July 05 / 20.30 Cork

20.30

Good

Declan Nerney Plays Live After Racing INH Flat Race

  • Prize money: £5386.96
  • 2m 0f 190y
  • 14 runners
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Declan Nerney Plays Live After Racing INH Flat Race

Runners: 14 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Scattered showers

22/1 (Won)

  • Win: £24.10
  • Place: £5.80

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Eighth foal; half-brother to winners including Cape Cova (1m4f-14.5f inc AW; RPR 107), High Spirit (French 7f/1m; 106) and Cascova (bumper/2m3f hurdle); dam 1m-1m4f winner (inc Group 3; 115); by a useful sire and a solid damline; cost 22,000Euros as a yearling; worth a market look.
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Verdict Starting price

1st

15

20th Dec 2024

Good

1m 7f 152y

Class 1

15:40 Ascot

Windbeneathmywings

11st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Won at Cork (2m1f, good) in July, before second at Ballinrobe and winning in good style at Listowel (2m, soft) in September; changed hands and left Pat Flynn; the latest performance in particular suggests he is a leading player, for trainer who won this race in 2018 and 2019 when he last contested it.

5/1

1st

15

20th Dec 2024

Good

1m 7f 152y

Class 1

15:40 Ascot

Windbeneathmywings

11st 2lb

J: Jack Tudor

T: David Pipe

Won at Cork (2m1f, good) in July, before second at Ballinrobe and winning in good style at Listowel (2m, soft) in September; changed hands and left Pat Flynn; the latest performance in particular suggests he is a leading player, for trainer who won this race in 2018 and 2019 when he last contested it.

5/1

1st

2

28th Sep 2024

Soft

2m 0f 0y

17:40 Listowel

Windbeneathmywings

11st 12lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Patrick J Flynn

Made a winning debut when taking a Cork bumper in July over this trip; was a solid second at Ballinrobe since under a penalty; this soft ground will be new territory but can be involved if handling it

4/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ninth foal; half-brother to winners Toe The Line (bumper/1m4f-2m Flat inc Listed/2m hurdle), Line Out (2m Flat/useful 2m-2m7f hurdle/chase), Calagogo (2m4f-2m7f hurdle) and Always Improving (point); dam 1m4f Flat winner/placed 2m hurdles; related to some classy sorts; respected yard and top rider aboard, so considered.
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2nd

11

5th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 190y

20:30 Cork

The Last Line

11st 10lb

J: Mr Derek O’Connor

T: John E & Thomas Kiely

Ninth foal; half-brother to winners Toe The Line (bumper/1m4f-2m Flat inc Listed/2m hurdle), Line Out (2m Flat/useful 2m-2m7f hurdle/chase), Calagogo (2m4f-2m7f hurdle) and Always Improving (point); dam 1m4f Flat winner/placed 2m hurdles; related to some classy sorts; respected yard and top rider aboard, so considered.

6/1

11/1

  • Place: £2.60

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam bumper/2m hurdle winner, sister to 1m2f-1m5f Flat/smart 2m hurdle winner Cockney Sparrow, half-sister to several other winners including Dino Mite (1m4f AW Flat/2m-2m3f hurdle); by a useful dual-purpose sire but was unsold for 8,500euros as a 3yo; could go well for respected yard.
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8th

12

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 50y

18:07 Killarney

Lord Ffrench

10st 11lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

Maiden hurdle winner; tailed off in his only previous handicap but bounced back from that with a respectable show in novice company; absent since October but wouldn't be too dismissive.

14/1

6th

4

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

15:22 Thurles

Lord Ffrench

11st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

Sligo maiden hurdle winner in August (2m5f, good); never counted on the Flat following that and tailed off on handicap hurdle debut at Ballinrobe last time (2m6f, soft); this ground can suit better, but a bit to prove now.

10/1

7th

3

12th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 6f 5y

17:00 Ballinrobe

Lord Ffrench

11st 9lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: S Curling

Off the mark in 2m5f Sligo maiden last month (good), didn't count week later in Tramore Flat maiden; unexposed on just third attempt hurdling now switched to handicap but opening mark looks on the high side.

8/1

Form: 659

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Posted similar efforts in defeat in three bumpers recently (held by San Franco on Ballinrobe running) but will have to find improvement to score.
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6th

2

4th Oct 2024

Good

2m 0f 0y

13:15 Gowran Park

Bonnebosq

11st 7lb

J: Daniel King

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

0-6 in bumpers but hasn't been too far away in a couple of them; makes hurdling debut and will appreciate the drying ground; could run into a place if reproducing the form he showed when finishing second of 14 in a Galway bumper in August.

