15:45 Cork

Sunday 15 October 2023

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Finbarr Galvin CUPRA Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 4m 51.8s

Walk In The Dark^t1⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 94

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (7/1) at Limerick (17f, soft) 80 days ago, tailing off long way out. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0/05-9P

Noble Crusade¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 92

25/1

Fair Flat winner. Not at best in that sphere lately but he remains one who should be up tro making his presence felt in ordinary handicap hurdles.

Form: 00-50

Chapel Street²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: Joseph Hennessy| OR: 91

7/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Roscommon (15.9f, soft, 10/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 8/31-369

Herculaneum^b²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: N C Kelly| OR: 90

6/1

16/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, soft) 20 days ago, slowly away. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Blinkers on 1st time over jumps (on when winning on the Flat).

Form: 251-075

Ballydangan¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: D Harvey| OR: 89

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, very good second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, soft) 13 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 200702

Ladyeze Man⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P Flavin| OR: 88

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19f, good to soft, 125/1) 64 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Should progress.

Form: 008

Hees Dynamite^p1,t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: R P Treacy| T: E McNamara| OR: 87

50/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, soft, 40/1) 23 days ago, pulled up 2 out. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 7-0780P

Inchidaly Copper^p³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: A Ott| OR: 87

12/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (24.4f, good, 8/1) 37 days ago, folding 4 out. Down in trip.

Form: 111-07P

Kadys Dirha^b¹⁰⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: T P O'Connor| OR: 87

33/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle (66/1) at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 100 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0P6P-5P

Enoughofthat²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 86

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, twelfth of 17 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 25 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 900-0

Glorious Singer²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 86

7/1

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. 9/1, respectable sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, soft) 23 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 05-5066

Glencourt Valley²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack| OR: 85

5/1

66/1, fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Navan (15.6f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 6-90805

Jaariam¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: S G O'Donnell| OR: 85

22/1

Eleventh of 19 in handicap hurdle (9/1) at Gowran (20.2f, heavy) 15 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 056P-60

Gaelic Des Chastys¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Jordan Gainford| T: A Donoghue| OR: 83

15/2

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. Not at best when fifth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on reappearance 16 days ago but could strip fitter for the run. Well treated on his best form.

Form: 09/300-5

Charlie Bawnie^t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 82

33/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.1f, good to soft, 40/1) 48 days ago, bad mistake second. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 00-050P

Lightontheriver^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss J M Lee| OR: 82

66/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving Susan A. Finn when eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft, 33/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 990/PP-8

War God^t⁸⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 80

18/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18f, soft, 22/1) 86 days ago.

Form: 6P9-700

Non-Runners

Run Like Fada²²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: E McCarthy J: T Joseph Kelly

Forecasts

Ballydangan (4/1), Glencourt Valley (5/1), Herculaneum (6/1), Run Like Fada (6/1), Chapel Street (7/1), Glorious Singer (7/1), Gaelic Des Chastys (15/2), Inchidaly Copper (12/1), War God (18/1), Walk In The Dark (18/1), Jaariam (22/1), Noble Crusade (25/1), Ladyeze Man (33/1), Kadys Dirha (33/1), Charlie Bawnie (33/1), Enoughofthat (40/1), Hees Dynamite (50/1), Lightontheriver (66/1)

If BALLYDANGAN is in the same form as when an improved second at Fairyhouse recently he might be able to go one better now. The return to a slightly longer trip could suit Glencourt Valley and he's second choice ahead of Run Like Fada and John McConnell's Noble Crusade.