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Saturday 6 January 2024

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Happy New Year From All At Cork Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:12 | Winning time: 4m 4.0s

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Beggars Rock⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J M Fennell⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

80/1

Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/very smart chaser (stayed 25f) Aces Four and fairly useful hurdler (2m-2½m winner) Hell Cat Maggie. Maiden pointer, third last time (Oct 15) so a considered newcomer.

Form: P5-83

Bossofthebus²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: Paul Tobin

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 125/1, thirteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) on hurdles bow 23 days ago.

Form: 60

D Art D Art²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: T Cooper| D

10/3

Promising type. Seventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft, 12/1) on hurdles bow 23 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 10-7

Dream Escape¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J B Foley| T: T Mullins

125/1

Fair Flat winner. 100/1 and hooded for 1st time, twenty first of 28 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 11 days ago.

Form: 0

Game Nation^t⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

50/1

Fair Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Won 18-runner handicap (50/1) at Galway (11.8f, heavy) 68 days ago, keeping on well. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code. Possibilities.

Form:

I Owe You One²²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Behind when fell 3 out in juvenile hurdle (66/1) at Punchestown (15.8f, good to soft). Off 7 months.

Form: 0-F

Jay Pee M⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: D W O'Sullivan

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, sixth of 13 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) 41 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 6-006

Liberated Light²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽⁵⁾| T: John E & Kiely

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 14f on flat. Eighth of 24 in novice hurdle (150/1) at this course (16.8f, heavy) 27 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 908

Spatman De Cerisy²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, tenth of 26 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) 28 days ago.

Form: 70

The Dawn²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, seventh of 24 in novice hurdle at this course (16.8f, heavy) 27 days ago.

Form: PF5-747

Will Wilde²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Liz Doyle

6/5

Winner in bumper at Sligo in October before shaping well when third of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft, 7/2) on hurdles bow 23 days ago. Should have more to offer. Player.

Form: 0-13

Wilsons Creek⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: J Dullea

150/1

25/1, last of 9 in bumper at Limerick (18f, heavy) on NH debut 9 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 9

Fourleaf Shamrock⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: M P O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J J Mangan

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 250/1) 46 days ago.

Form: 08

Inatosha²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: A McCann

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, fourteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: U0

Paggane⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

9/4

Fair French 1m4f Flat winner in June 2022. 11/2, first run since when promising fifth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy) on NH debut 48 days ago. Sure to build on it for his new yard. Big shout.

Form: 5

Queen Of Seduction⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: C D Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

25/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 25/1, tailed-off tenth of 11 to Vischio in listed race at the Curragh (12f, heavy) 62 days ago. Much respected newcomer.

Form:

Rebel Cowgirl²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: M A Cahill

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 090

Giselles Defence¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G P Cromwell

18/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, heavy, 125/1) 10 days ago. May do better still. Shortlisted.

Form: 68

In The Trenches¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Kieren Buckley| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

125/1, first run since leaving Kevin Philippart De Foy when seventeenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, heavy) on NH debut 10 days ago.

Form: 0

Leading Lion¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

12/1

Fair maiden on Flat. 40/1, first run since leaving John & Thady Gosden when thirteenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, heavy) on NH debut 10 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 0

Roboreti⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in juvenile hurdle (12/1) at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy) 6 days ago, going in snatches. Yard in good form so no forlorn hope.

Form: 26

St Faz^h1,t⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady

33/1

Fairly useful winner at 13f on flat. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, last of 11 in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 4/1) 98 days ago.

Form: 30

Forecasts

Will Wilde (6/5), Paggane (9/4), D Art D Art (10/3), Leading Lion (12/1), Giselles Defence (18/1), Roboreti (22/1), Queen Of Seduction (25/1), St Faz (33/1), The Dawn (40/1), In The Trenches (50/1), Game Nation (50/1), Liberated Light (66/1), Spatman De Cerisy (80/1), Beggars Rock (80/1), Jay Pee M (100/1), Dream Escape (125/1), I Owe You One (150/1), Bossofthebus (150/1), Rebel Cowgirl (150/1), Wilsons Creek (150/1), Fourleaf Shamrock (200/1), Inatosha (200/1)

Willie Mullins' fair ex-French Flat scorer PAGGANE made a promising start in this sphere after 19 months off when fifth at Navan and can build on it now to open his hurdling account. Will Wilde is another with better days ahead of him and rates a big threat though on the back of his debut Naas third. D Art D Art, Queen of Seduction and Leading Lion appeal as the pick of the rest for minor honours.