14:50 Cork

Saturday 11 May 2024

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Buy Tickets Online At www.corkracecourse.ie Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 13.00s

Sequoiaspirit¹⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 113

7/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 12 hurdle runs. Not at his best when down the field at Cheltenham when last seen but has claims on his earlier form.

Form: 2/22350-

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Ossie's Lodge^t⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: A J Martin| OR: 110| D

2/1

Much improved in a first-time tongue strap when very good second of 18 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 40 days ago. Big chance if backing that up.

Form: 3/18892-

Walmix^h²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 109

18/1

Fair hurdler. Respectable sixth of 18 in novice hurdle (6/1) at Clonmel (16.4f, soft) 23 days ago. Entitled to strip fitter for that, so must enter calculations.

Form: 154636-

Master Otis⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: T Mullins| OR: 107

10/3

Fair hurdler. Creditable fifth of 18 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 40 days ago. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 006925-

Realism¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 107

6/1

Fair hurdler who shaped as if better for the run following a 9-week break when eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, soft) 177 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 850/540-

Boom Boom Boom^p⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 104

18/1

Fair maiden hurdler who has been well held both starts back on the Flat this year, folding in claimer at Dundalk on most recent outing.

Form: 05U076-

Lispendense²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: D Cullen

80/1

Bumper winner but hadn't set the world alight in a few runs on the Flat since and was never better than mid-field on his belated hurdling bow at Naas 25 days ago.

Form: 53501/9-

Topothelane⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J P O'Keeffe

100/1

Winning pointer who has looked of little account under Rules.

Form: F50/14P-

Barrier²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 111| D

10/3

Didn't need to improve to win 13-runner juvenile hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft) last month. Landed 16-runner handicap on the Flat at Gowran 2 days ago and fancied to complete the hat-trick.

Form: 70231-

Non-Runners

Star Harbour⁴³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: A McGuinness J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Do The Math¹⁰⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: S Crawley J: Kieren Buckley

Forecasts

Ossie's Lodge (2/1), Master Otis (10/3), Barrier (10/3), Realism (6/1), Sequoiaspirit (7/1), Star Harbour (8/1), Walmix (18/1), Boom Boom Boom (18/1), Do The Math (50/1), Lispendense (80/1), Topothelane (100/1)

Quite a competitive novice hurdle with the vote going to BARRIER, who proved better than ever back on the Flat when landing a 16-runner handicap at Gowran 2 days ago and is still relatively unexposed as a hurdler. Ossie's Lodge and Star Harbour head the dangers in that order.