November 02 / 15.55 Cork

15.55

Yielding

Daniel And Orma O’Keeffe Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5607.44
  • 2m 4f 0y
  • 15 runners
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Daniel And Orma O’Keeffe Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 15 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

13/2 (Won)

  • Win: £17.80
  • Place: £4.20

Form: -9P004 C

Last run: 31 days

W: 12st 0lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Four-time hurdles winner; almost two years since his last success, in a 2m1f handicap hurdle at this venue (40-1 then, with this rider aboard); not a lost cause judged on last Monday's good Flat run at Galway, second of 18 in a 1m4f handicap.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

5

10th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 0y

13:55 Limerick

Cafe Con Leche

10st 10lb

J: Mr A D Bustin

T: C Byrnes

Five-time winner including two here over 2m; scored over 2m4f at Cork in November; well below that level in three starts since but could rebound now dropped into this grade.

5/1

12

17th Jan 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 4f 40y

13:20 Navan

Cafe Con Leche

10st 12lb

J: Mr A D Bustin

T: C Byrnes

Won his fifth race over hurdles at Cork in November (2m4f, yielding); unfancied and struggled off revised mark in two runs following that; needs to return to form.

33/1

Form: 8/537-

Last run: 338 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Two wins in Flat handicaps, notably over 1m4f on soft at this venue in April; no doubts about his fitness, and potentially interesting in his first handicap hurdle; did well to take fourth in a recent 1m6f handicap at the Curragh after losing his place at a crucial stage.
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Verdict Starting price

13th

3

2nd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 40y

16:50 Gowran Park

Plunkett Street

11st 9lb

J: Daniel King

T: Michael William O’Meara

Dual Flat winner; Dan King aboard when winning over hurdles at Thurles (2m4f, yielding to soft) in November but disqualified after a positive sample; two tame efforts on the level in April; market can guide after a break.

16/1

14th

18

(10)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

17:25 Navan

Plunkett Street

9st 7lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Michael William O’Meara

Won a 1m4f Cork handicap on return last year and some good runs off higher marks after; won over hurdles in November but disqualified after a positive sample; failed to run to market expectations at Gowran on seasonal debut, capable of better.

10/1

7th

10

(1)

8th Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 5f 180y

17:25 Gowran Park

Plunkett Street

8st 12lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Michael William O’Meara

Won a 1m4f Cork handicap on return last year and some good runs off higher marks after; won over hurdles in November but disqualified for a positive sample; could run well.

8/1

13/2

  • Place: £2.20

Form: P92613

Last run: 15 days

W: 10st 11lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Gained second win of the year in a 2m7f handicap hurdle Killarney early last month; another solid display when third over 2m5f at Limerick last time.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

7

4th Oct 2026

Good

2m 6f 180y

15:20 Killarney

Inchidaly Copper

11st 4lb

J: Luke Burke Ott

T: Alexander Ott

Four wins in points in 2022, five wins on the track; has a better strike rate over fences; however, he won this race last year and was placed over hurdles here in June; ran respectably off his higher chase mark at Listowel.

8/1

7th

11

25th Sep 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

16:30 Listowel

Inchidaly Copper

11st 4lb

J: Luke Burke Ott

T: Alexander Ott

Five NH wins between hurdles and fences but has been mostly below form lately so others make more appeal.

25/1

Form: -34048

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 6lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
18-race maiden over hurdles, placed six times; last two runs have been on the Flat; place chance on his best form but others appeal more.
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8th

11

13th Oct 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

17:07 Punchestown

Hidalgo Des Mottes

11st 0lb

J: Ms N M Bradley

T: Eoin Griffin

Maiden after 25 hurdle runs but has been placed lots of times, including over 2m3f here during the summer; has to rebound from two lesser runs.

22/1

5th

10

2nd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 40y

16:16 Gowran Park

Hidalgo Des Mottes

11st 2lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Eoin Griffin

33-race maiden but his recent second in a Punchestown handicap hurdle is a level none of these have reached in handicaps; might be his best chance yet of landing a handicap.

