17:50 Cork

Friday 14 July 2023

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Mallow Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 4m 14.9s

Future Proof^b³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 93

12/1

One win from 34 NH runs. Twenty four runs since last win in 2020. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Sligo (17.6f, good to soft) 31 days ago, well positioned. Blinkers back on.

Form: 003-804

Noble Crusade¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 93

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 11f on flat. Nineteenth of 22 in handicap (50/1) at the Curragh (9f, good) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 00-5

Portarlington^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: D Budds| OR: 95

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Bellewstown (14.4f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Running respectably when on last hurdle run.

Form: 097-F

Toor Moon⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 90

12/1

Below form ninth of 16 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Merits consideration.

Form: 5484-F9

Glorious Singer¹²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 89

22/1

250/1, tailed-off fifth of 6 to Eabha Grace in Shannon Spray Mares Novices' Hurdle at Limerick (22f, heavy) 124 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Ms A. Curran.

Form: 2/32905-

Sheer Bravado⁶⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Aherne| OR: 89

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 22/1, thirteenth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft). Off 21 months. Switches from Flat to hurdles. First run for yard after leaving Patrick Martin.

Form: 0009/

Celtic Light⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: J J Mangan| OR: 88

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle (40/1) at Tramore (16f, soft) 89 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0/079-

Masterstonemason^p²⁶⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: A P Heskin| T: F Costello| OR: 88

22/1

20/1, pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (19.4f, soft), not fluent. Off 8 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 00583P-

Max Time⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: I Madden| OR: 87

28/1

150/1, tenth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.2f, good) 45 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 789P-70

Shamad^p²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: N Slevin| OR: 86

20/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good, 80/1) 28 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 0FPP-PP

Glenabo Bridge^b1,t¹⁶⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 11-4| J: Richard Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 85

11/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Visored for 1st time, creditable second of 22 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, heavy, 9/1) 165 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 756062-

Running Scared²⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: W J Burke| OR: 85

22/1

80/1, fifteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft). Off 6 months. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 96/7P00-

Charlies Pride¹⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: H Morgan| T: Paul Power| OR: 88

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, fourteenth of 23 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.3f, soft) 106 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 980-

Jeje Plessis²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 88

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 100/1, sixth of 11 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good) 23 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 096

Mr Macphisto^t⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: E Griffin| OR: 84

13/2

11/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (19f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: P5150-0

Whatsstoppingyou²⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 83

13/2

10/1, below form seventh of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, good). Off 9 months. Down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 330607-

Globetrottersivola^p,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 80

6/1

Good fourth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (17.3f, good, 12/1) 26 days ago. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces back on.

Form: 9P70-84

Non-Runners

Diamond Union²²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: E J O'Grady J: Sam Ewing

Neev's Dream¹³¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: T Gibney J: Shane Fitzgerald

Katzoff⁴⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J Morrison J: Reserve 1

Atlantic Wonder⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: Reserve 2

Maggie Walsh³³

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: M J Bowe J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Atlantic Wonder (4/1), Globetrottersivola (6/1), Portarlington (6/1), Sheer Bravado (13/2), Mr Macphisto (13/2), Whatsstoppingyou (13/2), Diamond Union (7/1), Neev's Dream (10/1), Glenabo Bridge (11/1), Charlies Pride (12/1), Future Proof (12/1), Toor Moon (12/1), Maggie Walsh (14/1), Noble Crusade (16/1), Shamad (20/1), Katzoff (20/1), Glorious Singer (22/1), Running Scared (22/1), Masterstonemason (22/1), Max Time (28/1), Celtic Light (33/1), Jeje Plessis (50/1)

Veteran GLENABO BRIDGE is taken to put his younger rivals to the sword in a handicap bigger on quantity than quality. He was a solid second at Punchestown when last seen in January and a reproduction of that would give him every chance here, provided that he responds well to the new headgear. Future Proof enters calculations on the back of his latest effort at Sligo, while handicap debutant Toor Moon and Mr Macphisto are others to consider. Atlantic Wonder will also be a threat if getting a run.