14:33 Cork

Monday 7 August 2023

All14:0014:3315:0815:4316:1816:5317:28

Fermoy Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 4m 5.7s

Douglas Dc^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 116

9/1

Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good to soft, 11/2) 20 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, below form on last hurdle run. Others more persuasive.

Form: 223F67-

Valleyoftheeagles^p,t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: M Hassett| OR: 116| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps. Respectable on last hurdle run. Makes handicap debut in this sphere.

Form: 4-134

Brookie^t¹⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin| OR: 115

13/2

Creditable fourth of 25 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft, 10/1) 102 days ago. Will have a chance if fully tuned-up for this.

Form: 270F64-

War Correspondent^p,t³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: R P Cody| OR: 118

3/1

Lightly-raced winner over hurdles. One win from 3 runs last season. Fourteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Galway (16f, good) 3 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time over jumps. Has work to do.

Form: 136-F0

Clever Currency^t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 112

18/1

15/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, sixth of 14 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. A possible if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 0-04625

Sequoiaspirit²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: K Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 109| BF

4/1

Good fourth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good to soft, 6/1) 20 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Fairly useful hurdler, good on last hurdle run. Solid chance.

Form: 62/422-2

Cash The Cheque^h⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A P Heskin| T: A McCann| OR: 108| BF

11/1

Bit below form third of 7 in minor event hurdle at Down Royal (16.8f, good, 6/4) 66 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 023-523

Morning Logic^h³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 104

12/1

14/1, creditable sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good) 32 days ago. Each-way shout.

Form: 4330-06

Presenting Lad^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff| OR: 103

17/2

Latest win in hurdle at Roscommon in July. Creditable third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 7/2) 18 days ago.

Form: U-P7213

Early Arrival^t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Slevin| T: J Barcoe| OR: 99| BF

14/1

3/1, bit below form fourth of 15 in handicap chase at Killarney (23f, good) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles. Down in trip. Tongue strap back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 261-444

Ricky Langford^p¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 90| D

18/1

Latest win in hurdle at Wexford in July. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 6/1) 18 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 06-7316

Forecasts

War Correspondent (3/1), Sequoiaspirit (4/1), Brookie (13/2), Presenting Lad (17/2), Douglas Dc (9/1), Cash The Cheque (11/1), Morning Logic (12/1), Valleyoftheeagles (12/1), Early Arrival (14/1), Ricky Langford (18/1), Clever Currency (18/1)

SEQUOIASPIRIT is taken to open his hurdles account at the ninth attempt. The 6-y-o was runner-up in a Downpatrick novice in June and, either side of that, he has been in good form on the Flat, winning twice in May and his latest effort at Killarney 20 days ago was solid, too. If fully tuned-up following a 102-day absence, Brookie will be a threat. while Clever Currency and Presenting Lad also enter calculations.