6/1

Form: 0/11-P D

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 9yo made no impact on handicap debut at Limerick before winning back-to-back starts back there in April at around 2m3f on good ground; pulled up on seasonal debut at Listowel, rider reported he was never travelling; fair chance if bouncing back to form
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5th

6

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Flemens Intrest

11st 9lb

J: John Shinnick

T: David Richard Barry

Lightly raced 9yo made no impact on handicap debut at Limerick before winning back-to-back starts back there in April at around 2m3f on good ground; pulled up on seasonal debut at Listowel, rider reported he was never travelling; fair chance if bouncing back to form

10/1

5th

6

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Flemens Intrest

11st 9lb

J: John Shinnick

T: David Richard Barry

Lightly raced 9yo made no impact on handicap debut at Limerick before winning back-to-back starts back there in April at around 2m3f on good ground; pulled up on seasonal debut at Listowel, rider reported he was never travelling; fair chance if bouncing back to form

10/1

5th

6

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Flemens Intrest

11st 9lb

J: John Shinnick

T: David Richard Barry

Lightly raced 9yo made no impact on handicap debut at Limerick before winning back-to-back starts back there in April at around 2m3f on good ground; pulled up on seasonal debut at Listowel, rider reported he was never travelling; fair chance if bouncing back to form

10/1

Form: 10/80- D

Last run: 334 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Maiden hurdle winner over 2m4f at Thurles the season before last; soundly beaten in two handicaps; absent since tailed off in a beginners' chase last December.
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2nd

10

15th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 5f 0y

12:23 Fairyhouse

Our Boy Rocky

11st 3lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Liam P Cusack

Lightly raced; won Thurles maiden hurdle (2m4f, heavy) in February 2024; tailed off on both tries over fences; faces a stiff task against that background, although stamina was stretched on latest.

16/1

Form: 94-704 D

Last run: 37 days

W: 11st 11lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Four-time winner under rules but last win came four years ago in a Thurles beginners' chase; one of his better efforts when fourth in a 2m2f handicap at the Listowel festival.
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5th

10

9th May 2026

Good

3m 2f 0y

16:45 Killarney

West Cork Wildway

10st 5lb

J: Alan O’Sullivan

T: Paul O’Flynn

Course hurdle winner is 1-12 over fences but that came back in 2021; runner-up over fences at Limerick in March but was disappointing over hurdles at Cork since.

20/1

9th

4

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 15y

15:35 Cork

West Cork Wildway

11st 5lb

J: Mr Andrew Burke-Ott

T: Paul O’Flynn

Veteran gained a third win over hurdles over C&D (yielding-soft) in November off 7lb lower, his first win for over four years; went close off 3lb higher chase mark at Limerick 24 days ago; not one to dismiss on ground he'll handle.

10/1

2nd

3

12th Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 6f 170y

15:34 Limerick

West Cork Wildway

11st 2lb

J: Mr L Burke-Ott

T: Paul O’Flynn

Chase win came in 2m6f Thurles beginners' back in 2021; first success since when landing 3m Cork handicap hurdle in December and good third over C&D at Christmas; two heavy defeats since, latest behind Dancing Jeremy over inadequate 2m2f at Thurles; bit to find.

15/2

Form: 413724 D

Last run: 29 days

W: 12st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Bumper/chase winner, 0-11 over hurdles; third in a 2m6f handicap on the first of two hurdle runs at the Galway festival; moderate fourth in a 3m handicap hurdle at Gowran last month; may struggle to make a hurdling breakthrough here.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

1

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Arctic Gale

12st 1lb

J: Miss M O’Sullivan

T: Emmet Mullins

Bumper/chase winner, 0-11 over hurdles; third in a 2m6f handicap on the first of two hurdle runs at the Galway festival; moderate fourth in a 3m handicap hurdle at Gowran last month; may struggle to make a hurdling breakthrough here.

