13:40 Cork

Friday 17 January 2025

All12:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:00

Mallow Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 6m 19.01s

Autoportrait²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris| BF

6/5

Promising type. Third of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 13/8) 22 days ago, pulling clear of the remainder. Significantly up in trip and he's the one to beat.

Form: 53-23

Famous Sonnet³²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn

100/1

Fame And Glory gelding who hasn't offered much in a bumper/3 hurdle runs to date.

Form: 8-0U9

Masterboy Davis^b1³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

9/2

Placed in 2 of 3 bumper starts earlier in year. 14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, stepped up on hurdles debut effort when seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.2f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time and he holds each-way claims.

Form: 2230-P7

Niosfearabolt⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor| OR: 87

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 200/1, twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 59 days ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Peter McCreery.

Form: F660

Remind Me Again¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: David Barry

150/1

Unplaced sole start in points (Apr 2024) and sent off at long odds, was beaten long way out when tenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) on NH debut 19 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7-0

Rookery Woods²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr M J O'Connor| T: M J O'Connor| D

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, tenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.9f, soft) 2 days ago, beaten long way out. Significantly up in trip now but he can only be watched turned out quickly.

Form: 1/000

The Story So Far^v²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 113

11/10

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. Visored for 1st time, good second of 17 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (24f, soft, 13/2) 20 days ago, keeping on well from last. Entitled to be thereabouts.

Form: 4F5-672

Washington Parks¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: H Morgan| T: Bernard Crowley

200/1

Well beaten when fell last sole start in points (Oct 26). 250/1 and hooded, seventeenth of 21 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, heavy) on NH debut 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: F0

Work Place²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Liam Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 13 in bumper (66/1) at Limerick (18f, soft) on bumper debut 20 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Significantly up in trip. Open to improvement, particularly in handicaps.

Form: 547-030

Kadys Dirha^b¹¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr A Burke-Ott⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor| OR: 80

33/1

Modest chaser. Remains a maiden after 15 hurdle runs. 16/1, fell in handicap chase at Listowel (23.8f, soft) 111 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 25220F

Tiffiny's Girl³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: W J Burke

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Seventh of 18 in novice hurdle (100/1) at this course (20f, soft) on NH debut 35 days ago. Needs to improve her jumping if she's to make her mark in this sphere.

Form: 7

Forecasts

The Story So Far (11/10), Autoportrait (6/5), Masterboy Davis (9/2), Kadys Dirha (33/1), Work Place (50/1), Tiffiny's Girl (66/1), Famous Sonnet (100/1), Remind Me Again (150/1), Niosfearabolt (200/1), Rookery Woods (200/1), Washington Parks (200/1)

AUTOPORTRAIT holds standout claims on his efforts to date for Mouse Morris and this looks an excellent opportunity for him to open his account. The Story So Far can provide the lead threat, ahead of Masterboy Davis.