15:00 Cork

Monday 21 April 2025

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Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Mares Maiden Hunters Chase

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 10.30s

Defeat The Dark²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: P Kiely

15/2

Dam unraced sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chase winner (stayed 2½m) My Gaffer and half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 19f) Supreme Present out of fairly useful hurdler/winning chaser up to 21f Deep Sunset. Maiden pointer, runner-up last 2 starts (latest Mar 30).

Form: 4/5P22

Eyes Off Annie²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian McCarthy| D

7/4

£20,000 4-y-o, Presenting mare. Half-sister to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Northern Poet. Dual-point winner, runner-up 3 weeks ago.

Form: 4P/11-2

Justlikejessejames^t1²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| D

9/2

18/1, eighth of 9 in bumper at Tipperary (18f, good to soft) on NH debut 11 months ago for Brendan Oliver Walsh. Successful last 2 point starts for new yard, which makes her of major interest on hunter debut.

Form: 422411

Lucky Venture⁵³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr B T Stone⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Walsh| D

3/1

Affinisea mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdle winner/useful chaser Another Venture and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Docpickedme. Off the mark in points in November 2023 but off since.

Form: FU52/F1-

Nicolas Fortune^p1,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Heffernan

50/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap hurdle (14/1) at Sligo (20.6f, soft) in August. Has looked limited under Rules and she's a maiden pointer.

Form: 099742

Pallas Athene^b,t1⁵

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

12/1

Blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 10 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.4f, good, 16/1) final start for Gordon Elliott. Winning pointer, third last week.

Form: 073P73

Some Joy²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Brian Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Keeffe| D

13/2

Fourth of 5 in minor event chase at Clonmel (20f, soft, 66/1). Has enjoyed success between the flags and was runner-up last month.

Form: 44-14P2

Non-Runners

Iorens⁸

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: T O'Connor J: Mr T O'Connor

The Great Unknown³⁶

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: S Curling J: Mr D Doyle

Forecasts

Eyes Off Annie (7/4), The Great Unknown (5/2), Lucky Venture (3/1), Justlikejessejames (9/2), Some Joy (13/2), Defeat The Dark (15/2), Pallas Athene (12/1), Iorens (25/1), Nicolas Fortune (50/1)

JUSTLIKEJESSEJAMES didn't show much for her former yard, including in a bumper but has fared much better for Ross O'Sullivan, winning a couple of points. This isn't a strong hunter against her own sex so she could be the answer, with The Great Unknown and Eyes of Annie feared most.