13:15 Cork

Sunday 5 April 2026

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Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 4m 6.00s

Bartholomew^t1⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M Brassil

11/4

Promising sort. 28/1, first run since leaving N. Stokes when fourth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown on NH debut 99 days ago. More to offer with tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 4

Earthwatch^t¹²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan

50/1

25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving William Haggas when ninth of 10 in claimer at Dundalk, not knocked about. Tongue strap also goes on for his hurdling debut.

Form:

Georg Zhukov^h,t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: E O'Connell

80/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 16 days ago. Switches to hurdles with more needed.

Form: 55

Good Vibrations¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: John Shinnick| T: W J Burke

80/1

Seventh of 14 in juvenile hurdle here on NH debut 17 days ago, not knocked about. Can build on it.

Form: 7

Granlahan⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness

250/1

Twelfth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown on NH debut 83 days ago.

Form: 0

Hygge^t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Josh Williamson⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 116

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/4 and tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 9 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 36 days ago, finding little.

Form: 333

Matcho D'agrostis

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

28/1

Brave Mansonnien gelding. Dam maiden half-sister to winning hurdler/fairly useful chaser (17f-2¾m winner) Echo d'Estruval. Possibilities.

Form:

Mino Des Mottes^t1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: H Cobden| T: W P Mullins| OR: 121

4/7

Fairly useful hurdler. 50/1, respectable thirteenth of 22 in Fred Winter Hurdle at Cheltenham 26 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Difficult to oppose back in maiden company.

Form: U14520

Mirfaq

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Dylan Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

25/1

€27,000 3-y-o, Motivator gelding. Dam 1m-12.5f winner. In good hands so he's a considered newcomer.

Form:

Take The Free

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Aidan Kelly⁽³⁾| T: E Bolger

33/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Brother to fairly useful 19f hurdle winner That's Nice. Dam, multiple bumper winner in France, also a useful 2m/2¼m hurdle winner.

Form:

Thepoetslodge¹⁷

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

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, eleventh of 14 in juvenile hurdle here 17 days ago.

Form: P0

Whet The Appetite

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger

25/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam, fairly useful 2½m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/high-class chaser (stayed 25f) Gilgamboa and fair hurdler/useful chaser (stays 3¼m) Stealthy Tom.

Form:

Wolfpack^t1⁵⁰

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

50/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Ninth of 10 in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 100/1) 50 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: U09

Asthelightdeclines³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

50/1, patiently ridden and brought down 2 out in 2m novice hurdle at Naas on NH debut 32 days ago. Can take a step forward.

Form: B

Breeze Of Tobruk

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor

150/1

Ocovango filly. Dam placed in bumper/winning pointer.

Form:

Non-Runners

Hurling Academy

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: E Bolger J: Charlie O'Dwyer

Walk Win¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J M Burke J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Mino Des Mottes (4/7), Bartholomew (11/4), Hygge (11/2), Hurling Academy (12/1), Mirfaq (25/1), Whet The Appetite (25/1), Walk Win (25/1), Matcho D'agrostis (28/1), Take The Free (33/1), Earthwatch (50/1), Asthelightdeclines (50/1), Wolfpack (50/1), Georg Zhukov (80/1), Good Vibrations (80/1), Thepoetslodge (125/1), Breeze Of Tobruk (150/1), Granlahan (250/1)

MINO DES MOTTES has some fairly useful form to his name and looks to have been found an excellent opportunity to gain a first win in this sphere having performed with credit when mid-field in the Fred Winter at the Cheltenham Festival last time out. Bartholomew can build on a debut hurdling fourth at Leopardstown and chase home Willie Mullins' 4-y-o ahead of newcomers Mirfaq and Matcho d'Agrostis.