14:20 Cork

Sunday 31 March 2024

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O'Flynn Motors Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 5m 13.70s

Cappacurry Ealu¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Very good fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, heavy, 150/1) on hurdles bow 10 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 474

Caremuchmore⁴⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: A McCurtin| T: D G Murphy| OR: 94

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Creditable third of 15 in novice hurdle (20/1) at Thurles (23.1f, soft). Off 16 months.

Form: 76543-

Cast A Spell^v¹⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark McDonagh⁽³⁾| T: T Hogan

7/1

Fair hurdler. Winner in bumper at Southwell in June. 200/1, excellent 6¼ lengths fourth of 9 to Birdie Or Bust in listed hurdle at Thurles (15.9f, good to soft) 105 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 5-1P944

Dear Ryta²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Ott

40/1

Sholokhov mare. Dam unraced sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (2m-2½m winner) Gentle Alice.

Form: 67-11FP

Jokers 'N' Clowns²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

9/4

Twice-raced maiden. 5/2 and hooded for 1st time, very good second of 16 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 22 days ago. Stable having good spell. Considered.

Form: 1U2

Lep Around^h¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss M Harding

11/4

Fair form over hurdles before posting a good second of 7 in bumper (15/8) at this course (16f, heavy) on bumper debut 10 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles and must enter calculations.

Form: P-F1222

Mrs Biddle^h,t⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: G J Power

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, first run since leaving William Delahunty when ninth of 11 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 62 days ago.

Form: P5-679

Royal Cave²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley| T: C Timmons

12/1

Modest hurdler. 22/1, sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, heavy) on hurdles bow 27 days ago. Others appeal ore.

Form: 6-43566

Smiling Bess²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: K Prendergast

4/1

Promising second of 12 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 11/1) on hurdles bow 29 days ago. Should progress. Leading claims.

Form: 34072

Dinner At Freddys

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

33/1

Affinisea filly. Dam bumper winner (stayed 2½m over hurdles). Market can guide.

Form:

Queenofthelodge¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curling

150/1

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

Form: 0

Forecasts

Jokers 'N' Clowns (9/4), Lep Around (11/4), Smiling Bess (4/1), Cast A Spell (7/1), Cappacurry Ealu (8/1), Royal Cave (12/1), Caremuchmore (14/1), Dinner At Freddys (33/1), Dear Ryta (40/1), Mrs Biddle (125/1), Queenofthelodge (150/1)

SMILING BESS shaped well when runner-up on her recent hurdling bow at Navan and looks the way to go here with improvement very much on the cards. Cast A Spell and Jokers 'N' Clowns both have the form to have a say and can chase home Kevin Prendergast's daughter of Mount Nelson in that order.