14:35 Cork

Monday 6 August 2018

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Irish Examiner Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 3m 48.1s

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Due Reward¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 121| D

7/2

Comes here looking to land a hat-trick of wins over hurdles following wins at Gowran Park and on handicap debut at Kilbeggan last month. 8lb rise may not be enough to stop the five-year-old here.

Form: F/40-411

Feeling The Love^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mark Walsh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 116| D

9/2

Followed up a win getting off the mark at the ninth time of asking by landing a Limerick nvice hurdle over 2m on good ground last month. Tough ask racing 19lb higher than last handicap win but remains a leading player.

Form: 300211

Fort Montagu⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M A Enright| T: J W Nicholson| OR: 115| D

12/1

Distance winner of a Tramore maiden hurdle in August. Beaten since including in a Clonmel maiden on the Flat when last seen in May. Others look open to more improvement.

Form: 1/44155-

Storm Rising^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: B J Geraghty| T: D Hogan| OR: 114| D

7/2

Has been in fine form since April taking each race in his stride. Winner at the Galway festival beating 19 rivals a neck this week off a 5lb lower mark. Winning jockey booked again.

Form: 222151

Tikkanen Express^h⁷⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Dullea| OR: 110| CD

20/1

C&D winner here two years ago in a maiden hurdle on good ground. Disappointed on seasonal bow in a Tipperary handicap in May finishing 47L adrift of the winner, Golden Jewel. Tough ask.

Form: 601/34-0

Thinkitplanitdoit⁶⁶²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J R Barry| OR: 109| D

25/1

Distance winner but has not been seen since October 2016 when in the care of Liz Doyle. Best watched on return for new connections.

Form: 013608/

Nulife^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 99| D

6/1

Winner of a Gowran Park 1m1½f Flat handicap last month beating 16 rivals 1¾L. One from eight over hurdles with last win coming over 12-months ago in a Wexford handicap off a 6lb lower mark. Tough ask but may perform better than some here.

Form: 714-804

Babanango⁹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: A E Lynch| T: A J Martin| OR: 98

7/2

Nine race maiden hurdler who has only hit the frame on one occasion. Likely to be better handicapped sorts lurking.

Form: F60/63-4

Iusetaluvheronce¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: P Neville| OR: 93

20/1

16-race maiden hurdler who has struggled in three starts since May including a 63L defeat in a 2m4f Killarney handicap hurdle last month. May find it tough going here.

Form: P79-067

Forecasts

Babanango (7/2), Storm Rising (7/2), Due Reward (7/2), Feeling The Love (9/2), Nulife (6/1), Fort Montagu (12/1), Tikkanen Express (20/1), Iusetaluvheronce (20/1), Thinkitplanitdoit (25/1)

The game, tough and genuine gelding Storm Rising may have to settle for a minor place here following his exploits this week at the Galway festival behind a couple of exciting improving sorts. Feeling The Love winner of her last couple of starts at Killarney and Limerick can give DUE REWARD the most to think about as he attempts to land a hat-traick of wins here. The Henry De Bromhead-trained gelding may find an 8lb rise for his last win at Kilbeggan may not be enough to slow the impressive five-year-old down despite the 5lb pull by the mare.