13:22 Cork

Saturday 6 January 2024

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ITM Irish Stallion Trail 12-13 January Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:22 | Winning time: 6m 29.00s

Asksarcaras⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

250/1

Went with no promise when tailed off in maiden hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) on NH debut 9 days ago.

Form: 6

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Glen Kiln²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Kelly

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 20/1, creditable sixth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 23 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 70426

Jasmin De Cotte⁶²

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

16/1

Runner-up sole start in points and offered something to work on when sixth of 18 in maiden hurdle (7/1) at this course (16f, soft) on Rules debut 62 days ago. Significantly up in trip and entitled to improve.

Form: 2-6

Just Jack⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: Brendan Walsh

200/1

150/1, pulled up in maiden hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 76 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: P-P

Kinturk Kalanisi²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: T Gibney

15/2

Runner-up sole outing in points and shaped with promise when fourth of 9 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (19.2f, heavy) on Rules debut 25 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 24

Largy Hill⁴⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

1/2

Fairly useful bumper winner who shaped with promise sent hurdling when second of 16 in maiden at Navan (20f, heavy, 10/1) 49 days ago. Stable having good spell and likely to improve over this longer trip.

Form: 35/173-2

Metalor⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack| D

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. 8/1, sixth of 10 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 8 days ago, finishing tired. Back up in trip.

Form: 1-026

Oscars Brother⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Daniel King⁽³⁾| T: D Murphy

25/1

€8,000 3-y-o, Malinas gelding. Dam (b81), little show in bumpers/sole start over hurdles, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chase winner (stayed 19f) Pepporoni Pete. Runner-up all 3 starts in points (latest Nov 5).

Form: 222

Zaidi^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

16/5

Fairly useful maiden hurdler who returned to form in first-time cheekpieces when fourth in 8-runner maiden at Fairyhouse (23.2f, heavy) 21 days ago. Yard in good form. Another bold show likely.

Form: 12F-244

Imperial Fox⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: Padraig Butler| D

200/1

Well held in bumpers/maiden hurdles. Up in trip.

Form: 1-16000

Non-Runners

Churchroad Prince²¹⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Jonathan Sweeney J: M J M O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Largy Hill (1/2), Zaidi (16/5), Kinturk Kalanisi (15/2), Glen Kiln (8/1), Churchroad Prince (12/1), Jasmin De Cotte (16/1), Oscars Brother (25/1), Metalor (50/1), Imperial Fox (200/1), Just Jack (200/1), Asksarcaras (250/1)

LARGY HILL shaped well when runner-up to a useful prospect on his hurdling debut at Navan in November and, with the step up in trip expected to suit judged on his pedigree, he's the obvious choice to go one better. Zaidi and Kinturk Kalanisi are considered the main threats.