20:50 Cork

Friday 14 July 2017

All17:3518:1018:4019:1019:4020:1520:50

Cork Racecourse August Summer Festival Flat Race

Off time: 20:51 | Winning time: 3m 53.5s

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Selected odds by:

Allardyce²³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: E J O'Grady| BF

11/4

Second of 14 in a Wexford bumper, last month, following a couple of decent efforts in bumpers at Limerick and Punchestown last year, both over 2m.

Form: 2/65-2

Friary Gold^t1⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: D Queally

6/1

Pulled up on his first two outings in point-to-points and beaten over 36L when third at Lisronagh in April before, second of 11, beaten 4½L in a Tiperary bumper in May and looking like there is more to come.

Form: PP3-2

Port Rashid⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D J Benson⁽⁵⁾| T: T Townend

33/1

Modest Point-To -Point efforts this year, before 5L win last day over 3m on good ground. By Dubai Destination, related to Ittirad and top Japanese chaser, Meiner Arsene.

Form: 473-1

Pound A Stroke^h¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

25/1

Fourth of 12, beaten 8¾L following a pulled-up and a heavy 76L defeat in Listowel maiden hurdle in June. Sent off at 100/1 (twice) and 66/1 on three starts.

Form: 0P4

Toomlough³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Murphy

20/1

Encouraging third of seven in Wexford bumper last day, after looking well beaten in latest point-to-point but ran out a lucky winner thanks to leader falling and bringing down the second.

Form: PPU-P13

Analytical Mindset

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: R P McNamara

12/1

Sire, Sendawar, related to American Trilogy and will need a market check, given the yard and the jockey.

Form:

Bobeska

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr P A O'Donnell⁽⁷⁾| T: K F O'Donnell

33/1

€14,000 yearling, by Big Bad Bob, related to multiple NH winners, Bob Le Beau and Honey Pound.

Form:

Moanbaun Maestro^h⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J J O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

33/1

Arakan half-brother to a sprint winner, and hasn't offered much encouragement on any of three starts over hurdles so far.

Form: U9-8

Motcomb Street²³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: R Deegan⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon| BF

12/1

Was sent off favourite on his debut at Doncaster back in November in a similar race over a shorter trip and only dropped away in the latter stages, beaten just over 4L.

Form: 4-

Static Pat^h³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr F Maguire⁽³⁾| T: K Purcell

33/1

Arakan half-brother to fairly useful chaser Static Jack and bumper winner Your Teepee Or Mine. Unseat and beaten 150L on record so far.

Form: U0

Youghal By The Sea³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J J Codd| T: Miss M M Gannon

5/1

Unraced home-bred son of Milan. Full-brother to bumper winner Crusingdownriver. Encouraging fifth of 11, beaten 12L on Roscommon debut.

Form: 5

Chrisandra^h1¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr E Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Walsh

66/1

No impression and well beaten on two bumper starts so far, the last one being in February.

Form: 08-

Illchanceit⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

66/1

Sire, Gold Well, unraced brother to Montjeu, dual-purpose sire; promising start with few jumpers including Holywell, Johns Spirit and Sausalito Sunrise. Disappointing on debut at Limerick, but quickly brought back to the track.

Form: 0

Katie Connell

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

2/1

Debutante from top team. Sire, Doyen, King George winner, from top family; plenty of winners at 10f+, fine start with jumps runners and related to Kumbeshwar, Dandridge and multiple scorer for Alan King, Valdez.

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Awbeg Prince²²²

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: M J O'Connor J: Mr M C O'Donovan

Forecasts

Katie Connell (2/1), Allardyce (11/4), Youghal By The Sea (5/1), Friary Gold (6/1), Awbeg Prince (8/1), Analytical Mindset (12/1), Motcomb Street (12/1), Toomlough (20/1), Pound A Stroke (25/1), Port Rashid (33/1), Moanbaun Maestro (33/1), Bobeska (33/1), Static Pat (33/1), Illchanceit (66/1), Chrisandra (66/1)

Fascinating contest on the cards here with Allardyce, Second of 14 in a Wexford bumper, last month, Motcomb Street, sent off favourite on Doncaster debut, catching the eye and sure to be thereabouts, but preference is for the newcomer, KATIE CONNELL, by Doyen, costing €26,000 and from the Willie Mullins stable.