12:00 Cork

Friday 13 December 2024

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Mallow Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:00 | Winning time: 4m 3.0s

Alright George⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Well beaten in 3 maiden hurdles.

Form: 50-00

Another Challenge³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

125/1

Showed nothing when seventh of 8 in maiden hurdle (11/2) at Naas (18.9f, good to soft) on NH debut 33 days ago.

Form: 7

Chef's Kiss¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: P J Rothwell

125/1

Well held both starts in maiden hurdles.

Form: FP1-300

Dream Diamond³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: M Kennedy

25/1

Last of 6 sole outing in points but showed some ability when third of 17 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 34 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 6-3

Dutch Gold⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade

6/1

Useful on Flat (stays 10.5f) and left hurdling debut form well behind when third of 17 at Cork in May. Flat form suggests he can do better still as a hurdler.

Form: 0-3

Gimme A Buzz^h1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Simon Torrens| T: E Bolger

80/1

Looks one for handicaps after this run. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 60

I'll Sort That

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: D Queally

100/1

€3,500 3-y-o, Sandmason gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Marley Joe, stayed 19f. Dam (h73), showed aptitude only start over hurdles, 6f-1m winner on Flat.

Form:

Kared'as De Cougny¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in bumper at Tramore (16.2f, heavy, 16/1) 17 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 28

Kel Histoire³⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mark Walsh| T: W P Mullins

4/5

Made a winning debut in 14-runner bumper at Saint-Brieuc (11.9f, soft) 13 months ago. Subsequently left Alain Couetil €200,000. Very interesting now setting out over hurdles for Willie Mullins.

Form: 1-

Kilgame²⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

15/8

Produced a promising first effort tongue tied (left off here) when second of 9 in juvenile hurdle at Auteuil (17.4f, soft, 11/1). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Gabriel Leenders. Should have plenty more to offer.

Form: 2-

Marine Ranger¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

100/1

Unpromising in bumpers and finished a well-beaten sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.4f, soft, 25/1) on hurdles bow 10 days ago.

Form: 5406

Nettuno Italia

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

80/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Dam, point winner/ran twice over hurdles, half-sister to fairly useful 3m hurdle winner Kit Casey.

Form:

Royal Reprobate¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

125/1

80/1, eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, soft) on NH debut 10 days ago. One for later on.

Form: 0

Scriabin¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M M McDonagh| T: P Griffin

33/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Second of 8 in novice hurdle at Thurles (16.2f, good, 25/1) 15 days ago, very much having run of race.

Form: 3P-2

Tea In The Park²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: Eamon Courtney

100/1

€68,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Dam (c128/h126) 19f-3m hurdle/chase winner (stayed 3¼m). Made frame on last of 3 starts in points (Apr 28).

Form: 3P4-

Van Demon⁴¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D King| T: N Meade| BF| C

16/1

Fairly useful winner at 12f on Flat who was let down by his jumping when sixth of 10 in juvenile hurdle (7/4) at Galway (16.4f, heavy) on NH debut, not knocked about. Off 13 months. Trainer going well. Likely to improve.

Form: 6-

Black Fern³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: Padraig Butler

150/1

Looks one for later on.

Form: 5

Crescent Moon¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

25/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 15 in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, heavy, 16/1) on hurdles bow 17 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 22-5

Hello Jack

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott

33/1

Wings of Eagles gelding. Half-brother to a point winner. Dam (h105), bumper winner (stayed 2½m), half-sister to bumper winner/useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Santia. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Simpson's Paradox⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J A Kinsella J: Mr C P Tierney

Chanceawetmorning⁸¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: N C Kelly J: Reserve 2

Hei²⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: Colm Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kel Histoire (4/5), Kilgame (15/8), Dutch Gold (6/1), Van Demon (16/1), Dream Diamond (25/1), Crescent Moon (25/1), Hello Jack (33/1), Scriabin (33/1), Simpson's Paradox (50/1), Nettuno Italia (80/1), Gimme A Buzz (80/1), I'll Sort That (100/1), Marine Ranger (100/1), Tea In The Park (100/1), Kared'as De Cougny (100/1), Royal Reprobate (125/1), Another Challenge (125/1), Chef's Kiss (125/1), Black Fern (150/1), Alright George (200/1)

KILGAME produced a promising first effort when runner-up to a useful sort in a juvenile hurdle at Auteuil back in March and, open to plenty of improvement on first start for Henry de Bromhead, he's taken to go one better. Kel Histoire is also a fascinating recruit having joined Willie Mullins' yard for €200,000 after winning his sole outing in bumpers in France, with Dutch Gold fancied to fill the places.