December 08 / 12.33 Cork

12.33

Soft

Bar One Racing “Guaranteed Multiples All Shops” Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £6413.04
  • 1m 7f 145y
  • 20 runners
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Bar One Racing “Guaranteed Multiples All Shops” Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 20 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £3.50
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 92-

Last run: 288 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Disappointing 11-2 chance when down the field in a Leopardstown bumper last Christmas; transferred to Henry de Bromhead, and showed plenty of promise in finishing a neck second in a five-runner bumper at Fairyhouse in February; the pair finished 10l clear of the third; winner made a successful hurdling debut at Galway in October; leading contender.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

6

12th Jan 2025

Frozen

2m 0f 198y

14:25 Punchestown

Sky Lord

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Touched off by a decent horse in a Fairyhouse bumper 11 months ago; made a good start to his hurdles career with a decisive win in a Cork maiden hurdle last month; could provide the biggest danger to the favourite.

13/2

4th

6

12th Jan 2025

Frozen

2m 0f 198y

14:25 Punchestown

Sky Lord

11st 4lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Touched off by a decent horse in a Fairyhouse bumper 11 months ago; made a good start to his hurdles career with a decisive win in a Cork maiden hurdle last month; could provide the biggest danger to the favourite.

13/2

1st

18

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

Sky Lord

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Disappointing 11-2 chance when down the field in a Leopardstown bumper last Christmas; transferred to Henry de Bromhead, and showed plenty of promise in finishing a neck second in a five-runner bumper at Fairyhouse in February; the pair finished 10l clear of the third; winner made a successful hurdling debut at Galway in October; leading contender.

7/2

7/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 1-

Last run: 406 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam unplaced in French AQPS Flat and hurdle races, half-sister to winners; bought for 140,000euros just over a year ago after 1m4f AQPS win; bare form does not appear to amount to much, but of automatic interest.
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1st

9

12th Jan 2025

Frozen

2m 0f 198y

14:55 Punchestown

Kappa Jy Pyke

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

led, pressed leader before 3rd

5/2

1st

9

12th Jan 2025

Frozen

2m 0f 198y

14:55 Punchestown

Kappa Jy Pyke

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

led, pressed leader before 3rd

5/2

2nd

8

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

Kappa Jy Pyke

11st 12lb

J: Paul Townend

T: W P Mullins

First foal; dam unplaced in French AQPS Flat and hurdle races, half-sister to winners; bought for 140,000euros just over a year ago after 1m4f AQPS win; bare form does not appear to amount to much, but of automatic interest.

7/4

6/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: 1/5- D

Last run: 420 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made a strong impression when winning a Naas bumper on debut in February 2022; did not appear again until unplaced in a winners' bumper here 14 months ago; hard to be confident against that background, but an interesting contender all the same.
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7

5th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:30 Naas

Icare Daubrelle

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Thomas Cooper

Impressed when winning a bumper at this venue on debut in February 2022; ran only once last season after a long absence; made a pleasing return when leading for a long way on his hurdling debut at Cork, ending up third behind the market principals; reportedly pulled a shoe in running; strong contender if building on that.

7/2

7

5th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 0y

14:30 Naas

Icare Daubrelle

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Thomas Cooper

Impressed when winning a bumper at this venue on debut in February 2022; ran only once last season after a long absence; made a pleasing return when leading for a long way on his hurdling debut at Cork, ending up third behind the market principals; reportedly pulled a shoe in running; strong contender if building on that.

7/2

3rd

6

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

Icare Daubrelle

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Thomas Cooper

Made a strong impression when winning a Naas bumper on debut in February 2022; did not appear again until unplaced in a winners' bumper here 14 months ago; hard to be confident against that background, but an interesting contender all the same.

6/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; brother to bumper winner Spider Pig, closely related to hurdle/chase winner Oscar Robertson; hard to get a handle on the form of his point-to-point win for Derek O'Connor in these colors at Belclare in March; interesting that Mark Walsh rides in preference to Park That who has hurdling experience
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1st

5

17th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 190y

12:30 Cork

Pure Steel

11st 12lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: James Joseph Mangan

Won a point on sole start in that sphere last March and put up a solid effort in a maiden hurdle at this track over slightly shorter than this last month; should go close today with that experience under his girth.

11/10

1st

5

17th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 190y

12:30 Cork

Pure Steel

11st 12lb

J: Mark Walsh

T: James Joseph Mangan

Won a point on sole start in that sphere last March and put up a solid effort in a maiden hurdle at this track over slightly shorter than this last month; should go close today with that experience under his girth.

11/10

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Six-time Flat winner in France; took advantage of a reduced mark when winning a 1m handicap at Leopardstown in October on fourth Irish start; back up to his previous rating (95) when a respectable seventh of 17 at the Curragh five weeks ago; interesting recruit to hurdling
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10th

19

12th Jan 2025

Frozen

2m 0f 198y

14:55 Punchestown

Titanium

11st 12lb

J: E Walsh

T: Ciaran Murphy

Useful seven-time Flat winner (six in France), scoring off mark of 87 at Leopardstown in October (1m, heavy); shaped encouragingly on hurdles debut when fifth at Cork behind Kappa Jy Pyke; less promise when well held at Tramore 11 days ago so needs more.

