15:10 Cork

Saturday 7 May 2022

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Coolagown Stud Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 4m 41.1s

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Caesar Rock^p³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: R A Doyle| T: M F Morris| OR: 111

15/2

Attracted support and finally got off the mark in 10-runner minor event hurdle at Wexford (24f, good to soft) 36 days ago, driven out. Down in trip.

Form: 270931-

Alvaro²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

25/1

Left previous efforts over hurdles well behind after 5 months off when winning 13-runner novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 26 days ago, bit in hand. Can make presence felt.

Form: 8001-

Garcon Doux¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton| OR: 109| C

9/1

Improved to get off the mark at the second attempt in handicaps at this course (16f, heavy) 19 days ago, responding well. May have more to offer and enters the reckoning.

Form: 000501-

Huntingtown^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 108| D

7/1

Fair hurdler. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 16-runner handicap hurdle (10/1) at Kilbeggan (19f, good) 16 days ago. Must enter calculations.

Form: 40/6361-

Everlastingpromise¹⁷⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bolger| OR: 107

20/1

Useful chaser but pulled up at this course when last seen and now back over hurdles.

Form: 41/720P-

Crosshouse Boy²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 104

11/1

Fair hurdler. Career best when winning 16-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.6f, good to soft, 7/1) 23 days ago, going clear.

Form: 399761-

Fanoir^h,t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 102

10/1

Confirmed previous promise stepped up in trip when winning 14-runner maiden at Clonmel (19.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago, comfortably. Needs considering.

Form: 4/25821-

Kashi⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Thornton| OR: 102

11/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 11 hurdle runs but proved better than ever when second of 25 in handicap hurdle at Naas (15.4f, heavy, 11/2) 55 days ago, keeping on well. Good chance back up in trip.

Form: 532F22-

Listentillitellyea^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 105

9/2

Modest hurdler. Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable eighth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 28/1) 19 days ago. More needed.

Form: 958248-

Maxxum¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J C Canavan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 100| BF| D

12/1

Winner at Clonmel in March but couldn't improve any further sent handicapping at this course (16f, heavy) 19 days ago.

Form: 76416-

Evenwood Sonofagun²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: D E Mullins| T: R O'Brien| OR: 109

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden who backed up previous effort when third of 13 in juvenile at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 6/1) 26 days ago. First run for yard after leaving J. F. O'Shea.

Form: 3653-

Mankhool^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 108

16/1

Fair hurdler. Winner at Thurles in March but only twelfth of 24 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at Fairyhouse (20f, soft) 20 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 551740-

Forecasts

Evenwood Sonofagun (10/3), Listentillitellyea (9/2), Huntingtown (7/1), Caesar Rock (15/2), Garcon Doux (9/1), Fanoir (10/1), Kashi (11/1), Crosshouse Boy (11/1), Maxxum (12/1), Mankhool (16/1), Everlastingpromise (20/1), Alvaro (25/1)

KASHI is still a maiden, but he proved better than ever when runner-up in a big-field handicap at Naas in March and clearly has a race of this nature in him. Alvaro and Huntingtown are a couple of last-time-out winners to take seriously.