15:55 Cork

Saturday 11 May 2024

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Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 4m 43.9s

Benny The Duke⁵³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Cody| OR: 113

28/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft, 10/1). Off 17 months.

Form: U31650/

Gordons Aura^p²⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 113

18/1

Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Sedgefield (19.8f, soft). Off 6 months.

Form: 448305-

Rebel Rose^b1²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 113

16/1

Creditable third of 11 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Tramore (21.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 6/19553-

Ring O Roses^h⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 113

7/1

12/1, below form ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 40 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 214269-

Carrig Rock^t1²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Croke| OR: 111| D

66/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Tramore (21.4f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 46/3099-

Joyeux Vivo⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mark Walsh| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 111| BF

3/1

Improved when second to a subsequent winner at Punchestown and shaped as if still in good form when sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 41 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 3/26026-

All About Lucy^t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 110| C

14/1

Course winner. 9/2, bit below form third of 6 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.4f, soft) 22 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 3310/93-

Hammersmith^b,t³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: T O'Brien| OR: 110

20/1

One win from 21 NH runs. Sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 33/1) 30 days ago. Blinkers back on. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 44735/6-

Cotteemcavennigoal^t³⁷¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Crawley| OR: 109

20/1

Fourteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at this C&D (good to soft, 6/1). Off 12 months.

Form: 69707/0-

Dubeyeracingcraic¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 109

11/2

Twice-raced winner over hurdles. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 19 in handicap (7/2) at Navan (13f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 31-

Penny Jar^p,t¹⁷⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: P Downey| OR: 109| D

20/1

10/1, fell in handicap hurdle at Thurles (20.6f, soft) 170 days ago.

Form: 113/34F-

Anyway^p²¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Carl Millar⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 108

8/1

9/2, respectable third of 9 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft). Off 7 months. Back up in trip. Booking of Millar a plus. Merits consideration.

Form: 0/68153-

Downtherefordancin^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 108

5/1

9/2, good second of 10 in handicap hurdle at Naas (19.3f, soft) 25 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 4029B2-

Golden Sandbanks^p,t⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P W Flynn| OR: 107

16/1

Latest win in hurdle at Sligo in August. 5/1, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 46 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Up in trip. Poor on last hurdle run.

Form: 869140-

Mister Twist²²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 107

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Downpatrick in June. 5/1, sixth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Gowran (20.3f, heavy). Off 7 months.

Form: 2/43106-

Simpletwistoffaith¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Patrick J Hassett| OR: 107

66/1

28/1, eighth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 45/2578-

For Fear Of Frost⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris| OR: 106

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 66/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.6f, heavy) 42 days ago. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 20/90-

Non-Runners

Reve Inoui²⁵

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: J P Flavin J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Golden Temple¹⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Reserve 1

Aussie Warrior²⁵⁷

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: T R Hughes J: Reserve 2

Lucky Storm²

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Joyeux Vivo (3/1), Downtherefordancin (5/1), Dubeyeracingcraic (11/2), Ring O Roses (7/1), Anyway (8/1), Golden Temple (12/1), All About Lucy (14/1), Lucky Storm (14/1), Golden Sandbanks (16/1), Rebel Rose (16/1), Mister Twist (16/1), Gordons Aura (18/1), Penny Jar (20/1), Hammersmith (20/1), Cotteemcavennigoal (20/1), For Fear Of Frost (25/1), Reve Inoui (25/1), Benny The Duke (28/1), Aussie Warrior (33/1), Simpletwistoffaith (66/1), Carrig Rock (66/1)

JOYEUX VIVO shaped as if still in good form after 11 weeks off when sixth at Fairyhouse and this unexposed sort could be the answer. Rebel Rose and Downtherefordancin head the dangers.