13:10 Cork

Sunday 31 March 2024

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Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:11 | Winning time: 4m 31.6s

Firebrand⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nallen

5/1

Fair maiden on the 33/1, fourth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 53 days ago, travelling as well as any. Likely to figure.

Form: 4

Kartel And Co

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

125/1

Racinger gelding. Dam unraced.

Form:

Kilcrea Castle

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J J Mangan

66/1

€5,000 3-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Dam, made frame in points, showed little in bumpers/over hurdles.

Form:

Let Him B⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

28/1

Once-raced maiden. 25/1, well-beaten last of 10 to Shuttle Diplomacy in listed bumper at Limerick (16.2f, heavy) on NH debut 7 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Check the betting.

Form: 0

Malbay Madness^h¹⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

13/2

Fairly useful Flat winner. Well beaten in Auteuil listed race on hurdle debut but could prov a different proposition in these calmer waters.

Form: 7

Park That

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: E Bolger

12/1

Getaway gelding out of a bumper winner who was placed over hurdles. The betting should guide to expectations.

Form:

Shahbaz¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

22/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fourteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft, 66/1) 14 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 90

Thegreenthirteen¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: M A Daly

33/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at this course (16.7f, heavy, 66/1) on NH debut 10 days ago.

Form: FP0

Tranquil Sea²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P Nolan| OR: 109

4/6

Fair hurdler. 11/4, good second of 15 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Will take the beating.

Form: 695022

Tyson^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

22/1

Lord of England gelding. Dam maiden on Flat. Wears hood.

Form:

Connemara Shore²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R P Treacy| T: R Tyner

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 16 in novice hurdle (25/1) at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 22 days ago.

Form: 0

Drum Roll²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Nolan

20/1

Fair on Flat in France. Shaped as if better for run when seventh of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 29 days ago, not knocked about. Likely to improve.

Form: 7

Duhallow Jury

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon

125/1

Jukebox Jury filly.

Form:

Nannie Dee²¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara

25/1

Modest on Flat. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 8 in handicap (17/2) at Ffos Las (10f, heavy). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Simon & Ed Crisford.

Form:

Forecasts

Tranquil Sea (4/6), Firebrand (5/1), Malbay Madness (13/2), Park That (12/1), Drum Roll (20/1), Tyson (22/1), Shahbaz (22/1), Nannie Dee (25/1), Let Him B (28/1), Thegreenthirteen (33/1), Kilcrea Castle (66/1), Duhallow Jury (125/1), Kartel And Co (125/1), Connemara Shore (150/1)

TRANQUIL SEA sets the standard and gets the nod, although a strong market move for the Emmet Mullins-trained Malbay Madness back over hurdles would put a slightly different slant on things. John Nallen's Fairyhouse hurdle debut fourth Fireband may prove best of the remainder.