f, heavy) 28 days ago. Stable having good spell. Enters calculations.

Form: 060222

Old Chap¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 95

50/1

Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 10 days ago, not knocked about. Significantly up in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 7-44066

King Ferdinand^t1³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 94

18/1

Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle (10/1) at Clonmel (24f, soft) 38 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 217005

Magic Conqueror¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Kennedy| OR: 94

10/1

Excellent second of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 16/1) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-05642

Storm Mahler¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Mark McDonagh⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara| OR: 94| C

4/1

8/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap hurdle at this course (20f, heavy) 17 days ago. Back up in trip and each-way chance.

Form: 06P421

Rochestown²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: R Deegan| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 90| D

12/1

Winner at Punchestown in February. 5/1, below form sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 090-316

Non-Runners

Better Times Ahead²⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: R Tyner J: Simon Torrens

Holiday In Kerry¹⁰

Weight: 10-6| Age: 7

T: E McNamara J: Philip Byrnes

Forecasts

Storm Mahler (4/1), West Breeze (5/1), Elsannah (6/1), Atlantian (13/2), Better Times Ahead (8/1), Atacanter (8/1), Magic Conqueror (10/1), Killinure Lass (10/1), Rochestown (12/1), Holiday In Kerry (16/1), King Ferdinand (18/1), Thedancingfarrier (20/1), Fortunefavorsdbold (20/1), Cher Why Not (20/1), Wild Hunt (22/1), Fancy A Cosmo (33/1), Champagne Monarch (50/1), Old Chap (50/1)

A much-deserved first taste of success beckons for ATLANTIAN, who has found just one too good on each of his last three starts and a 2 lb rise for his latest effort at Limerick is very fair indeed, given that he pulled well clear of the rest with the winner. He is unexposed as a stayer, too. Better Times Ahead is an obvious threat back hurdling having scored off just a 1 lb lower chase mark at Navan recently, while Atacanter is open to improvement and West Breeze is also accorded respect.