September 30 / 17.20 Cork

17.20

Good To Yielding

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  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 13 runners
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Runners: 13 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 072837 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
AW maiden winner in January; second in 1m2f handicap at Roscommon in May and third at the Curragh in July (1m); soft ground perhaps no help last time; possibilities.
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14

(29)

21st Oct 2025

Soft

1m 2f 0y

17:00 Curragh

Vierson

9st 6lb

J: W J Lee

T: Ciaran Murphy

AW winner; fair placed form on Flat; not beaten far in fifth at Killarney last time and handled soft ground on that occasion.

14/1

1

(12)

30th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:20 Cork

Vierson

10st 2lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: Ciaran Murphy

AW maiden winner in January; second in 1m2f handicap at Roscommon in May and third at the Curragh in July (1m); soft ground perhaps no help last time; possibilities.

8/1

7th

10

(7)

9th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 7f 0y

18:05 Galway

Vierson

9st 6lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Ciaran Murphy

Won a 1m fillies' maiden at Dundalk in January; best turf run came when second in a middle-distance handicap at Roscommon in May; probably more effective over a bit further than this.

12/1

Form: 59-007

Last run: 101 days

W: 10st 1lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Best runs have been in maidens, though not last time tried at 1m4f; hasn't offered much in handicaps and a tongue-tie is tried.
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15th

8

(2)

12th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

20:30 Fairyhouse

Mapa

9st 9lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

Maiden has run well in defeat at times, including when a 3l third of 16 on seasonal return at Roscommon (1m4f, yielding to soft); never involved upped to 1m5f at Navan next time (good); she's better than that.

25/1

15th

7

(15)

7th Jun 2026

Good

1m 5f 0y

16:37 Navan

Mapa

9st 9lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

Maiden but has run well in defeat, including when a keeping-on 3l third of 16 on seasonal return at Roscommon on latest (1m4f, yld-sft); worth a go at this longer trip on that evidence; big player off the same mark.

6/1

3rd

5

(8)

18th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 17y

20:20 Roscommon

Mapa

9st 9lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Ms Sheila Lavery

Maiden was good fifth over 1m at the Curragh in October; then stepped back up in trip to 10.5f on AW, best run when second in November; no impact in one previous attempt over this far; headgear left off.

12/1

Form: 510401 CD

Last run: 4 days

W: 9st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Course winner who doubled his tally when running on well to thwart Venetian on the AW last Friday (1m); no good thing to confirm those placings as he's essentially 11lb higher, carrying a penalty and rated 4lb lower on the AW.
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2nd

8

(7)

12th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

15:45 Dundalk (AW)

Famous Enough

9st 9lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Patrick T Foley

Hold-up performer by necessity, really, as he can be tardy from the gates; C&D winner and just failed to get up here in April; only 1lb higher now and if they go hard, it will be a big help.

7/1

5th

6

(1)

1st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 160y

19:55 Fairyhouse

Famous Enough

9st 6lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Patrick T Foley

Won a Cork 1m handicap last season off 40 (good) and added an AW win in September; went close off 2lb higher at Dundalk in April; subsequent two turf runs have been disappointing and his record of 1-21 on this surface is concerning.

20/1

Form: 767474 C

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 12lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Four-time winner and only 2lb higher than for her Down Royal win in June (7f, good); respectable fourth of 15 last time at Gowran (1m, heavy).
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17th

21

(6)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

13:55 Curragh

Purring Along

8st 7lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: P G Fahey

Four wins all at 7f, including here this time last year off a lowly 47; went up 7lb for Down Royal win in June and has struggled since, including when well-backed at Galway on Monday, doing best work at finish; 6lb wrong.

20/1

17th

21

(6)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

13:55 Curragh

Purring Along

8st 7lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: P G Fahey

Four wins all at 7f, including here this time last year off a lowly 47; went up 7lb for Down Royal win in June and has struggled since, including when well-backed at Galway on Monday, doing best work at finish; 6lb wrong.

