18:15 Cork

Friday 10 July 2026

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Kelkab Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (0-100)

4YO plus | 2m 1f 60y | 26 Runners | Turf

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan| OR: 100

Lightly-raced maiden. In good form until a below-par seventh of 23 in novice hurdle at Navan (2m) 111 days ago. This point winner is worth another chance on his handicap debut after a break.

Form: 12/0547-

Gino Bella^h1,t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Foley| OR: 100| BF

Still a maiden but she posted a good third of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (17f) 35 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Weighted to go close off an unchanged mark.

Form: 2624P-3

Eaglewood²⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 97

16/1, very good third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (2m). Off 9 months so this bumper winner needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 6/58603-

Jay Pee M⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: John Shinnick| T: T O'Brien| OR: 96| C| D

Fairly useful winning chaser. Solid fifth of 15 back hurdling in handicap at Cork (19f) before being brought down 3rd at Listowel in May. Not out of things.

Form: 2/360-5B

Laurie Blue^p1,t⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: E D Delany| OR: 94

Went backwards from her reappearance when last of 13 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (2m) 40 days ago. Cheekpieces go on for 1st time now.

Form: 176P-40

Miss Gitana^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Liam McKenna⁽³⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 94

Last of 13 on Flat at Ballinrobe (13f) 18 days ago. Switches to hurdles with something to prove.

Form: 03/3288-

Northern Ruler^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 94

Fair winner on Flat. Yet to hit that form in this sphere, only tenth of 11 on handicap debut at Limerick (2m) 8 days ago.

Form: 006-0

Dictionary Corner⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy| OR: 92

Lightly-raced maiden. Not seen to best effect with sixth of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (2½m) 55 days ago, suffering a poor run on home turn. May do better now going into handicaps.

Form: RP8-66

Kelly's Cosmos^t1⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mike O'Connor| T: E McCarthy| OR: 92

Hooded for 1st time, eleventh of 15 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (2m) 45 days ago. Tongue strap goes on for 1st time with lots more needed if he's to gain a breakthrough win.

Form: 0438-60

Urban War^t³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 90

Modest 1m winner on Flat. Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles, and only twelfth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (17f) 35 days ago. Tongue strap goes back on with more needed.

Form: 700-0

Footstepstoglory¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Cian Quirke| T: D H Kelly| OR: 89

Excellent second in 2m Limerick handicap hurdle in October. Brought along steadily on the Flat this summer so very much one to consider back in this sphere with better to come.

Form: 07852-

Let It Settle⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: T R Hughes| OR: 88

Remains winless and showed nothing for Gavin Cromwell after suffering a crashing fall at Cork in January. Lots to prove for her new yard.

Form: F0000-0

Maxicourt⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: R Deegan| T: P J Duffy| OR: 88

Unreliable sort. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Tramore (2¾m) 42 days ago. Back down in trip with work to do.

Form: 5008-9P

Theanniversary Man³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Kevin Sexton| T: J Barcoe| OR: 87| C

Course winner in December. Good fourth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (2¼m) 31 days ago. Must enter calculations nudged up 1 lb.

Form: 7611-P4

Bob The Builder⁵⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: S Doyle| OR: 86

Modest maiden who again failed to see his race out when seventh of 14 here last August. Starts out for new connections here with his fitness to prove.

Form: P957-55

Getaway Henry^b³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Gavin Brouder| T: Daniel O'leary| OR: 86| D

Doubled his career tally with success in 15-runner handicap hurdle at Clonmel (17f) 35 days ago. Up 6 lb but can't be ruled out.

Form: 5428-P1

Bruise Hill⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Kevin Healy⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 82

Yet to offer much in 3 runs, fourteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (2½m) 87 days ago. Much more required after a break now handicapping.

Form: P9080-

Drumadeise²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Dylan Whelan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Corkery| OR: 82

Little show in 3 runs thus far, eleventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (2m) 25 days ago when going in snatches. Handicap hurdle debutante.

Form: 000

El Regalo^b³³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: Simon Torrens| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 81

Modest maiden hurdler. Blinkered and not disgraced on Flat at Navan (13f) 33 days ago. More required back in this sphere though in retained headgear.

Form: 0/896P-8

Lunar Landscape⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 81

Runner-up 5 times on the Flat. Never a factor in 3 runs over hurdles, though not disgraced when returning from 6 months off with sixth of 14 in handicap at Wexford (17f) 44 days ago. Should strip sharper here.

Form: 7/00-6

Maralinga⁵⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Liam Quinlan| T: T Doyle| OR: 78

A fair handicapper on Flat but well below that level over hurdles, last of 19 in 2m handicap at Punchestown in May.

Form: 90000-0

Avandra^b,t³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell| OR: 73

Remains a maiden after 19 runs and only eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Sligo (2¼m) 31 days ago.

Form: 070-820

Doyen Og^b⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Conor Lamon⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 73

Still to score and blinkered for 1st time when a fair seventh of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (17f) 7 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 3490-P7

Ray Gun^t⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Reserve 1| T: J P Flavin| OR: 93

Fair 1½m Flat winner but has gone the wrong way from his debut in this sphere, pulled up in 17f handicaps at Clonmel and Wexford last 2 runs. RESERVE

Form: 800P-P

Small Bucks³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-8| J: Reserve 2| T: P E Collins| OR: 94| CD

C&D winner. Below-form tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (17f) 35 days ago. Needs to bounce back. RESERVE

Form: 80P-740

Stily⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Reserve 3| T: M J McDonagh| OR: 84

Maiden hurdler/chaser. Pulled up in handicap chase at Limerick (2¼m) 50 days ago. Needs a big step forward reverted to this sphere. RESERVE

Form: 56332-P

Forecasts

Getaway Henry (7/2), Footstepstoglory (4/1), Gino Bella (9/2), Jay Pee M (13/2), Theanniversary Man (15/2), Stily (10/1), Eaglewood (12/1), Lunar Landscape (12/1), El Regalo (16/1), Laurie Blue (16/1), Dictionary Corner (16/1), Avandra (16/1), Small Bucks (20/1), Doyen Og (25/1), Cloudio (25/1), Miss Gitana (25/1), Kelly's Cosmos (25/1), Maxicourt (25/1), Bob The Builder (25/1), Drumadeise (50/1), Bruise Hill (50/1), Northern Ruler (66/1), Let It Settle (66/1), Urban War (100/1), Ray Gun (100/1), Maralinga (100/1)

GINO BELLA signalled she is ready to gain a breakthrough success when a good third in a big-field Clonmel handicap last time so gets the nod off the same mark here. Footstepstoglory heads the list of dangers back in this sphere with better to come, while Getaway Henry and Theanniversary Man also need factoring into this very open handicap.