16/1

3rd

2

21st Aug 2024

Yielding

2m 2f 109y

20:10 Sligo

Bonnebosq

11st 10lb

J: Mr J P Sampson

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

led

7/2

2nd

3

29th Jul 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 130y

20:15 Galway

Bonnebosq

11st 10lb

J: Ms T Kingsley

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Made the frame for the first time when fourth at Cork on the most recent of four starts; this looks much more competitive.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 3lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam unraced half-sister to useful winners Robinshill (2m hurdle/chase) and Megans Joy (bumper/2m hurdle); by a prominent sire and related to winners; tongue-tie on for debut; worth a market check.
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8th

2

1st Jun 2026

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:22 Listowel

Diamond Tipp

11st 11lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Martin Hassett

Won good-ground 2m2f maiden at Downpatrick last July and some okay runs at same track after; pulled up on testing ground on first run of the year at Fairyhouse and has since left John McConnell.

8/1

14

5th Apr 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:05 Fairyhouse

Diamond Tipp

11st 0lb

J: Alex Harvey

T: John C McConnell

Won comfortably on hurdles debut at Downpatrick (2m2f, good) last summer and some okay runs in handicaps afterwards; absent since October and probably wants better ground.

25/1

12

24th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 87y

Class 3

14:25 Cheltenham

Diamond Tipp

10st 7lb

J: Paddy Hanlon

T: John C McConnell

0-6 in bumpers; won comfortably on hurdle debut at Downpatrick (2m2f, good) in July and has finished third in two small-field handicaps there since (2m6f/2m1f); needs improvement here but is not yet fully exposed.

14/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 66 days

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Weakened quickly when tailed-off in a valuable sales bumper at Punchestown on debut; is surely better than that but still best watched.
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13th

11

(12)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 40y

14:34 Gowran Park

Pavilion End

9st 9lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Charles O’Brien

Dual-purpose AW winner; out of form at Dundalk earlier this year and disappointing return to turf at the Curragh eight days ago; eased 1lb and down in trip, but others arrive in better fettle.

33/1

13th

21

(21)

24th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 6f 0y

17:40 Curragh

Pavilion End

9st 0lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Charles O’Brien

Has only had one Flat run on turf; fair performer at up to 2m on AW at Dundalk, maiden winner (1m4f) and placed twice, including when third off this mark in October (1m4f); should be suited by ground conditions.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; half-brother to winners Off Your Rocco (useful bumper/2m-2m5f hurdle), Shesadream (2m-2m3f hurdle) and Nottodaybobo (2m hurdle); dam 1m6f Flat (RPR 81) and useful 2m-2m4f hurdle winner; by a decent sire and lots of winners in the damline; respected from a top yard.
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7th

10

5th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 190y

20:30 Cork

Secret Soldier

11st 10lb

J: Mr H C Swan

T: Gordon Elliott

Fourth foal; half-brother to winners Off Your Rocco (useful bumper/2m-2m5f hurdle), Shesadream (2m-2m3f hurdle) and Nottodaybobo (2m hurdle); dam 1m6f Flat (RPR 81) and useful 2m-2m4f hurdle winner; by a decent sire and lots of winners in the damline; respected from a top yard.

100/30

Form: 3

Last run: 39 days

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Home-bred is by a speedy sire but is a half-brother to a useful jumps winner; 8/1 on debut for a Ballinrobe bumper and ran well behind two well-regarded rivals; the fourth home has won since, so with improvement this gelding should go close.
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13th

2

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

17:50 Punchestown

San Franco

11st 13lb

J: P J O’Hanlon

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Placed in a bumper; dismal hurdles form in 2025; same story in a Flat outing last October.

66/1

11th

2

(7)

1st Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 110y

17:08 Bellewstown

San Franco

10st 0lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Tailed off at Dundalk last October on only previous Flat run; now looks a limited hurdler.

100/1

4

5th Aug 2025

Yielding

1m 7f 110y

17:45 Roscommon

San Franco

11st 4lb

J: Patrick M O’Brien

T: Dermot A McLoughlin

Some promise in bumpers and again until taking a late fall in a division of this 12 months ago; has lost his way since returning from a break and now goes in cheekpieces.

20/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; brother to point winner Court Cian, half-brother to 1m/9.4f winner Brewel Hill (RPR 74); dam unplaced in bumpers, half-sister to 7f-1m2f Flat/useful 2m-2m1f hurdle/chase winner Un Hinged; an 18,000euros vendor buyback as a 3yo is by a decent sire; could go well
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7th

9

18th Apr 2026

Yielding

2m 1f 30y

15:50 Bellewstown

Couldntmakeitup

10st 10lb

J: Daniel King

T: J A Nash

Maiden has been placed a few times but has to bounce back from two poor runs; the new cheekpieces need to work.

25/1

4

12th Apr 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

15:05 Down Royal

Couldntmakeitup

10st 12lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: J A Nash

Maiden was only beaten 4l in third in a 2m Punchestown handicap in January; stumbled halfway when was poor at Newbury since; is a player if bouncing back.

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; half-brother to Belgian 1m AW winner Bow Mint; dam unplaced 7f-9.5f, half-sister to 6f 2yo winner Glass House, is granddaughter of Yorkshire Oaks winner/Oaks runner-up Untold; by a leading jumps sire and hails from a respected yard, so one to consider.
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1st

3

6th Apr 2026

Good

2m 1f 169y

Class 5

17:30 Plumpton

Mint Approved

11st 3lb

J: Rob Hargreaves

T: Gary & Josh Moore

One win from four point starts and ran well from the front when back in a bumper and runner-up over C&D (good to soft) last month; others have stronger form but he's open to improvement, especially if settling better.

