July 11 / 17.45 Cork

17.45

Good

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  • 2m 0f 190y
  • 18 runners
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Runners: 18 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Sunny

Form: 4

Last run: 45 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Flat winner ran respectably at a big price on hurdle debut for this yard at Ballinrobe last time and can run well again.
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14th

1

26th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

14:33 Listowel

Akmaam

12st 0lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Donncha Duggan

Flat winner has shown a bit of promise in maiden hurdles; worth a market check on handicap debut with talented claimer easing his welter burden.

20/1

2

23rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 100y

13:20 Killarney

Akmaam

11st 12lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Donncha Duggan

Two-time winner on the Flat; some decent maiden hurdle runs without looking like winning; finished well behind on the AW eight days ago.

10/1

OUR TIP

Form: 049

Last run: 31 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Only beaten 12l in a Listowel maiden hurdle but a lesser run at Sligo since; has to resume progress.
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3

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

17:45 Cork

Boy Gin Go

11st 12lb

J: Mr Alan O’Sullivan

T: Eugene M O’Sullivan

Only beaten 12l in a Listowel maiden hurdle but a lesser run at Sligo since; has to resume progress.

16/1

2

10th Jun 2025

Good

2m 1f 157y

18:28 Sligo

Boy Gin Go

11st 12lb

J: E Walsh

T: Eugene M O’Sullivan

Showed nothing in a point-to-point and first maiden hurdle; 200-1 but ran much better than those odds when a 12l fourth at Listowel latest (16.5f, good); place chance if building on that but soft ground would be an unknown (ran poorly on yielding).

10/1

4th

1

31st May 2025

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:30 Listowel

Boy Gin Go

11st 12lb

J: Danny Gilligan

T: Eugene M O’Sullivan

Pulled up in a point and was tailed off when 150-1 for rules debut.

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
First foal; dam unraced sister to unraced dam of winners Danse Away (2m3f/2m4f hurdle/chase) and Life Isfor Living (3m hurdle); by a promising young sire and related to plenty of winners; could run well.
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9th

11

2nd Oct 2025

Good

2m 6f 170y

16:25 Clonmel

Dark Berkshire

11st 2lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: P J Rothwell

Beaten huge distances in four maiden starts; can do better in handicaps but can only be watched for now.

25/1

8th

2

5th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

15:57 Kilbeggan

Dark Berkshire

11st 12lb

J: G B Noonan

T: P J Rothwell

Tailed off in three maiden hurdle starts; would be an unlikely winner.

80/1

Form: 2332- BF

Last run: 176 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Solid in defeat in a bumper and three hurdle runs for Nicky Henderson without improving much (beaten 1-3fav last time); can still go well after a break on debut for new yard.
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1st

1

25th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 171y

Class 4

13:30 Huntingdon

Eternal Angel

11st 4lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Tom Lacey

Didn't last long with Nicky Henderson but showed a good bit of ability; comfortably held in three runs for an Irish yard, including 2m4f/2m6f handicaps; now with Tom Lacey and if he can get him back to the form he was showing for Henderson, then a race of this nature should be within his capabilities.

5/4

3

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 5f 180y

15:43 Downpatrick

Eternal Angel

11st 10lb

J: Paddy Cody

T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

Didn't last long with Nicky Henderson and comfortably held in both runs for this yard, the latest a 2m4f handicap at Wexford.

10/1

5th

2

6th Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 50y

17:35 Wexford

Eternal Angel

11st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

Maiden but showed some ability for Nicky Henderson in a bumper and three hurdle starts without progressing; below that form on debut for this yard and has to do much better.

14/1

Form: 4320-2

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner has run well on all completed hurdle runs; his second at Punchestown last time was up with his best efforts; the hood worn then is retained and he can go close with repeat of his best.
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2nd

6

(4)

12th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 182y

19:40 Killarney

Harrys Legacy

11st 7lb

J: Mr L P Shanahan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Dual purpose performer who was nicely ahead of Slurricane when a close third at Gowran a month ago (1m6f, soft); player.

5/1

3rd

7

(10)

8th Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 5f 180y

17:25 Gowran Park

Harrys Legacy

9st 4lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Second runner for yard; won twice on the Flat in 2022 and some decent runs in defeat on the level and over hurdles last year; had a recent hurdle run to tee up for this; squeak.

9/1

5th

7

4th Mar 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:50 Naas

Harrys Legacy

10st 13lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Flat wins were on a sound surface in 2022; trainer's Raise You Up is much more appealing.

25/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Third foal; dam multiple point and 2m4f hunter chase winner; best watched on debut.
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4

2nd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 175y

14:02 Galway

Just Dennis

11st 12lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Peter Maher

Tailed off in maidens at Cork and Ballinrobe, sent off huge odds both times.

