14:05 Cork

Monday 5 August 2024

All14:0514:3515:0515:3516:0516:3517:0517:35

Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 2.1s

Aultown Keppols¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Sam Ewing| T: Peter Fahey

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Martin Brassil when ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Killarney (20.4f, good, 33/1) 18 days ago.

Form: P/9

Aurora Vega⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

2/15

Smart bumper performer, winning 3 and third in a Punchestown Grade 1 in the spring. Can't be opposed.

Form: 11143-

Ballinvir Rose

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn

40/1

Valirann mare. Half-sister to numerous winners, including fairly useful hurdler Ile Maurice and fair French hurdler Le Diabolique. Can only really watch on such a belated debut.

Form:

Cathryns Ruby¹¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett

50/1

last of four finishers sole start in points (Apr 14).

Form: 4-

Coppola⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: P M Cloke

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.7f, good to soft) 66 days ago, tailing off some way out. Down in trip.

Form: 0P

Dontcall²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: P J Rothwell

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Unseated rider in novice hurdle (200/1) at Kilbeggan (19.3f, good to soft) 24 days ago.

Form: 6PU

Folly Beach^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: M A Molloy

9/2

Fair Flat winner and has translated that ability to hurdles in recent weeks. The obvious one to follow Aurora Vega home.

Form: 24

Happy Friend⁴⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: T J O'Mara

28/1

Once-raced maiden. 28/1, fourth of 6 in bumper at Southwell (15.8f, good to firm) on NH debut. Off 13 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Karen Jewell.

Form: 4-

Hero In The Sky^t⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr L Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: A Ott

80/1

Maiden pointer, fell last time (May 6). Last of 12 in a bumper last summer.

Form: 042-F

Izzy Show Bizzy¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: E M O'Sullivan

100/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, ninth of 12 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good) on bumper debut 18 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 09

Lady Nightingale⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Kiely

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 7 in bumper at Tramore (16.2f, good to soft, 16/1) on NH debut 65 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 44P0-7

Mount Shenshan^h³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (24f, good to soft, 22/1) on hurdles bow 31 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: P/683-76

Mrs Wemyss⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

80/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle (100/1) at Tramore (21.7f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 66 days ago, losing place quickly. Down in trip.

Form: 5P

Who Ate The Jam¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: T Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J F Gleeson

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 150/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.3f, good) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: 0

Keep It Cool²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

40/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in bumper (50/1) at Roscommon (15.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 28 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 7

Inch Alainn³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: W J Burke

100/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft, 150/1) on NH debut 32 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: P7P6-0

Opera Point³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: John Aherne⁽⁷⁾| T: A O'Grady

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, twelfth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (16.9f, good) 31 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 76B0/00

Non-Runners

Firm Belief¹¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: R Sweeney J: Non Runner

Jana Colombe⁵⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Whiskeyforluck²⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: Eric Larkin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Aurora Vega (2/15), Folly Beach (9/2), Mount Shenshan (14/1), Jana Colombe (16/1), Happy Friend (28/1), Firm Belief (33/1), Keep It Cool (40/1), Aultown Keppols (40/1), Ballinvir Rose (40/1), Cathryns Ruby (50/1), Lady Nightingale (50/1), Hero In The Sky (80/1), Mrs Wemyss (80/1), Inch Alainn (100/1), Izzy Show Bizzy (100/1), Whiskeyforluck (100/1), Dontcall (125/1), Coppola (125/1), Who Ate The Jam (150/1), Opera Point (150/1)

This should be plain sailing for smart bumper performer AURORA VEGA. Folly Beach has twice reached the frame in similar events in recent weeks and can fill the forecast spot ahead of Gordon Elliott's Sligo bumper fifth Jana Colombe.