Hibernian Hotel Mallow Maiden Hurdle – Cork

Cork

13:48

Hibernian Hotel Mallow Maiden Hurdle

Date 2024-04-01

Distance 3m80y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,375

Winning Time 6m 45.40s (slow by 57.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Arion Soldier (IRE) Ricky Doyle · Eamon Courtney	14/1	Won
2nd	Driscolls Hill (IRE) Oakley Brown · Thomas Gibney	6/1	15
3rd	Lough Owel (IRE) Jake Coen · Gordon Elliott	9/1	.5
4th	Pirate Island (IRE) Niall Moore · Philip Fenton	2/1F	1.5
5th	Mickie Angel (IRE) Philip Donovan · Denis Gerard Hogan	11/4	0.2
6th	Qatar Spirit (FR) Niall Prendergast · Timothy Cleary	33/1	31
7th	Fourcardrun (GB) Ambrose McCurtin · Donal Hassett	66/1	4
8th	Always Groovin (IRE) Ryan Treacy · Josh Halley	20/1	5.5
9th	Beechfield (IRE) Trevor Ryan · Donal Commins	150/1	16
10th	Annamaymurt (IRE) Jack G Gilligan · Paul John Gilligan	5/1	30

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
8	Pirate Island Chestnut J:Niall Moore(7) T:Philip Fenton	J:Niall Moore(7) T:Philip Fenton	166	—	9F3324	109	116	92	23d	—	—	0	29.2	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Some solid runs but weakened last time over 2m4f and not sure this trip is what he needs
7	Mickie Angel Grey J:Philip Donovan(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Philip Donovan(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	166	—	52-82	-	117	60	22d	—	—	-15	6.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Second in a Limerick maiden hurdle over this trip; with improvement should be involved
1	Annamaymurt Brown J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Paul John Gilligan	166	—	6	-	113	77	36d	—	—	-12	5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Beaten only 16l in a Navan maiden hurdle (2m) on recent debut; takes a big step up in trip
4	Driscolls Hill Bay J:Oakley Brown(5) T:Thomas Gibney	J:Oakley Brown(5) T:Thomas Gibney	166	—	UP-U16	-	92	67	22d	—	—	-8	3.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Not disgraced in a Navan maiden hurdle over 2m3f on rules debut; longer trip should suit
6	Lough Owel Bay J:Jake Coen(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jake Coen(5) T:Gordon Elliott	166	—	21-235	-	105	54	30d	—	—	-6	2.5	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Ability in bumpers and a maiden hurdle but weakened over 2m6f last time; questions
2	Arion Soldier Bay J:Ricky Doyle T:Eamon Courtney	J:Ricky Doyle T:Eamon Courtney	166	—	083	-	106	78	16d	—	—	-3	5.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Beaten only 14l at Thurles over 2m; should have improved since; big step up in trip now
10	Always Groovin Bay J:Ryan Treacy T:Josh Halley	J:Ryan Treacy T:Josh Halley	159	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
By a useful sire and a decent damline; tongue-tie on for debut; worth a market check
9	Qatar Spirit Bay J:Niall Prendergast(7) T:Timothy Cleary	J:Niall Prendergast(7) T:Timothy Cleary	166	p	0-P355	97	103	68	162d	—	—	+10	12.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Rated 97 after nine hurdle starts and isn't bred for a trip like this; others preferred
5	Fourcardrun Bay J:Ambrose McCurtin T:Donal Hassett	J:Ambrose McCurtin T:Donal Hassett	166	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
By a promising sire and cost 34,000euros as a 3yo; one to watch for future reference
3	Beechfield Brown J:Trevor Ryan(5) T:Donal Commins	J:Trevor Ryan(5) T:Donal Commins	166	—	1-P	-	-	-	46d	—	—	+3	6.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Point winner was unruly beforehand and ran no race in a Clonmel maiden hurdle

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Pirate Island	7/4	15/8	15/8	2/1	15/8
Mickie Angel	3/1	10/3	10/3	10/3	11/4
Annamaymurt	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Driscolls Hill	8/1	7/1	8/1	6/1	6/1
Lough Owel	8/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Arion Soldier	10/1	9/1	10/1	15/2	9/1
Always Groovin	25/1	20/1	25/1	16/1	20/1
Qatar Spirit	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Fourcardrun	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Beechfield	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Pirate Island

29.2

OR: 14.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 8.9

2/1

2nd

Qatar Spirit

12.5

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

3rd

Beechfield

6.3

OR: 0 Form: 5.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Mickie Angel

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Arion Soldier

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Annamaymurt

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Driscolls Hill

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Lough Owel

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Always Groovin

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Fourcardrun

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pirate Island	109	116	92
Qatar Spirit	97	103	68
Mickie Angel	—	117	60
Annamaymurt	—	113	77
Driscolls Hill	—	92	67
Lough Owel	—	105	54
Arion Soldier	—	106	78
Always Groovin	—	—	—
Fourcardrun	—	—	—
Beechfield	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Arion Soldier	16d ago	Fit
Mickie Angel	22d ago	Fit
Driscolls Hill	22d ago	Fit
Pirate Island	23d ago	Fit
Lough Owel	30d ago	Fit
Annamaymurt	36d ago	Fit
Beechfield	46d ago	Fresh
Qatar Spirit	162d ago	Long break
Always Groovin	—	—
Fourcardrun	—	—