16:25 Cork

Thursday 23 March 2023

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Blackwater (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 5m 53.1s

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Thedancingfarrier²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 12-4| J: Miss Mell Boucher⁽⁷⁾| T: P Kiely| OR: 102| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 15/2, eleventh of 17 in handicap chase at Thurles (21.9f, good to soft) 28 days ago, racing off the pace and never landing a blow. Needs to get back on track returned to hurdling.

Form: P-66940

Jump The Shark²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-3| J: Mr M Havart⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 101| BF

7/4

Promising sort. 3/1, good third of 25 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.1f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Remains easily one of the least exposed, including at this trip, and he's very much one to consider.

Form: 80043

Jakes Dream²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr B J Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters| OR: 99

9/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (16f, soft, 25/1) 21 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 699350

Killinure Lass⁵^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr E Ohgren⁽⁵⁾| T: B McMahon| OR: 90

7/2

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap hurdle (10/1) at Thurles (23.2f, soft) 5 days ago, just holding on. Not out of things under a penalty.

Form: 309261

It's Time Again²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: David Barry| OR: 96

12/1

Fifteenth of 16 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Clonmel (16f, soft) 21 days ago. That was her first start for 7 months but she will need to leave that in her wake to feature.

Form: 177360

Kingston Kid^p,t⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 96

15/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Limerick (21f, heavy) 85 days ago.

Form: 89-5660

Givemylovetorose^t²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 92

8/1

7/1, creditable seventh of 12 in handicap hurdle at Clonmel (24f, soft) 21 days ago, hampered home turn and fading. Ease back in trip may help now.

Form: 86P6F7

Ask And Answer^p⁹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-2| J: Mr S Tobin⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne| OR: 86

17/2

Sixth of 16 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Fairyhouse (22.5f, heavy) 92 days ago. Needs to build on that here.

Form: 2PP-0P6

Flemensreva^p1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr T Power Roche⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 83

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, last of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 09000

Non-Runners

Miss Tempo⁴⁵⁰

Weight: 12-2| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: Non Runner

Magic Conqueror³⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: M Kennedy J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan

Royal Rhythm²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: P J Rothwell J: Miss P Elvin

Fairly Bold³⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Mr T P Harney

Forecasts

Jump The Shark (7/4), Royal Rhythm (3/1), Killinure Lass (7/2), Miss Tempo (5/1), Kingston Kid (15/2), Givemylovetorose (8/1), Ask And Answer (17/2), Jakes Dream (9/1), Magic Conqueror (10/1), Thedancingfarrier (11/1), It's Time Again (12/1), Fairly Bold (25/1), Flemensreva (50/1)

JUMP THE SHARK ran just about her best race to date in line with the longer trip when third in a big-field Fairyhouse handicap 26 days ago and with further progress anticipated, he gets the nod to open his account at the sixth attempt. Recent Thurles winner Killinure Lass under a penalty and the returning Miss Tempo are others to consider.