20/1

17th

21

(6)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

13:55 Curragh

Purring Along

8st 7lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: P G Fahey

Four wins all at 7f, including here this time last year off a lowly 47; went up 7lb for Down Royal win in June and has struggled since, including when well-backed at Galway on Monday, doing best work at finish; 6lb wrong.

20/1

Form: 077008

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Won a 7f turf maiden last year but has been below that form since and needs a revival.
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11th

17

(13)

26th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

18:10 Curragh

Una Matata

8st 9lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Adrian McGuinness

Four-time AW winner is 1-13 on turf; pleasing effort when a 2l fifth of 14 at Down Royal (7f, good) in May when not getting the clearest of runs and same mark now; this a tougher race, though, so more needed.

12/1

Form: 0-4909 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Testing ground an excuse last week at Listowel and that was after a lengthy break; hard to predict but 2lb lower than for last September's win (1m, good).
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1st

5

(1)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 6

20:25 Doncaster

Relevant Range

9st 9lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

1-27 on turf; has a chance on his head second at Musselburgh in June (1m, good) but well beaten back on the AW last time.

12/1

6th

6

(9)

8th Jul 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:20 Kempton (AW)

Relevant Range

9st 4lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

Notched a pair of 1m AW classified events in January; back on track when second of seven in 1m Musselburgh handicap 16 days ago; not out of things.

4/1

2nd

5

(4)

22nd Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

17:15 Musselburgh

Relevant Range

9st 6lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Ivan Furtado

Scored twice over 1m on AW in January and has remained largely in decent form since, though raced freely when sixth of 11 at Wolverhampton (9.5f) last month; well in the mix from an easing mark.

10/1

Form: 020817 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Came from well back to collect over 1m at Bellewstown (good to yielding); 7lb higher now but a wide draw made life difficult at Dundalk last time.
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19th

12

(20)

9th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

19:38 Leopardstown

Sayfa Fad

9st 7lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Paul W Flynn

Has failed to distinguish herself in three starts since beating Nibras Rainbow at Bellewstown last August; towards the rear over 1m at this venue last month.

25/1

14th

16

(15)

18th Jun 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:45 Leopardstown

Sayfa Fad

8st 10lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Paul W Flynn

Stayed on well to land Bellewstown handicap (1m, good) last August on stable debut; never landed a blow in two starts after; 264 days off.

25/1

33/1

Form: -07590 D

Last run: 66 days

W: 9st 9lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Four AW wins up to 1m; regressive in the last year and was poor on debut for this yard last time; not easy to fancy.
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9th

11

(16)

20th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 75y

16:19 Gowran Park

Super Over

9st 4lb

J: Sean Davis

T: C Byrnes

Four-time AW winner yet to score on turf; well behind La Tulipe Noire at Cork on penultimate and beaten 7.25l at Thurles on latest; difficult to fancy.

16/1

11th

10

(16)

9th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 44y

14:55 Thurles

Super Over

9st 8lb

J: Sean Davis

T: C Byrnes

All four wins on AW; hasn't been competitive in the last 18 months and no signs of a revival at Cork last week.

9/1

9

(2)

30th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:20 Cork

Super Over

9st 9lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: C Byrnes

Four AW wins up to 1m; regressive in the last year and was poor on debut for this yard last time; not easy to fancy.

33/1

Form: 744045 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 4lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Only 1-32 and that success came on the AW; hasn't been running badly but she's opposable for win purposes.
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9

16th May 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 1f 0y

15:15 Wexford

La Tulipe Noire

10st 12lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Aengus King

Unplaced in seven hurdle runs to date, (four of them handicaps); running moderately on Flat at the moment.

14/1

7th

9

(9)

8th May 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 133y

18:52 Ballinrobe

La Tulipe Noire

8st 11lb

J: Jessica O’Gorman

T: Aengus King

Won back-to-back 1m handicaps at Cork and Roscommon last autumn (yielding/soft), yet to hit that level this term in four attempts; returns to a longer trip.

14/1

8th

10

(10)

4th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

16:45 Curragh

La Tulipe Noire

9st 7lb

J: Jessica O’Gorman

T: Aengus King

AW maiden winner; her only turf wins came back-to-back at Cork and Roscommon last autumn; a bit high in the ratings since then.

