16:55 Cork

Saturday 19 April 2025

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Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 2m 46.52s

(11)

William F Browne¹⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Luke McAteer| T: P W Flynn| OR: 80

40/1

Career best when winning 13-runner claimer (7/4) at Dundalk (7f), kept up to work. Off 141 days ahead of this handicap/yard debut and needs to raise his game.

Form: 602101-

(10)

Happiest¹⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 79| BF

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 11 in maiden (5/2) at Galway (8.3f, heavy). Off 173 days and significantly up in trip for this handicap debut. Likely improver for powerful connections.

Form: 045-

(2)

Mocking²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 78

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/1, excellent fourth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 20 days ago. Up in trip and he's shortlist material.

Form: 005-4

(8)

Junkyard Dog¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 76

9/2

Career best when winning 19-runner handicap at Navan (10f, good to firm, 5/1) 11 days ago. Up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 84006-1

(12)

Pallatine Hills^t1¹⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 75

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 16/1). Off 6 months and significantly up in trip for this handicap debut. Tongue strap on 1st time. Gelded.

Form: 0804-

(4)

What's Your Game⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: A Murray| OR: 75

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2, creditable second of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f) 50 days ago, clear of rest. Enters calculations now handicapping.

Form: 62-52

(5)

Birdie Time²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 73

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good sixth of 16 in handicap (25/1) at Leopardstown (10f, good) 20 days ago, left with lot to do. Likely to benefit from this step up in trip and she's an each-way player.

Form: 094-6

(3)

Booklight¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: N Lupini| OR: 72

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 15/2, 7½ lengths thirteenth of 19 to Junkyard Dog in handicap at Navan (10f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Up in trip and she loks vulnerable.

Form: 473-0

(13)

Georg Zhukov²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 72

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, creditable tenth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Others have achieved more.

Form: 9288-0

(9)

Glinka^p1,t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 72

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good 5 lengths eighth of 19 to Junkyard Dog in handicap (50/1) at Navan (10f, good to firm) 11 days ago, never nearer. Up in trip and cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 6-058

(1)

Nakatomi²¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 72

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 14 in nursery (14/1) at Naas (8f, good to firm). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. Others more persuasive. Gelded.

Form: 8280-

(6)

Enziya^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: R P Cody| OR: 68

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 11 in maiden at Gowran (9.6f, good to soft, 8/1) 17 days ago. Up in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 50-8

Non-Runners

(7)

Longwinded Lady²³¹

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: Wesley Joyce

Forecasts

Mocking (5/2), What's Your Game (4/1), Junkyard Dog (9/2), Happiest (7/1), Birdie Time (9/1), Pallatine Hills (10/1), Georg Zhukov (12/1), Booklight (14/1), Glinka (20/1), Enziya (25/1), Longwinded Lady (33/1), William F Browne (40/1), Nakatomi (66/1)

The vote goes to MOCKING, who shaped with plenty of promise in finishing fourth of 16 upped to 1¼m on his seasonal reappearance/handicap debut at Leopardstown, leaving the strong impression that this further increase in trip will be right up his street. Birdie Time also shaped as though ready for this stiffer test when a never-nearer sixth in the same Leopardstown handicap and she is second choice of Ballydoyle handicap debutante Happiest and What's Your Game.