7/2

2nd

1

9th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 1f 169y

Class 5

17:00 Plumpton

Mint Approved

11st 5lb

J: Ben Pollard

T: Gary & Josh Moore

Flat-bred 6yo; well down the field in Cork bumper last summer but won soft-ground Irish point in December and has possibilities on this British debut.

4/1

10th

5

5th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 190y

20:30 Cork

Mint Approved

11st 10lb

J: Mr J W Hendrick

T: Sean Thomas Doyle

Second foal; half-brother to Belgian 1m AW winner Bow Mint; dam unplaced 7f-9.5f, half-sister to 6f 2yo winner Glass House, is granddaughter of Yorkshire Oaks winner/Oaks runner-up Untold; by a leading jumps sire and hails from a respected yard, so one to consider.

11/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; dam unraced half-sister to 2m chase winner Majorica King and French 1m7f hurdle/2m1f chase winner Six Fois Sept (dam of useful Flat stayer/hurdler Pique Sous); sold for 10,000euros as a 2yo and made the same price as a 3yo; comes from a respected yard with the champion amateur aboard, so plenty to like; check the market.
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13th

15

3rd Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:00 Naas

Union Alley

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Towards the rear in two bumper outings, down the field on hurdling debut at Gowran last month.

50/1

13th

15

3rd Apr 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:00 Naas

Union Alley

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Towards the rear in two bumper outings, down the field on hurdling debut at Gowran last month.

50/1

13th

13

8th Mar 2025

Soft

2m 0f 30y

14:10 Gowran Park

Union Alley

11st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

Champion amateur Patrick Mullins aboard when disappointing on debut at Cork in July and fared no better at Leopardstown on St Stephen's Day; hurdles bow.

66/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam bumper/2m4f hurdle winner, half-sister to winners Another Wexican (bumper), Mighty Cliche (2m chase) and Boardwalk Empire (point/2m7f hurdle); by a prominent sire and plenty of winners in damline; likely to improve from this debut; local yard.
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5th

2

29th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

20:10 Tramore

Goodmancon

12st 0lb

J: Ms S K Breen

T: P J Breen

Ran well to be third in a Tramore bumper in April but fared less well at Killarney and he's been beaten in nine bumpers already.

16/1

8th

13

9th May 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

13:53 Killarney

Goodmancon

11st 4lb

J: Dylan Whelan

T: P J Breen

Still winless after nine bumper starts and his hurdling debut last time when third (1.75l in front of Whet The Appetite); others preferred.

12/1

3rd

4

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 0f 80y

16:42 Tramore

Goodmancon

11st 4lb

J: Dylan Whelan

T: P J Breen

Nine bumper starts; best effort came when third at this track in 2024; not far off that form at Clonmel when last seen; probably find a few too strong on hurdles debut.

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam 6f-1m6f maiden (RPR 60), half-sister to 1m3f-12.4f winner Falcon's Fire; by a little-known sire and is best watched for future reference.
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11

6th Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 0y

19:20 Kilbeggan

No Time Lost

11st 11lb

J: Mr E T Mellerick

T: Kenneth Michael Daly

Soundly beaten in Cork and Tramore bumpers.

100/1

12th

10

16th Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 80y

20:20 Tramore

No Time Lost

11st 11lb

J: Mr E T Mellerick

T: Kenneth Michael Daly

Tailed off 50-1 shot in a Cork bumper on debut last month; needs a lot more.

100/1

13th

6

5th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 190y

20:30 Cork

No Time Lost

11st 10lb

J: Mr E T Mellerick

T: Kenneth Michael Daly

First foal; dam 6f-1m6f maiden (RPR 60), half-sister to 1m3f-12.4f winner Falcon's Fire; by a little-known sire and is best watched for future reference.

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; closely related to winner in KSA, half-brother to winners Aresh (7f/French 7.5f AW: RPR 86) and Agami (French 8.5f/10.5f AW); dam unplaced 7f-1m in France, half-sister to 1m2f Group 1 winner Ask For The Moon; decent Flat pedigree but is best watched for future reference.
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14th

8

5th Jul 2024

Good

2m 0f 190y

20:30 Cork

Saigon Steel

11st 10lb

J: Mr J C Barry

T: J F O’Shea

Fifth foal; closely related to winner in KSA, half-brother to winners Aresh (7f/French 7.5f AW: RPR 86) and Agami (French 8.5f/10.5f AW); dam unplaced 7f-1m in France, half-sister to 1m2f Group 1 winner Ask For The Moon; decent Flat pedigree but is best watched for future reference.

40/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta €162.80
Straight Forecast €107.92

Selections

The Irish Sun:

The Last Line

POSTDATA:

Secret Soldier

SPOTLIGHT:

San Franco