8/1

8th

1

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Arctic Gale

12st 1lb

J: Miss M O’Sullivan

T: Emmet Mullins

Bumper/chase winner, 0-11 over hurdles; third in a 2m6f handicap on the first of two hurdle runs at the Galway festival; moderate fourth in a 3m handicap hurdle at Gowran last month; may struggle to make a hurdling breakthrough here.

8/1

8th

1

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Arctic Gale

12st 1lb

J: Miss M O’Sullivan

T: Emmet Mullins

Bumper/chase winner, 0-11 over hurdles; third in a 2m6f handicap on the first of two hurdle runs at the Galway festival; moderate fourth in a 3m handicap hurdle at Gowran last month; may struggle to make a hurdling breakthrough here.

8/1

Form: 616485 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 2lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Won a claiming hurdle at Roscommon in July; needs to step up on subsequent handicap form
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9th

13

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Ahead Of The Posse

11st 2lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Gavin Cromwell

Won a claiming hurdle at Roscommon in July; needs to step up on subsequent handicap form

14/1

9th

13

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Ahead Of The Posse

11st 2lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Gavin Cromwell

Won a claiming hurdle at Roscommon in July; needs to step up on subsequent handicap form

14/1

9th

13

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Ahead Of The Posse

11st 2lb

J: Alix Balfe

T: Gavin Cromwell

Won a claiming hurdle at Roscommon in July; needs to step up on subsequent handicap form

14/1

Form: 323767

Last run: 17 days

W: 11st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Placed three times in maiden hurdles; ran poorly on handicap debut at Tramore; no impact in a novice hurdle at Thurles; this is a more realistic target.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

9

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Front Door Famous

11st 7lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Gavin Cromwell

Placed three times in maiden hurdles; ran poorly on handicap debut at Tramore; no impact in a novice hurdle at Thurles; this is a more realistic target.

10/1

10th

9

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Front Door Famous

11st 7lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Gavin Cromwell

Placed three times in maiden hurdles; ran poorly on handicap debut at Tramore; no impact in a novice hurdle at Thurles; this is a more realistic target.

10/1

10th

9

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Front Door Famous

11st 7lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Gavin Cromwell

Placed three times in maiden hurdles; ran poorly on handicap debut at Tramore; no impact in a novice hurdle at Thurles; this is a more realistic target.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4314F-

Last run: 212 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
Point winner; Clonmel maiden hurdle winner over 2m3f on heavy last winter; 2m trip was probably a bit short when fourth at Wexford in his first handicap; fell at the first in a novice race at the same venue in April, absent since.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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8th

1

28th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 3f 81y

15:05 Punchestown

Onlymammycanloveme

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Seamus Neville

Arrives here in top form after winning back to back handicap hurdles at Cork over 2m4f (Onefortheditch 1.5l behind in second) and 3m; has gone up a total of 14lb and this is tougher but can't discount in current form.

11/1

1st

1

5th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

3m 0f 15y

15:35 Cork

Onlymammycanloveme

11st 13lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Seamus Neville

Point-to-point and maiden hurdle winner notched up a first handicap win over 2m4f (yielding) here 17 days ago; raised 7lb and moves up in trip but should be competitive again, though wouldn't want the track to dry out (non-runner on account of gd-yld before).

9/2

1st

7

19th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

16:00 Cork

Onlymammycanloveme

11st 6lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Seamus Neville

Point and maiden hurdle winner; tailed off on chase bow at Cork in November; reverted to hurdling 12 days ago when staying on to finish second to Sky And Sand at Gowran (2m4f, heavy); player from 3lb higher.

8/1

Form: 8147-0

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 3lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Only 3lb higher than when winning at Limerick last Christmas; never involved at Punchestown last month on his first run since March; may do better with his fitness advanced.
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9th

1

26th Sep 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

16:30 Listowel

Liberated Light

11st 12lb

J: Mr J L Gleeson

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Grand family dual-purpose performer won his latest hurdle at Tramore in May (2m) and been running well on the Flat since, including when finishing well over 1m6f here on Monday; not quite proven over this far and lot of weight to shoulder for a relatively handy type.