100/1

Form: 348-5

Last run: 42 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Hasn't built on his early bumper promise and was beaten 20l at Tramore on return; has to resume progress on hurdling debut.
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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: 79

Last run: 40 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Well beaten both hurdle runs so passed over today.
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8

20th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 3f 0y

14:35 Navan

No Demand

11st 12lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Darren Collins

Ordinary form in maidens; this trip may help his cause judged on a satisfactory handicap run over shorter at Galway; lost ground with a mistake at the fifth, stayed on from off the pace to finish in mid-division.

6/1

14

8th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 160y

16:20 Galway

No Demand

11st 1lb

J: Cian Cullinan

T: Darren Collins

Mild promise when fifth in a 2m1f maiden hurdle at Cork; struggled at Ballinrobe, no impact at Sligo; makes handicap debut.

16/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Third foal; dam unraced half-sister to bumper/2m hurdle winner Time For A Pint and 2m hurdle winner Araku Valley; 6,500euros yearling is by a useful sire and dam related to several winners; could run respectably.
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11

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

17:45 Cork

Outlaw Johnnie

11st 12lb

J: Oakley Brown

T: Liam G O’Brien

Third foal; dam unraced half-sister to bumper/2m hurdle winner Time For A Pint and 2m hurdle winner Araku Valley; 6,500euros yearling is by a useful sire and dam related to several winners; could run respectably.

33/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Showed little in points and can't be fancied on rules debut.
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12

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

17:45 Cork

Rodeo Joe

11st 12lb

J: Mike O’Connor

T: Eoin Doyle

Showed little in points and can't be fancied on rules debut.

100/1

Form: 515-1 D

Last run: 58 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has shown major improvement this year, winning bumpers at Clonmel and Tipperary either side of a cracking run in Grade 1 company at Punchestown; has to be respected on hurdle debut.
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2nd

5

5th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 4f 99y

15:27 Thurles

Sunny South West

11st 2lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Edward F Power

Smart bumper form including a defeat of Monday's Grade 1 winner Doctor Steinberg at Clonmel last March; not yet as good over hurdles, beaten twice since winning a Cork maiden on good ground last summer.

10/1

4th

1

22nd Jul 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 89y

18:12 Ballinrobe

Sunny South West

12st 0lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Edward F Power

Above-average bumper winner; successful at Clonmel and Tipperary on either side of a satisfactory run in Grade 1 at Punchestown; should be ready for this sterner test after a Cork maiden hurdle win achieved readily, despite clear signs of inexperience.

11/10

Form:

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
No sign of ability in a point and maiden hurdle; likely will need more time.
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10

22nd Jul 2025

Yielding

2m 1f 89y

17:12 Ballinrobe

Tactical Mission

11st 4lb

J: Sean O’Keeffe

T: Peter Maher

Down the field in maiden hurdle outings at Punchestown and Cork; nothing to suggest he can feature.

100/1

14

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

17:45 Cork

Tactical Mission

11st 12lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Peter Maher

No sign of ability in a point and maiden hurdle; likely will need more time.

200/1

13

7th Jun 2025

Good

2m 3f 55y

15:40 Punchestown

Tactical Mission

11st 12lb

J: Benjamin P Kennedy

T: Peter Maher

Made plenty of mistakes before being pulled-up on sole point outing; best watched.

100/1

Form: 33-1 D

Last run: 60 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Third on debut over hurdles at Listowel last year and was well backed when got off the mark in bumpers on return on second start in that sphere; capable of a decent showing.
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5th

5

4th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 7f 0y

15:23 Punchestown

That Danny Feeling

11st 12lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Consistent sort won two bumpers and placed in another two; the best of three maiden hurdle runs came on testing ground at Clonmel last time over nearly 2m4f; that is solid form and he is a big player if staying this trip.

2/1

1st

5

27th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 0y

17:40 Listowel

That Danny Feeling

12st 0lb

J: Mr Alan O’Sullivan

T: Terence O’Brien

Killarney winner in May and then third in a maiden hurdle; back to bumpers on his return to Killarney and ran well behind the favourite who made all; one formline through that race gives him a similar sort of chance to Starting Fifteen.

5/1

3

23rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 0f 100y

17:25 Killarney

That Danny Feeling

12st 0lb

J: Mr Finian Maguire

T: Terence O’Brien

Winner of one of his two bumper runs; well backed to win over C&D in May following some placed efforts over hurdles and in a bumper at Galway; another good run at Cork last time over hurdles when making some errors but finishing third (2m1f, good); should be thereabouts.

7/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Just a hint of ability in three points so best watched today on rules debut.
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9th

4

11th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 50y

18:07 Killarney

William Tell

11st 7lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: David Harry Kelly

Maiden/novice winner whose latest run in December was too bad to be true; posted an RPR of 126 in his latest victory and that suggests this mark should be workable on handicap debut.