28/1

10th

19

12th Jan 2025

Frozen

2m 0f 198y

14:55 Punchestown

Titanium

11st 12lb

J: E Walsh

T: Ciaran Murphy

Useful seven-time Flat winner (six in France), scoring off mark of 87 at Leopardstown in October (1m, heavy); shaped encouragingly on hurdles debut when fifth at Cork behind Kappa Jy Pyke; less promise when well held at Tramore 11 days ago so needs more.

28/1

7th

2

1st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 180y

12:00 Tramore

Titanium

11st 12lb

J: E Walsh

T: Ciaran Murphy

prominent

6/1

Form: 57

Last run: 35 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten in fifth on only bumper start; similar form when seventh on hurdling debut at this venue five weeks ago.
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6th

16

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

Shadow Paddy

11st 12lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Eoin Christopher McCarthy

Soundly beaten in fifth on only bumper start; similar form when seventh on hurdling debut at this venue five weeks ago.

50/1

Form: 6

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up in a point and beaten a long way when sixth in a nine-runner bumper; no appeal.
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4th

6

28th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 2f 0y

15:55 Limerick

James The Brave

12st 0lb

J: Mr D Allen

T: Padraig Butler

led at steady pace, 2 lengths ahead 3f out, headed under 2f out, soon weakened

66/1

4th

6

28th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 2f 0y

15:55 Limerick

James The Brave

12st 0lb

J: Mr D Allen

T: Padraig Butler

led at steady pace, 2 lengths ahead 3f out, headed under 2f out, soon weakened

66/1

7th

7

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

James The Brave

11st 12lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: Padraig Butler

Pulled up in a point and beaten a long way when sixth in a nine-runner bumper; no appeal.

50/1

Form: 15-0

Last run: 207 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Good performance to win a Killarney bumper for Paul O'Flynn on debut in May 2023; struggled in a winners' bumper at Naas in February; disappointed again at Killarney in May.
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14th

1

28th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

12:30 Limerick

Big Dispute

11st 12lb

J: Ryan Treacy

T: Con McSweeney

towards rear

80/1

14th

1

28th Dec 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 0y

12:30 Limerick

Big Dispute

11st 12lb

J: Ryan Treacy

T: Con McSweeney

towards rear

80/1

8th

2

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

Big Dispute

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Con McSweeney

Good performance to win a Killarney bumper for Paul O'Flynn on debut in May 2023; struggled in a winners' bumper at Naas in February; disappointed again at Killarney in May.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam bumper winner, half-sister to useful hurdle/chase winner Optimus Prime; worth a look for future reference.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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9th

15

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

Rocky Rock On

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Edward Cawley

Second foal; dam bumper winner, half-sister to useful hurdle/chase winner Optimus Prime; worth a look for future reference.

50/1

9th

15

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

Rocky Rock On

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Edward Cawley

Second foal; dam bumper winner, half-sister to useful hurdle/chase winner Optimus Prime; worth a look for future reference.

50/1

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Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ninth foal; half-brother to hurdle/chase winner A Tail Of Intrigue; dam bumper/hurdle winner; not enough in the pedigree to suggest he will play a featuring part first time out.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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11th

5

15th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 202y

14:30 Clonmel

Comanche Moon

11st 12lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

always behind

66/1

11th

5

15th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 202y

14:30 Clonmel

Comanche Moon

11st 12lb

J: Philip Byrnes

T: C Byrnes

always behind

66/1

Form:

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
66-1 when completely tailed off on introduction at Clonmel in October; safe to rule out.
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14th

11

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

A Family Affair

11st 5lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Beaten a mile in two maiden hurdles and impossible to give a chance to.

100/1

14th

11

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

A Family Affair

11st 5lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Beaten a mile in two maiden hurdles and impossible to give a chance to.

100/1

11th

23

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

A Family Affair

11st 5lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

66-1 when completely tailed off on introduction at Clonmel in October; safe to rule out.

200/1

50/1

Form: 45-09

Last run: 12 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed promise in two bumper runs last year; has failed to show an equivalent standard of form in two attempts over hurdles.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

10

1st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 180y

12:30 Tramore

Aclass

10st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: J P Flavin

prominent throughout, chased clear leader before 3 out, no impression approaching last, lost second run-in

20/1

3rd

10

1st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 180y

12:30 Tramore

Aclass

10st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: J P Flavin

in touch with leaders

20/1

Form:

Last run: 23 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Hampered by a faller at the third on debut at Punchestown; 250-1 then, never involved.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13th

24

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

Lost Features

11st 5lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Darren Collins

Hampered by a faller at the third on debut at Punchestown; 250-1 then, never involved.

200/1

13th

24

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

Lost Features

11st 5lb

J: Jack G Gilligan

T: Darren Collins

Hampered by a faller at the third on debut at Punchestown; 250-1 then, never involved.

