17:55 Cork

Monday 2 April 2018

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Cork & Waterford Mares Point-To-Point Flat Race

Off time: 17:55 | Winning time: 4m 45.8s

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Baile Boru

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss S Ahern⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne

25/1

Pulled up on his latest point-to-point start last month and it is clearly apparent that she may struggle here.

Form:

Ballybrowney Walk^h1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Mangan

10/1

Pitiful bumper efforts around this time last year beaten over 200L in three starts. Very little to be positive about here.

Form: 808-15

Carrigmoorna Wood⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: R Tyner

7/2

Runner-up on sole point-to-point start in February under today's rider. Worth a market check with yard who likes a winner at this meeting.

Form: 2

Goulane Jessie¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J W Hannon⁽⁷⁾| T: S Spillane

7/1

Has finished second in three of her last four starts including two since the turn of the year. Will need to improve but place claims.

Form: P52242

Impulsive Leader²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: N T Prendergast⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

16/1

Placed on both point-to-point starts this calendar year finishing second of nine last time out in March. More needed in this company.

Form: PP-32

Miss Delighted²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J J King⁽³⁾| T: James King

20/1

Getaway mare who was beaten 1¼l in a 3m point-to-point in March but may find this a tall order.

Form: P-3

Old Head^h1⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr R O Harding⁽³⁾| T: M Hourigan

40/1

Modest form in two point-to-point starts since the turn of the year. First-time hood unlikely to bring about sufficient improvement.

Form: 4F

Portnablagh⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

9/10

Winner of a point-to-point in January over 3m beating six rivals 8L. Now racing for powerful connections and likely to be a warm order here.

Form: 1

Queenstown Breeze^t1⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D L Queally⁽³⁾| T: Michael C Griffin

20/1

Has produced a number of drab performances in his point-to-point career and unlikely to play a part in the finish here on racecourse debut with first-time tongue-tie.

Form: F2P3

Ruby On Broadway^p1,t1¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr J C Barry⁽⁵⁾| T: G Kelleher

40/1

Winner of a 3m point-to-point contest in heavy conditions in December. Plenty of racing since without note and hard to fancy here.

Form: 51PP3F

Forecasts

Portnablagh (9/10), Carrigmoorna Wood (7/2), Goulane Jessie (7/1), Ballybrowney Walk (10/1), Impulsive Leader (16/1), Miss Delighted (20/1), Queenstown Breeze (20/1), Baile Boru (25/1), Ruby On Broadway (40/1), Old Head (40/1)

Couple of interesting sorts here in the shape of the Robert Tyner-trained Carrigmoorna Wood and Seamus Spillane's six-year-old mare Goulane Jessie but both will have to improve to worry the Gordon Elliott-trained Gigginstown owned PORTNABLAGH who won by 8L in a Dungarvan point-to-point in January and can convert that form in the closing bumper.