8/1

1st

14

4th Aug 2025

Good

2m 2f 100y

15:30 Cork

William Tell

11st 12lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: David Harry Kelly

Left modest efforts in point-to-points behind with a fine 5l second behind a 119-rated rival over 2m1f here on his Rules' debut; the slight step up in trip should suit on breeding and he has to be on the shortlist, though there is room for improvement in his jumping.

9/4

Form: 09

Last run: 33 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Dual Flat winner in UK has been well beaten in two hurdle runs for this yard and best wait for handicaps.
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10

8th Aug 2025

Good

3m 0f 0y

18:03 Wexford

Churchill Rose

10st 9lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Arthur Goulding

Handicap debutante managed to win twice on the Flat for Charlie Fellowes but very few positives to take from three qualifying runs in maiden hurdles; well beaten on the Flat latest; others preferred.

20/1

7th

9

(5)

24th Jul 2025

Soft

1m 7f 0y

20:27 Leopardstown

Churchill Rose

8st 11lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Arthur Goulding

Won twice for Charlie Fellowes; poor recent form in maiden hurdles; this test may suit better but hard to fancy.

33/1

17

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

17:45 Cork

Churchill Rose

11st 5lb

J: Peter Smithers

T: Arthur Goulding

Dual Flat winner in UK has been well beaten in two hurdle runs for this yard and best wait for handicaps.

66/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

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Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; half-sister to 8.6f-1m4f winner Maxwell (RPR 97); dam German 1m1f/1m2f winner (87), half-sister to German Listed winners Glentire (1m3f) and Genios (1m2f); comes from a decent German Flat damline but will have to be smart to score on debut.
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8

29th Aug 2025

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

18:05 Wexford

Her Name Is Isla

10st 13lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: W J Burke

Half-sister to 8.6f-1m4f winner Maxwell; dam German 1m1f/1m2f winner, is half-sister to German Listed winners Glentire and Genios; 125-1, soon beaten on last month's debut in Cork maiden; can only be watched for now.

33/1

19

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

17:45 Cork

Her Name Is Isla

11st 5lb

J: Shane Fitzgerald

T: W J Burke

Fourth foal; half-sister to 8.6f-1m4f winner Maxwell (RPR 97); dam German 1m1f/1m2f winner (87), half-sister to German Listed winners Glentire (1m3f) and Genios (1m2f); comes from a decent German Flat damline but will have to be smart to score on debut.

28/1

Form: 00-

Last run: 321 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First reserve; little promise all starts and passed over today.
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5

4th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 20y

14:30 Cork

Supervalue Park

11st 8lb

J: Ben Harvey

T: Ms Debbie Hartnett

Not disgraced in mid-division in a maiden over C&D last time; hard to assess but appears to have plenty of weight.

20/1

20

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

17:45 Cork

Supervalue Park

11st 12lb

T: Ms Debbie Hartnett

First reserve; little promise all starts and passed over today.

12th

14

24th Aug 2024

Good

2m 0f 100y

13:55 Killarney

Supervalue Park

11st 1lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Ms Debbie Hartnett

prominent behind clear leaders, midfield after 2nd, weakened 4 out

100/1

Form: 7-

Last run: 164 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third reserve; beaten a long way in testing ground on debut but could do better on return facing sounder conditions.
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22

11th Jul 2025

Good

2m 0f 190y

17:45 Cork

Leeside Rock

11st 12lb

T: Terence O’Brien

Third reserve; beaten a long way in testing ground on debut but could do better on return facing sounder conditions.

7th

7

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:35 Limerick

Leeside Rock

11st 12lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Second foal; half-brother to useful 2m/2m1f hurdle winner Beckett Rock; dam bumper/2m hurdle winner, sister to useful bumper/2m4f hurdle winner Column Of Fire, half-sister to useful 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Tully East; nicely bred son of Flemensfirth worth a market check on debut.

16/1

7th

7

28th Jan 2025

Soft To Heavy

2m 0f 0y

14:35 Limerick

Leeside Rock

11st 12lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Second foal; half-brother to useful 2m/2m1f hurdle winner Beckett Rock; dam bumper/2m hurdle winner, sister to useful bumper/2m4f hurdle winner Column Of Fire, half-sister to useful 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner Tully East; nicely bred son of Flemensfirth worth a market check on debut.

16/1

Non-runners

Abbado, Crooked Tannie, Goonyaboyya, Tippawan Haa

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Payout
Exacta €105.10
Straight Forecast €47.74
Trifecta €503.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Harry's Legacy

The Irish Sun:

Sunny South West

TOPSPEED:

Crooked Tannie

POSTDATA:

Harry's Legacy