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Thursday 16 April 2026

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Professor Maria Hinfelaar Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 5m 35.20s

Fenian Maxios¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mike O'Connor| T: M Winters| OR: 100

50/1

Best effort in maidens when second of 18 at Thurles (17f) in March. Well held over 3m at Cork since. Handicap debut.

Form: 9020

Potters Pal^h,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Daniel King| T: T Cooper| OR: 97| D

6/1

Hooded first time, posted career best when winning 15-runner handicap hurdle (7/2) at Clonmel (19f, heavy) 21 days ago. Raised 8 lb but he's unexposed and going the right way. Player.

Form: 000651

Mount Shenshan^h¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr C Mullins⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 96| D

11/1

One win from 22 starts. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap chase (6/1) at Clonmel (23f, soft) 14 days ago. Switches from chase to hurdles.

Form: 267P44

Let Him B³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Philip Byrnes| T: C Byrnes| OR: 95

3/1

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap hurdle (14/1) at Down Royal (20.5f, good to soft) on reappearance 30 days ago, driven out. An 11 lb rise demands further progress.

Form: 00059-1

Knockbrack Rambler¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Danny Gilligan| T: Brendan Walsh| OR: 91| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Below par over fences latest but feasibly handicapped if a return to hurdling sparks a revival.

Form: 00P858

The Rebel County¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: Donagh Meyler| T: G Ahern| OR: 89

15/2

Hunter chase winner last spring. Hasn't come close to reproducing that form in handicap chases in recent weeks and it remains to be seen whether a return to hurdling helps.

Form: 1UP567

Lispopple^b²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Niall Moore⁽⁵⁾| T: P Fenton| OR: 88

28/1

Hurdles winner who fell first in handicap at Cork (17f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Down the field on Clonmel reappearance prior to that. Blinkers back on.

Form: 01PP-0F

Brave Endeavour¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P O'Flynn| OR: 87

28/1

Lightly raced but down the field both handicap starts this spring. Improvement will be needed.

Form: 5P-7090

Cooltubrid Eva^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁵⁾| T: Diarmuid P Ryan| OR: 85

33/1

Maiden who was pulled up in handicap at this course (21f, soft) 16 days ago. Blinkers back on but others more persuasive.

Form: 769-90P

Loi Des Jeux⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: D Hassett| OR: 85

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden who showed more than previously when tenth of 16 on handicap debut at Punchestown (19f, heavy) 94 days ago. Should stay 2½m. Potential improver.

Form: 6080

Uncle Gerhard^p²¹

Age: 11| Weight: 10-13| J: Aidan Kelly⁽³⁾| T: G O'Loughlin| OR: 85

9/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022 but was a good second of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (19f, heavy) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Considered.

Form: 086042

Can't Catch Molly⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: P Downey| OR: 83

14/1

Poor form and never better than mid-field kept to 2m for last month's handicap debut. This longer trip needs to spark improvement.

Form: 0000

Carlas Big Jim¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: L J Archdeacon| OR: 83| D

8/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2024. Ninth of 14 in handicap chase at Clonmel (23f, soft, 12/1) 14 days ago. Not an obvious one but the booking of Jack Kennedy takes the eye.

Form: 05P609

Non-Runners

Classy Cc¹⁶

Weight: 11-10| Age: 6

T: M Brassil J: Conor Brassil

Poppycon³⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: E Doyle J: Phillip Enright

Brother Hollie⁴

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: M M McNiff J: Alan King

Hakensack⁷⁷

Weight: 10-7| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Tiernan Power Roche

Port Rashid⁵⁶

Weight: 10-2| Age: 15

T: T Townend J: Miss J Townend

Forecasts

Let Him B (3/1), Loi Des Jeux (7/2), Potters Pal (6/1), Poppycon (6/1), The Rebel County (15/2), Carlas Big Jim (8/1), Uncle Gerhard (9/1), Mount Shenshan (11/1), Hakensack (12/1), Classy Cc (12/1), Can't Catch Molly (14/1), Knockbrack Rambler (14/1), Port Rashid (20/1), Brave Endeavour (28/1), Lispopple (28/1), Cooltubrid Eva (33/1), Fenian Maxios (50/1), Brother Hollie (50/1)

POTTERS PAL did it in good style at Clonmel and might be able to cope with an 8 lb rise. Poppycon made a good start to his handicap career at Wexford and is second choice ahead of Uncle Gerhard. Loi des Jeux is one who leaves the impression he could have a bigger performance in him before long.