14:55 Cork

Monday 17 April 2017

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Cork Racecourse Handicap

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 58.94s

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(7)

Dinkum Diamond⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: P J Smullen| T: A Slattery| OR: 96

12/1

Grand servant over the years in good company for Henry Candy. Having third start for current connections and if still retaining ability is handicapped to run a good race. May be best watched though for time being.

Form: 30-7480

(2)

Sors¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A Slattery| OR: 94

4/1

Three wins last term in a great campaign that saw him shoot up the handicap. Shaped as though the run would bring him on on recent reappearance and rates a player back on a decent surface now.

Form: 06130-6

(1)

Primo Uomo^t⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: G O'Leary| OR: 93

4/1

On a hattrick after wins at the Curragh last October and Dundalk last month so fitness should be no problem. Rasied a further 5lb from last success but clearly in great heart and expected to be thereabouts.

Form: 931-113

(5)

Tithonus^p,t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: G P Halpin⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 89

7/1

Won four times last season improving out of all recognition and possibly ran best race when narrowly beaten in valuable handicap at Doncaster in October. Should come in for recent pipe opener but starts this term off a high mark.

Form: 112-040

(8)

Dream Destination^t1³³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: K P Moriarty⁽⁷⁾| T: A Moriarty| OR: 88

50/1

2015 Sandown maiden winner for Sylvester Kirk, but only ran once lats term and has since changed stables. Debut for new connections and may need a run or two to reach his peak.

Form: 0248/8-9

(6)

Patrick¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: R O'Brien| OR: 88

12/1

Three wins in 2015 for Richard Fahey but drew a blank last term and joined current stable in January, winning first time out at Dundalk. A shade disappointing since and may find this a tough task.

Form: 09-1857

(3)

Peticoatgovernment¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 81

5/1

Scored over C&D last June off just 1lb higher mark so looks fairly treated. Drops back in trip after being tried over further of late and not completely ruled out of contention.

Form: 480-531

(4)

Imagine If²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 90

3/1

Scrambled home in fair Navan maiden last backend and finsihed well over a furlong further at Naas last month. Handicapped to run well and looks capable of getting very much involved.

Form: 2521-45

(9)

Sahreej^b1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: S Foley| T: A Keatley| OR: 79

12/1

Slipping down the weights after a series of moderate efforts but may need a few pounds less on his back before being competitive again. Hopes rest on first-time blinkers bringing about a change of fortune.

Form: 073300

Forecasts

Imagine If (3/1), Primo Uomo (4/1), Sors (4/1), Peticoatgovernment (5/1), Tithonus (7/1), Patrick (12/1), Sahreej (12/1), Dinkum Diamond (12/1), Dream Destination (50/1)

A cracking spirnt handicap with most in with a feasible chance of getting involved at the business end of the contest. Narrow preference is for PRIMO UOMO who began this term as he ended last and has a sporting chance of defying the handicapper and landing a hattrick. Dangers include Sors, who ran as though he need the outing on his seasonal return, the formerly useful sprinter ex-English Dinkum Diamond, still settling into his new surroundings, and Tithonus, high enough in the weights but further imrovement this seaosn not ruled out. Imagine If may do best of the rest.