6/1

5th

4

(17)

21st Sep 2026

Good

1m 6f 55y

17:12 Listowel

Liberated Light

9st 12lb

J: Conor Cusack

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

3-36 and two of those wins were over hurdles; however, made up a lot of ground to be third of 16 in a 2m Flat handicap at Navan 19 days ago and that entitles him to a place on the shortlist.

12/1

3rd

12

(5)

2nd Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:08 Navan

Liberated Light

11st 1lb

J: Mr J L Gleeson

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Best form this year has been over hurdles at Tramore; only Flat win was in 2023, and he needs to improve on recent efforts; strong trainer/rider combination.

12/1

Form: 30755- BF

Last run: 309 days

W: 11st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Promise in bumpers in the first half of 2024; ordinary form in maiden hurdles; attracted significant market support on his handicap debut in a 23-runner contest at Leopardstown last Christmas; finished fifth, showing enough to suggest he can win a race of some description.
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4

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

His Nibs

11st 11lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Promise in bumpers in the first half of 2024; ordinary form in maiden hurdles; attracted significant market support on his handicap debut in a 23-runner contest at Leopardstown last Christmas; finished fifth, showing enough to suggest he can win a race of some description.

4/1

4

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

His Nibs

11st 11lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Promise in bumpers in the first half of 2024; ordinary form in maiden hurdles; attracted significant market support on his handicap debut in a 23-runner contest at Leopardstown last Christmas; finished fifth, showing enough to suggest he can win a race of some description.

4/1

4

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

His Nibs

11st 11lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Gavin Cromwell

Promise in bumpers in the first half of 2024; ordinary form in maiden hurdles; attracted significant market support on his handicap debut in a 23-runner contest at Leopardstown last Christmas; finished fifth, showing enough to suggest he can win a race of some description.

4/1

Form: 203638 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 11st 8lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Winner of this race last year off 6lb lower; placed in three of his six starts since joining this stable this year; fair third in a 17-runner contest at Listowel; mid-division at Punchestown last time.
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6th

5

20th Aug 2026

Good

2m 4f 180y

19:15 Killarney

Burru

11st 5lb

J: Michael Kenneally

T: Bernard Martin Crowley

Hasn't run badly at times in six runs over fences, including when fourth of nine in a Tramore beginners' chase last time (2m6f, good); won here over hurdles on seasonal return/stable debut in May (2m4f, good to yielding) off 104; could go well.

15/2

4th

1

13th Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 180y

17:46 Tramore

Burru

11st 12lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Bernard Martin Crowley

Rated 100 after five runs over fences; the latest of those was a positive third in a Roscommon handicap chase in August last year (2m6f, yielding) off 99; made winning stable debut in a Killarney handicap hurdle in May (2m4f, good to yielding); tailed off at Ballinrobe last time; most experienced of these but others probably more talented.

6/1

Form: 5137-7

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 7lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Stayed well when winning a 2m7f handicap at Punchestown last winter; last month's seasonal debut at Tipperary was too bad to be true; needs to provide some reassurance now.
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5

4th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 0y

15:58 Punchestown

Lucky Viv

11st 4lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Michael Barry

Won this race off a mark of 101 last year, her second hurdles score; however, she has been poor on her last three starts and cheekpieces need to spark a revival.

20/1

10

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Lucky Viv

11st 7lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Michael Barry

Stayed well when winning a 2m7f handicap at Punchestown last winter; last month's seasonal debut at Tipperary was too bad to be true; needs to provide some reassurance now.

20/1

10

2nd Nov 2025

Yielding

2m 4f 0y

15:55 Cork

Lucky Viv

11st 7lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Michael Barry

Stayed well when winning a 2m7f handicap at Punchestown last winter; last month's seasonal debut at Tipperary was too bad to be true; needs to provide some reassurance now.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta €204.70
Straight Forecast €143.24
Tricast €899.40
Trifecta €803.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Plunkett Street

POSTDATA:

Arctic Gale

TOPSPEED:

Ahead Of The Posse

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Inchidaly Copper

The Irish Sun:

Plunkett Street