17:00 Cork

Thursday 19 March 2026

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Gentlemen's League Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 6m 25.20s

Lep Around¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 12-4| J: Mrs Earine Dubourg⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss M Harding| OR: 105| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Got back on track when third of 9 in novice chase at Thurles 14 days ago, though she carried her head rather awkwardly. Needs to back it up reverted to hurdles.

Form: 0063-03

Loyal Praetorian⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr Elliot Ohgren⁽³⁾| T: G Kelleher| OR: 103| D

5/1

Maiden hurdler who came in only sixth of 7 in novice hurdle at Punchestown 43 days ago. Goes up in trip for his handicap debut with something to prove.

Form: 5P2F56

Reve Inoui^p1,t²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Mr Pavel Bradik⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin| OR: 98| D

50/1

Off 21 months/tongue tied before being pulled up in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse 26 days ago. Cheekpieces are reached for this maiden hurdler now.

Form: 4589/5-P

Maciver^b⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr R Sugrue⁽⁷⁾| T: A O'Grady| OR: 96

11/2

A four-time hurdles/chase winner last season. Bounced back to form in refitted blinkers when second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Tramore on New Year's Day. Enters calculations after a break with the headgear retained.

Form: 15-52P2

Ballyglass Beauty²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-7| J: Jan Ilik⁽⁷⁾| T: C Collins| OR: 94| D

6/1

Winless since 2023 but he took a step forward for his new yard (formerly with Liam Cusack) when a patiently-ridden fourth of 15 in 3m handicap hurdle at Clonmel 21 days ago. Weighted to go well off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 462B84

Nashville Notions¹⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S P Queally⁽⁷⁾| T: P Kiely| OR: 94

22/1

Won a maiden hurdle at Sligo last June but well below par both runs since in handicaps there and at Clonmel. Back from over 5 months off now with plenty to prove.

Form: 65-718P

Dancing After Dark^t⁴³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr C J Shine⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Bennett| OR: 91| D

6/1

Winner of 3m handicap hurdle at Limerick in November 2024. Lightly raced since and not at all discredited after a year off when fourth of 10 in Punchestown handicap last month. Can take a step forward.

Form: P7149-4

Mistyburn^p,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 89| D

14/1

Remains winless over hurdle and fences and he beat only one in novice chase at Gowran 33 days ago. Needs this switch to handicap hurdles to spark major progress.

Form: 080PP7

Navy Waves^p¹⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Miss S A Carter⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Cashin| OR: 87

11/1

Scored over hurdles at Galway in September and posted a solid seventh of 16 in 3m handicap at Galway when last seen out in October. She needs to hit the ground running after a 145-day layoff.

Form: 601087

Stardhem^h1⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Mr L P Barnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Edward F Power| OR: 83| BF

10/1

Dual chaser winner for Ben Pauling last season but has struggled this term, pulled up at Lingfield in January. Reverts to hurdles for his new yard (in a change of headgear) with something to prove.

Form: 11P-P6P

Cloudy Fountain^p⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 77| D

9/2

Winless since March 2024 and she's yet to fire this season, tried in cheekpieces when only tenth of 13 in Punchestown handicap in January. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 97F-800

Forecasts

Cloudy Fountain (9/2), Loyal Praetorian (5/1), Maciver (11/2), Ballyglass Beauty (6/1), Dancing After Dark (6/1), Lep Around (7/1), Stardhem (10/1), Navy Waves (11/1), Mistyburn (14/1), Nashville Notions (22/1), Reve Inoui (50/1)

Not nearly as competitive as the numbers suggest and it could pay to side with BALLYGLASS BEAUTY to build on the promise of a recent Clonmel fourth for his new yard and capitalise on a handy-looking mark. Maciver is feared most on the back of a resurgent Tramore runner-up, although Dancing After Dark could also play a part if building on a Punchestown fourth after an absence.