16:53 Cork

Monday 7 August 2023

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Kanturk Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:53 | Winning time: 4m 39.5s

New Ross⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 109

16/1

One win from 3 runs last season. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Tramore (16.6f, good) 66 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0P/149-9

Wojood^p,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 109

22/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap (20/1) at Killarney (11.2f, good) 19 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Cheekpieces back on. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: F17000-

Ena Baie²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 107

7/1

One win from 27 NH runs. 16/1, good sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft) 24 days ago, left poorly placed. Respected.

Form: 8P555-6

Vale Of Glory¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Eoin G Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 106

14/1

Latest win in hurdle at Punchestown in May. 11/1, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (20f, good) 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not taken lightly. Engaged 1.50 Galway Sunday.

Form: 778-174

Onlyamatteroftime²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Madden| OR: 105

3/1

Promising sort. Winner in bumper at Punchestown in June. Good third of 16 in novice hurdle (2/1) at Roscommon (20f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely improver.

Form: 58-13

Talk Of The Town⁶⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: K C Sexton| T: E Sheehy| OR: 105

50/1

16/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.6f, good) 65 days ago, pulled up. First run for yard after leaving Peter John Flood. Difficult ask.

Form: 427/P-5P

No Fussing²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 104

66/1

Winner in hurdle at Thurles in March. 28/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 56071-0

Betty Dutton¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 103

7/1

4/1, bit below form third of 14 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 46-9333

Gekkota²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 103

22/1

One win from 2 runs last season. 66/1, tenth of 14 in maiden at Killarney (14.1f, good to soft) on flat debut 20 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5/15-045

King Ferdinand^t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 103

10/1

11/2, didn't need to improve to win 17-runner handicap chase at Tipperary (23.1f, soft) 34 days ago, just holding on. Switches from chase to hurdles. Engaged 2.20 Galway Sunday.

Form: 0052-11

Garcon Doux²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 102| C

40/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 10 in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Sligo (16.9f, good) 29 days ago.

Form: 0473-09

Rathnaleen Kal²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 102| D

10/1

Winner in hurdle at Clonmel in May. 6/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft) 24 days ago.

Form: 82-1320

Benruben^t²³²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 101

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap chase (40/1) at Thurles (17.8f, good to soft), pulled up before next. Off 7 months. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: PP/P77P-

Eighty Eight¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-6| J: Keith Donoghue| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 104

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 9f on flat. Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle (15/2) at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 13 days ago.

Form: 890-8

Search For A Myth^h³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner| OR: 101

7/2

Won over hurdles at Wexford in May and followed up over fences at Tipperary (19.5f, soft, 15/8) 34 days ago, well on top finish. Switches from chase to hurdles. Could still be on a good mark.

Form: 5223-11

Fox Fearless⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: O McKiernan| OR: 100

33/1

Creditable 8¼ lengths fourth of 16 to King Ferdinand in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24f, good, 22/1) 81 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: P/0905-4

Golden Sandbanks^p,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 99

22/1

Three wins from 10 runs last season. 20/1, sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19f, soft) 17 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 1320-86

Rebel Waltz^p³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: T J Nagle-Jr| OR: 99| C

28/1

Course winner. Bit below form 6½ lengths seventh of 17 to King Ferdinand in handicap chase at Tipperary (23.1f, soft, 11/1) 34 days ago, finishing with running left. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: U0/0147

Non-Runners

Phils Choice²⁴

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 1

El Champo⁵⁰

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Duncarrig¹³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: A Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Onlyamatteroftime (3/1), Search For A Myth (7/2), Betty Dutton (7/1), Ena Baie (7/1), Rathnaleen Kal (10/1), King Ferdinand (10/1), Vale Of Glory (14/1), New Ross (16/1), Gekkota (22/1), Golden Sandbanks (22/1), Eighty Eight (22/1), Wojood (22/1), Rebel Waltz (28/1), Fox Fearless (33/1), Garcon Doux (40/1), Benruben (40/1), Talk Of The Town (50/1), No Fussing (66/1)

SEARCH FOR A MYTH has returned better than ever this summer and might be able to complete a hat-trick back hurdling. Bumper winner Onlyamatteroftime should have more to come over hurdles now handicapping and is a possible big threat. The other J P McManus runner Ena Baie was better than the result here last month and has dropped to a good mark judged on her form at the start of last season.