18:55 Cork

Wednesday 11 September 2024

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Off time: 18:56 | Winning time: 1m 37.94s

(13)

Draiocht⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: M Santos| T: T J O'Mara

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. 200/1, fifteenth of 16 in maiden at Navan (10.2f, good) 4 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 80

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(5)

Begleys Forge³⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: Kevin Coleman

200/1

Last of 8 in maiden (300/1) at Tipperary (9f, good to soft). Off 12 months.

Form: 008-

(10)

Black Storm

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Kevin Coleman

9/1

Second foal, half-brother to winner abroad by Belardo, dam, placed several times at 7f-10.5f, half-sister to smart winner up to 1½m Ennistown out of smart 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Saoirse Abu. Third of 8 in barrier trial at Dundalk in July.

Form:

(7)

El Santarem¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: W P Browne

9/1

Twice-raced gelding. 100/1, seventh of 22 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 07

(12)

Old Sea^t⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 74

4/1

Sent off 5/1 and improved when third of 7 in maiden at Killarney (8.2f, good) 56 days ago.

Form: 503

(3)

Silent Guardian

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: E Mullins

11/4

19,000 gns foal, €16,000 yearling, Lightning Spear gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 2-y-o 6f winner Hopeful Melody and 2-y-o 1m winner Hadley Park. Won 8-runner barrier trial last month and he's in very good hands.

Form:

(8)

Silk Degrees

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan| T: M G Quinn

66/1

Free Eagle gelding. Half-brother to useful 6f-7f winner Dandyville. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner.

Form:

(1)

Space Warrior¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: T Mullins

25/1

50/1, fifteenth of 22 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, good) on debut 18 days ago.

Form: 0

(11)

Thefutureisnow^t³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer| T: M Hourigan

250/1

Looks limited.

Form: 009

(2)

Carrigans Grove⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn

200/1

Eleventh of 15 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good to soft, 150/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 90

(9)

My Little Lady¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan

8/1

Big player on her runner-up effort at Cork but took a backward step when sixth of 10 in maiden at Bellewstown (8f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 726

(4)

Rubies From Burma^t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead

13/8

Promising sort. 18/1, third of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good) 20 days ago, needing stiffer test. Open to progress for leading yard.

Form: 83

(6)

Wungudi⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Slattery| T: D Budds

150/1

Twice-raced filly. Twelfth of 13 in maiden (125/1) at Galway (12f, soft) 40 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 50

Forecasts

Rubies From Burma (13/8), Silent Guardian (11/4), Old Sea (4/1), My Little Lady (8/1), Black Storm (9/1), El Santarem (9/1), Space Warrior (25/1), Silk Degrees (66/1), Wungudi (150/1), Carrigans Grove (200/1), Draiocht (200/1), Begleys Forge (200/1), Thefutureisnow (250/1)

Those with experience in similar contests don't set the bar too high so SILENT GUARDIAN, a winner of a barrier trial, may well be the answer. Rubies From Burma and My Little Lady are probably the chief threats.