200/1

17th

17

15th Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 110y

14:00 Punchestown

Lost Features

11st 5lb

J: Philip Donovan

T: Darren Collins

First foal; dam three-time Czech jumps winner, half-sister to winners Big Time Dancer (1m-1m2f Flat and useful 2m-2m5f hurdle), Footsteppy (useful 1m 2yo) and Fammi Sognare (1m2f/1m4f), out of 1m2f-1m5f winning half-sister to 6f Group 3 winner Final Exam; mixture of speed and stamina in her pedigree; best watched on debut.

66/1

Form: 9-P

Last run: 16 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Held by Park That on running here in March; pulled up at Tipperary last month; hooded now
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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9th

3

17th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 190y

12:30 Cork

Kilcrea Castle

11st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: James Joseph Mangan

Not a bad effort over C&D on debut last March but has been poor twice since and looks like the stable second-string.

28/1

9th

3

17th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 190y

12:30 Cork

Kilcrea Castle

11st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: James Joseph Mangan

Not a bad effort over C&D on debut last March but has been poor twice since and looks like the stable second-string.

28/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam unraced half-sister to three winners including very useful chaser Master Dee; stamina in the pedigree.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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5th

4

17th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 190y

12:30 Cork

Mujeres Isla

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Robert Tyner

Beaten a long way in two maiden hurdles, including at this track and best wait for handicaps.

100/1

5th

4

17th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 190y

12:30 Cork

Mujeres Isla

11st 12lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Robert Tyner

Beaten a long way in two maiden hurdles, including at this track and best wait for handicaps.

100/1

Form: 00

Last run: 15 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Never involved on his first two outings; his owner has two much stronger candidates.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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5th

12

17th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:50 Cork

Notimelikedpresent

11st 6lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Robert Tyner

Dam won three bumpers and two races over hurdles for this stable; no sign of ability over hurdles.

66/1

5th

12

17th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 4f 0y

14:50 Cork

Notimelikedpresent

11st 6lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Robert Tyner

didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear, hampered by faller 2nd, headway after 4 out

66/1

Form: 7

Last run: 10 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Never in contention and jumped poorly when 40-1 on recent debut at Thurles.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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15th

6

13th Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 40y

12:30 Cork

Hitthehayson

11st 12lb

J: James O’Sullivan

T: P J Rothwell

Never sighted when soundly beaten both recent maiden hurdles.

100/1

15th

6

13th Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 40y

12:30 Cork

Hitthehayson

11st 12lb

J: James O’Sullivan

T: P J Rothwell

Never sighted when soundly beaten both recent maiden hurdles.

100/1

17th

5

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

Hitthehayson

11st 12lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Never in contention and jumped poorly when 40-1 on recent debut at Thurles.

100/1

Form: 4-

Last run: 521 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Modest on the Flat (rated 60); showed potential as a hurdler when fourth in a juvenile maiden at Tipperary last season; absent for 16 months, hooded for return.
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Date / Going /
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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9th

10

1st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 180y

12:00 Tramore

Spring Evening

11st 4lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Yvonne Latta

towards rear

16/1

9th

10

1st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 180y

12:00 Tramore

Spring Evening

11st 4lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Yvonne Latta

towards rear

16/1

18th

19

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

Spring Evening

11st 12lb

J: James O’Sullivan

T: Yvonne Latta

Modest on the Flat (rated 60); showed potential as a hurdler when fourth in a juvenile maiden at Tipperary last season; absent for 16 months, hooded for return.

20/1

Form: 8-0

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Tailed off in a bumper for Charles Byrnes here in March; no better for this yard in a maiden hurdle at Galway.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6th

2

17th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 0f 0y

13:40 Cork

Famous Sonnet

11st 12lb

J: Ethan O’Sullivan

T: Ms M Flynn

Well beaten in two completed maiden hurdles and handicaps will suit better.

66/1

6th

2

17th Jan 2025

Soft

3m 0f 0y

13:40 Cork

Famous Sonnet

11st 12lb

J: Ethan O’Sullivan

T: Ms M Flynn

Well beaten in two completed maiden hurdles and handicaps will suit better.

66/1

Form: 3-

Last run: 252 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Home-bred gelding, in same ownership as Pure Steel; made a bright start despite being keen when beaten little more than 2l in third behind odds-on shot Tranquil Sea here in March; should be more mature now,
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12

8th Dec 2024

Soft

1m 7f 145y

12:33 Cork

Park That

11st 12lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: E Bolger

Home-bred gelding, in same ownership as Pure Steel; made a bright start despite being keen when beaten little more than 2l in third behind odds-on shot Tranquil Sea here in March; should be more mature now,

7/1

Non-runners

Artic Dais, Choose Your Answer, Presenting Max, Simpsons Paradox, Somerset Hill, Teds Corner, Wakey Wakey Man

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Payout
Exacta €6.10
Straight Forecast €5.31
Trifecta €27.20

Selections

The Irish Sun:

Kappa Jy Pyke

SPOTLIGHT:

Sky Lord

POSTDATA:

Titanium