17:05 Cork

Saturday 11 May 2024

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Fraser Rutherford Handicap Hurdle (80-95)

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 5m 57.1s

Cloughroe^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 95

8/1

11/2, respectable ninth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 305859-

Tramps Like Us^b,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁵⁾| T: D H Kelly| OR: 95

12/1

Blinkered for 1st time, good sixth of 10 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Bellewstown (24.5f, good to soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 03P456-

Toor Moon^h¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 94

13/2

Remains a maiden after 18 NH runs. 12/1, creditable second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Tramore (21.5f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 23P202-

Yulong Voice^t³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-13| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: S Nolan| OR: 94

9/1

50/1, seventeenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft) 37 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 156/060-

Aghmorough Bridge³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss M M McElligott⁽⁷⁾| T: William P Murphy| OR: 93

16/1

Winner in hurdle at Limerick in December. 25/1, below form ninth of 23 in handicap hurdle at Naas (23.8f, soft) 37 days ago.

Form: 3019P9-

Steps Match¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: M Butler| OR: 93

14/1

Respectable 16¼ lengths eighth of 16 to Ma Hoey in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good to soft, 20/1) 17 days ago.

Form: 5185P8-

Ladyeze Man³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J P Flavin| OR: 92

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form fifteenth of 25 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Naas (16f, soft) 37 days ago, though he can be excused that effort having stumbled. Significantly up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 00820-

Ma Hoey^p,t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 92

10/1

40/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.5f, good to soft) 17 days ago, pushed out.

Form: 350P61-

Miss D Hunter²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: L Fowler| OR: 92

14/1

Promising individual. Good fifth of 15 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Down Royal (19.8f, soft) 27 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 9575-

Twoplustwo Equals^h1³⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Paul Tobin| OR: 92

9/1

5/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft). Off 11 months. Hood on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 6289/87-

Red Coral House^p1,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: C P McNamara| T: L P Cusack| OR: 87

33/1

Twelfth of 19 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20f, good to soft, 250/1) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: P/P000-

Ella Rose¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Prendergast| OR: 86

16/1

Bit below form seventh of 19 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft, 12/1) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 702057-

Khewilltu²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: R Deegan| T: John F O'Neill| OR: 86

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fell in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.6f, soft, 100/1) 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap hurdle debut.

Form: 50/75F-

Glencourt Valley⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: J B Foley| T: L P Cusack| OR: 84

14/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap hurdle (22/1) at Thurles (16.2f, soft) 67 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 080570-

Rewrite The Script⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: M A Daly| OR: 83

10/1

14/1, first run since leaving Eugene M. O'Sullivan when bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap hurdle at this course (20f, heavy) 51 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0P39P6-

Araglen Star¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: S M O'Donoghue| OR: 80

40/1

33/1, eighth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Hereford (21.7f, good to firm). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving Gary Hanmer. Booking of Shinnick a plus.

Form: 5782P8-

Ask And Answer³⁷¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr S Tobin⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 80

22/1

Twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at this course (24.8f, good to soft, 20/1). Off 12 months.

Form: P0P64/0-

Forgetthesurprise^t²⁵⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Madden| OR: 93

40/1

22/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Bellewstown (20.4f, good). Off 8 months. Up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 1350P/0-

Non-Runners

Walk In Time²⁵⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: D H Kelly J: Ricky Doyle

Man Of The House²²⁷

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 2

Roman Parish²¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: D M O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Walk In Time (6/1), Toor Moon (13/2), Ladyeze Man (7/1), Cloughroe (8/1), Yulong Voice (9/1), Twoplustwo Equals (9/1), Rewrite The Script (10/1), Ma Hoey (10/1), Man Of The House (10/1), Tramps Like Us (12/1), Glencourt Valley (14/1), Steps Match (14/1), Miss D Hunter (14/1), Aghmorough Bridge (16/1), Ella Rose (16/1), Roman Parish (20/1), Ask And Answer (22/1), Red Coral House (33/1), Forgetthesurprise (40/1), Araglen Star (40/1), Khewilltu (66/1)

This has a very open look to it and it might be worth chancing the fitness of WALK IN TIME on reappearance given she was a tidy winner of her sole previous start over 3m. Miss D Hunter is open to plenty of progress, with Toor Moon completing the shortlist.