13:10 Cork

Sunday 17 April 2022

All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 4m 23.00s

1^st

Prairie Dancer

411-7

4/11f

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Made all, slight mistakes 4th and 5 out, ridden to assert before last, soon clear, easily op 4/7

2^nd

9 ½

Prince Of Verona

411-7

33/1

T: D HoganJ: Daniel King (7)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner before last, kept on same pace op 28/1 tchd 40/1

3^rd

Wee Willie Nail

411-7

9/2

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden into 4th before 2 out, 3rd and no impression before last, kept on same pace op 9/1

4^th

4 ¼

Benjis Benefit

411-7

66/1

T: J J ManganJ: A McCurtin (3)

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden, no extra in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace op 40/1

5^th

1 ½

Spillane's Tower

411-7

40/1

T: J J ManganJ: Phillip Enright

Rear of mid-division, ridden into 9th 3 out, no impression in 6th 2 out, kept on one pace op 28/1 tchd 25/1

6^th

6 ½

Royal Eagle

411-0

9/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jordan Gainford

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression after 3 out, no extra when slight mistake 2 out op 11/2

7^th

1 ¾

Verdant Place

411-7

7/1

T: P T FoleyJ: Rachael Blackmore

Mid-division, ridden and no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace op 13/2 tchd 11/2

8^th

Portland Row

411-7

25/1

T: J NashJ: J B Foley (5)

Mid-division, ridden before straight, no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace op 22/1 tchd 18/1

9^th

The Connector

411-7

50/1

T: M HouriganJ: Simon Torrens

Held up towards rear, slight mistakes 1st and 2nd, some progress 4 out, ridden in 10th before straight, no impression before 3 out op 28/1

10^th

Pure Sirloin

411-7

100/1

T: G P CromwellJ: C D Maxwell

Rear of mid-division for most, ridden and no extra before 3 out op 33/1

11^th

1 ½

Black Barrel

411-7

150/1

T: J NashJ: J P Shinnick (7)

Tracked leader, pecked 4th, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th before 3 out, no extra after 3 out tchd 200/1

12^th

Shift And Drift

411-0

50/1

T: A LeahyJ: Aidan Kelly (7)

Mid-division best, ridden and no impression before 3 out, no extra 2 out op 40/1

13^th

Mr Social

411-7

150/1

T: E GriffinJ: Donagh Meyler

Mid-division best, ridden and no extra 3 out op 40/1

14^th

Celtic Light

411-0

66/1

T: J J ManganJ: C A Landers

Always towards rear, slight mistake 1st, ridden and no extra before straight op 33/1

15^th

Gutsy Tycoon

411-7

200/1

T: A J MartinJ: Liam McKenna (7)

Always behind, several slight mistakes, never a factor op 40/1 tchd 300/1

Also Ran

Our John

411-7

125/1

T: G AhernJ: B J Cooper

Always towards rear, slight mistake 5 out, ridden and no extra before straight, pulled up before 2 out op 66/1 tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

Evergreen And Red¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: D F O'Regan

Snugsborough Jc

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: J P Broderick J: Reserve 3

Jeepydoff Meel

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 2

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.37Pl:€1.02, €4.90, €1.60EX:€18.60Trifecta:€77.50SF:€28.61

Forecasts

Prairie Dancer (4/11), Evergreen And Red (9/4), Wee Willie Nail (9/2), Jeepydoff Meel (6/1), Verdant Place (7/1), Royal Eagle (9/1), Portland Row (25/1), Prince Of Verona (33/1), Spillane's Tower (40/1), The Connector (50/1), Shift And Drift (50/1), Benjis Benefit (66/1), Celtic Light (66/1), Snugsborough Jc (66/1), Pure Sirloin (100/1), Our John (125/1), Black Barrel (150/1), Mr Social (150/1), Gutsy Tycoon (200/1)

Unless there's money for a hurdles newcomer this could well boil down to a match between EVERGREEN AND RED and Prairie Dancer. The latter will find this a lot easier than the Fred Winter but Noel Meade's charge boasts the more potential, so gets the nod.

EVERGREEN AND RED (IRE)
PRAIRIE DANCER (IRE)
WEE WILLIE NAIL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Ya Ya Baby

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 4

J: Sean O'Keeffe | T: Mrs J Harrington

10/11

Prize Money

1st: €7,501.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €625.005th: €375.006th: €250.00