13:38 Cork

Saturday 8 January 2022

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Happy New Year From All At Cork Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:38 | Winning time: 6m 45.0s

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Selected odds by:

Back The West^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: I Madden

250/1

250/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving K. A. Heffernan when sixth of 17 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 35 days ago.

Form: 06

Bugscuffle¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: L P Dempsey| T: J Neilan

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 10 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 9-809U

C'estlerouteencor³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan

66/1

Kalanisi gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Tell Us More and useful hurdler/chaser Western Victory. Made frame completed start in points, pulled up last time.

Form: 4P

Corbeau³⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: J Hurley

4/1

€70,000 3-y-o, Martaline gelding. Dam, ran once on Flat, sister to high-class chaser The Nightingale. 14/1, third of 12 in bumper at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 10 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 3-

Fantasio D'alene³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Fell in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, good to soft, 5/6) 35 days ago yet to be asked for effort when fell 4 out too far out to suggest outcome. Big shout on best form.

Form: 247/22-F

Kilmacurkin³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper

50/1

Flemensfirth gelding. Dam (c78/h103), ungenuine maiden jumper, half-sister to useful hurdler (stayed 21f) Eternal Spring. Third on former start in points, unplaced last time (Dec 4).

Form: 37

Mahler Allstar³⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan

13/2

Promising sort. 20/1, third of 17 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, soft) on hurdles bow. Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving Jonathan Sweeney. Likely to improve.

Form: UP230/3-

Shantreusse⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

4/6

Promising type. 10/3, first run since leaving S. Curling when second of 8 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (21.4f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 55 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 21-2

Siberian Prince²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. 25/1, eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (23.5f, soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 38

The Grey Lad⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne| T: P W Flynn

28/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, third of 15 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) on NH debut 70 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

Flemen's Tipple¹¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: T E Hyde J: Mr H C Swan

Forecasts

Shantreusse (4/6), Corbeau (4/1), Fantasio D'alene (4/1), Mahler Allstar (13/2), Flemen's Tipple (25/1), Siberian Prince (28/1), The Grey Lad (28/1), Kilmacurkin (50/1), C'estlerouteencor (66/1), Bugscuffle (250/1), Back The West (250/1)

Bumper-winner SHANTREUSSE made a promising start for this yard when runner-up on his hurdles bow at Punchestown and is likely to improve on that. He gets the vote ahead of Mahler Allstar and Fantasio d'Alene.