16/1

Form: 0-1333

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 48

Form & Verdict
Has continued to run well since his Listowel win in June (7f, good), including back there last week (heavy); however, this mark (8lb above that last win) is looking troublesome.
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6th

12

(6)

15th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 40y

19:30 Killarney

Liamo

9st 2lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Sole win came at Listowel last summer (off 40); comeback run there in late May should have him straighter but others look more likely.

16/1

6th

11

(5)

31st May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

16:20 Listowel

Liamo

9st 3lb

J: Joseph Harnett

T: Brendan Maurice Walsh

Record of 1-20 with the sole victory coming in this race last year on good ground off 7lb lower; consistent form on Flat over the autumn but his most recent maiden hurdle runs at huge odds were woeful; not discounted back on the level and his win came following a similar break.

17/2

25/1

Form: 666056

Last run: 7 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Nine-race maiden who never got involved from off the pace last week at Listowel (7f, heavy); probably wants this drier ground and worth another go at 1m.
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12th

9

(12)

12th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

15:45 Dundalk (AW)

Micasso

9st 8lb

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Donal Kinsella

One good run last year and popped up at 22-1 on return at Bellewstown; burst here on a previous visit and making a quick return to action, so the 'bounce factor' sirens are sounding.

6/1

1st

13

(14)

2nd Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 211y

18:10 Bellewstown

Micasso

9st 2lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Donal Kinsella

No wins in 11 but only his second run in this headgear combination when bang there at Cork (1m, yielding) last September; something amiss next time under Colin Keane at Dundalk; has been off the track since.

20/1

12th

10

(6)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

19:45 Dundalk (AW)

Micasso

9st 1lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Donal Kinsella

No wins in ten but only his second run in this headgear combination when bang there at Cork (1m); should run well.

4/1

Form: 623078 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 8st 11lb

11 yo Gelding

OR: 41

Form & Verdict
Six AW wins but is 0-31 on turf and has to put three below par runs behind him.
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6th

14

(11)

10th Jun 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 0y

19:50 Limerick

Tynamite

8st 10lb

J: Rebecca Parsons

T: David Marnane

Veteran is a six-time AW winner but 0-34 on turf; no success since December 2023; down the field in two starts this season.

25/1

10th

15

(6)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

13:59 Gowran Park

Tynamite

8st 11lb

J: Rebecca Parsons

T: David Marnane

Veteran is a six-time AW winner but 0-33 on turf; no success since December 2023 and never involved on seasonal return at Killarney 20 days ago; others preferred.

20/1

10th

15

(18)

12th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 31y

18:40 Killarney

Tynamite

8st 10lb

J: Rebecca Parsons

T: David Marnane

Veteran; six AW wins but is 0-32 on turf and doesn't arrive here in the best of form.

33/1

Form: 00-000 CD

Last run: 155 days

W: 8st 10lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 40

Form & Verdict
Infrequent winner not in the best of form and he's 8lb out of the weights.
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15th

14

(15)

12th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 31y

18:40 Killarney

Swiss Army Officer

8st 10lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

Went close over C&D (soft) in October but this veteran was down the field at Cork on last month's reappearance.

33/1

12th

16

(5)

24th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

18:15 Cork

Swiss Army Officer

8st 10lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

Three career wins include over C&D way back; hasn't won in nearly three years but good second on final start last year at Killarney in October when 8lb out of the weights; hard to assess but on a nice mark and good draw.

10/1

15

(3)

30th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:20 Cork

Swiss Army Officer

8st 10lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

Infrequent winner not in the best of form and he's 8lb out of the weights.

50/1

Non-runners

Venetian, My Girl Robyn

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €186.20
Straight Forecast €159.73
Tricast €1131.48
Trifecta €1496.60

Selections

POSTDATA:

Sayfa Fad

The Irish Sun:

Mapa

RP RATINGS (IRE):

La Tulipe Noire

SPOTLIGHT:

Venetian