20:15 Cork

Friday 14 July 2017

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Matchbook All-Star Break Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 4m 52.8s

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Ten Theatre^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 108| BF

10/1

Cost €55,000 and has a pedigree stacked full of potential. Fourth of 20 last day in Gowran Park maiden hurdle over 2m4f last month.

Form: 785-434

Brogine^t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: L P Flynn⁽³⁾| T: S Braddish| OR: 103| D

8/1

Gets the trip and handles good ground. Won a bumper when there was plenty of juice in the ground. Won a Gowran Park maiden hurdle when last seen in June, beating 19 rivals.

Form: 6340-51

Lilywhite Gesture^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 103

14/1

Weak in the market but that didn't stop her winning at Uttoxeter last time out, pushed right out to hold off Fille Des Champs (pair well clear). Up 7lb for that and fourth of eight in Aintree handicap hurdle in June.

Form: 442P-14

Pahaska^p²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: B J Cooper| T: G Elliott| OR: 106

20/1

Handicap hurdle winner off a mark of 102 at Limerick (soft) over 2m6f in April. Pulled up at Cork (good) subsequently, before fifth of 15, beaten 26L in Downpatrick chase in June.

Form: 6951P-5

Platinum Empress⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: L P Cusack| OR: 96| BF

3/1

The mare is a seven-race maiden and but she ran her best race over timber to date when third of 13, beaten 5L, in 2m4f good ground handicap hurdle at Cork recently, before an encouraging third of 14, beaten 6L in Wexford handicap hurdle in May.

Form: 8050-33

Miss Sassie^t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Burke| T: P Nolan| OR: 102

14/1

Filly out of Yeats has shown some glimpses of ability in three maiden hurdle runs so far, running best race over 2m4f at Wexford early in May, before third of 15 last day at Tramore in June.

Form: 696-343

Slievenamon^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin⁽⁵⁾| T: Eric Larkin| OR: 95

25/1

Shaped with some promise in Bumper company but has failed to really shine so far over hurdles, tailed off when pulled up at Wexford, before encouraging, fourth of 14 in Kilbeggan maiden hurdle last month.

Form: U0P-7P4

Rain In Spain³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-12| J: J M Moore| T: C O'Brien| OR: 94

25/1

Poor form in two bumpers and a Flat maiden but improved when respectable sixth in Punchestown maiden hurdle in May. Doesn't look well treated on handicap debut.

Form: 9/0-644

Lockeen Girl^h²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins| OR: 92

5/1

Winner of a bumper on yielding ground in August 2015, but failed to build on that effort last season. Now with a new yard and posted a decent effort at Wexford, but was subsequently poor in Gowran Park maiden hurdel in June.

Form: 6700-26

Pixie Lane^p⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: R A Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: C Bowe| OR: 92

6/1

Third of 15, beaten ½L behind Double Speak in Limerick handicap hurdle, following eighth of 18, beaten 17+L in a Clonmel handicap hurdle on good to yielding ground on seasonal debut.

Form: 7609-83

Absainte⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: John J Fitzpatrick⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 87

40/1

37L behind Let's Dance at Sligo in May at 50/1, before three PTP defeats. Best watched.

Form: 0/006F5-

Dahills Hill⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: D E Mullins| T: D Budds| OR: 87

14/1

Seventh of 14, beaten 27L in Wexford handicap hurdle last week. Point-to-Point winner (December 2016), but only limited impact in three maiden hurdles under rules (2m1f to 3m).

Form: 16-6567

Gold Smoke^p1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: M A Enright| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 83

16/1

Good effort when first tried over this trip at here in March and not disgraced in a tough looking race, again, here, before ninth of 20, beaten 42L in Gowran Park maiden hurdle on good ground over 2m4f.

Form: 4446-U9

Harry Smiles³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Donagh Meyler⁽³⁾| T: N Lee| OR: 83

25/1

Well beaten and no impression in four hurdle races, including last day when 15th of 18 on handicap debut.

Form: 0-600

Lauras Witness^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 83

33/1

Seventh of 14, beaten 26L on latest at Wexford and little to take from her previous three starts so, including her hurdles debut at Punchestown in late May,

Form: 8007

Jet Mistress^b¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: C D Meehan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 82

14/1

She ran well to be placed in a couple of handicap hurdles around a year ago. Pulled on two of her last three starts.

Form: 325P-4P

My Pollyanna²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: E Kent| OR: 80

12/1

Fourth of 15, beaten 12L at Downpatrick last month, following running well to finish 4L fifth of 18 over 2m4f at Listowel. 18 starts and remains a maiden.

Form: 580-554

Non-Runners

Silver Planeur³⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: E McNamara J: Sean Flanagan

Superefficient³⁷

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: Ms M Duggan J: D E Splaine

Forecasts

Platinum Empress (3/1), Lockeen Girl (5/1), Pixie Lane (6/1), Brogine (8/1), Ten Theatre (10/1), My Pollyanna (12/1), Lilywhite Gesture (14/1), Jet Mistress (14/1), Dahills Hill (14/1), Miss Sassie (14/1), Gold Smoke (16/1), Pahaska (20/1), Slievenamon (25/1), Rain In Spain (25/1), Superefficient (25/1), Silver Planeur (25/1), Harry Smiles (25/1), Lauras Witness (33/1), Absainte (40/1)

A race where it could pay to be up with the pace. Ten Theatre, Pahaska and My Pollyanna can be expected to be up there in the early stages with possibly, Dahills Hill, Harry Smiles and Laura's Witness not to far behind. Preference is for an each way shout on the Gordon Elliot-trained PAHASKA, Handicap hurdle winner off a mark of 102 at Limerick over 2m6f in April. Brogine and Platinum Express are sure to be there at the business end of the contest.