15:30 Cork

Thursday 25 March 2021

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corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 5m 4.5s

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Chapel Street¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: Joseph Hennessy

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 50/1) on NH debut 16 days ago. Up in trip. Longer trip should suit but he has plenty to find.

Form: 5

Daicheadacuig³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: A J McNamara

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle (125/1) at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 39 days ago, struggling after seventh.

Form: 27-506P

Dickie Bowe

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: T Doyle

50/1

Windsor Knot gelding. Dam (h101), maiden hurdler (stayed 2½m), half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (winner around 2m) Beatabout The Bush.

Form:

Maccloud^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P Neville

4/1

Once-raced maiden. 28/1 and tongue strap on, fifth of 17 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) on NH debut 17 days ago. Step up in trip could draw more out of him.

Form: P1-5

Rathbourne Banks²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J O Clifford

300/1

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) on NH debut 24 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: FPU-0

Thedancingfarrier²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr R J Kiely⁽⁵⁾| T: P Kiely

16/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Thurles (23.4f, heavy, 22/1) on hurdles bow 28 days ago.

Form: 131F47

Wrong Way Harry⁴¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D J McInerney| T: M Winters

40/1

Carlotamix gelding. Dam, ran twice in bumpers, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (2m winner) Cut The Cards. Unplaced on point debut, pulled up last time (Feb 2020).

Form: 6P-

Dromleigh¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P F O'Donnell

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Clonmel (18.8f, heavy) on NH debut 16 days ago.

Form: 6

Grey Skies³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: I J Power| T: L Casey

500/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 39 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 0

Henry Star²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 25/1, third of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Probably has further improvement in him, so not one to rule out.

Form: 083

James Fort^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: P D Kennedy| T: M Kennedy

5/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/2, second of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) 24 days ago. Up in trip. Progressing well and longer trip will be no issue, so he's worth considering.

Form: 2572

Pats Gift¹⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: J P Broderick

80/1

Once-raced maiden. Unseated rider in novice hurdle (33/1) at this course (16f, heavy) on NH debut 144 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: U

Takarengo^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: T Mullins| OR: 115

5/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Remains a maiden after 12 hurdle runs. 6/1, creditable third of 16 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good) 18 days ago. Sets the standard.

Form: 372463

Roped In²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: S D Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: D G Murphy

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 300/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22.1f, heavy) 24 days ago.

Form: 80

So Efficient⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Duggan

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 14 in bumper at Wexford (20f, soft, 50/1) on bumper debut 5 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 07

Hisdaywillcome^h¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr R Sugrue⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cooper

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Navan (16f, soft, 100/1) 19 days ago. Up in trip. Plenty to prove.

Form: P70

Non-Runners

He Fitz In¹

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: D E Fitzgerald J: Reserve 1

Gaye Niniski¹¹⁶

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: R P Rath J: Reserve 2

Song Of Bareliere²

Weight: 11-13| Age: 5

T: S Curling J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Takarengo (5/4), James Fort (5/2), Maccloud (4/1), Henry Star (8/1), Thedancingfarrier (16/1), Song Of Bareliere (25/1), Gaye Niniski (25/1), He Fitz In (25/1), Wrong Way Harry (40/1), Chapel Street (50/1), Dickie Bowe (50/1), Dromleigh (66/1), Pats Gift (80/1), Daicheadacuig (125/1), Hisdaywillcome (125/1), Roped In (200/1), So Efficient (200/1), Rathbourne Banks (300/1), Grey Skies (500/1)

JAMES FORT is getting better by the run and should be suited by the step up in trip, so he's fancied to improve past Takarengo in a race that the pair should dominate. Maccloud made a pleasing start to Rules at Leopardstown 17 days ago and, based on his point win, probably has more to offer, so he's the pick of the remainder.