BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle – Cork

Cork

15:00

BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-04-05

Distance 2m3f

Class

Going Yielding

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €26,505

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 4.3°C

Wind 15mph NW

Rain 37%

Runners (20)

EW Terms: 4 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	I'm Slippy Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner	J:Phillip Enright T:Robert Tyner	159	—	1-1250	128	134	121	28d	—	—	+14	31.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Won a 2m maiden here and 2nd in a Grade 3 since; has to rebound from a poor h'cap run
12	Larzac Brown J:Harry Cobden T:W P Mullins	J:Harry Cobden T:W P Mullins	153	t	206-8	122	134	111	111d	—	—	+6	23	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Disappointing in a Naas maiden last time but jockey booking takes the eye so not ruled out
9	Sainte Lucie Bay J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:W P Mullins	J:Charlie O'Dwyer(5) T:W P Mullins	157	—	57-007	126	139	98	23d	—	—	+8	23.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Didn't get the best of runs in the Martin Pipe at Cheltenham; has to be on the shortlist
6	County Final Bay J:Aidan Kelly(3) T:E McNamara	J:Aidan Kelly(3) T:E McNamara	159	ht	85122P	128	136	114	62d	—	—	+20	29.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Runner-up in a Grade 2 over 2m7f but has won at this trip; an excuse last time; considered
11	Coyote Spirit Bay J:Josh Williamson(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Josh Williamson(5) T:Gordon Elliott	154	p	644341	123	146	136	56d	—	—	+24	32.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Ran away with a 2m Navan maiden last time on heavy; raised 7lb and this is tougher
1	Its Bilbo Bay J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Patrick M O'Brien(5) T:Henry De Bromhead	166	—	2-4310	135	136	104	23d	—	—	+20	26.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won a Listed handicap at Limerick over 2m; poor over 2m4f at Cheltenham; has to rebound
18	Rockymountainbleu Bay J:Tiernan Power Roche T:P J Rothwell	J:Tiernan Power Roche T:P J Rothwell	147	p	-84743	116	142	131	28d	—	—	+15	21.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Maiden winner has been mostly consistent in defeat in h'caps; cheekpieces may help
17	Ifallgoeswell Grey J:Ethan O'Sullivan(7) T:C Byrnes	J:Ethan O'Sullivan(7) T:C Byrnes	147	—	474223	116	137	113	73d	—	—	+21	27.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Solid in defeat in three maidens lately; could go well on h'cap bow; watch the market
14	Sequoiaspirit Bay J:Liam Quinlan T:Ray Hackett	J:Liam Quinlan T:Ray Hackett	150	t	-42568	119	140	110	17d	—	—	+15	20.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Just 1-27 over hurdles and was well beaten here last time so others preferred
5	Open Secret Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jordan Gainford T:Gordon Elliott	160	t	421420	129	137	130	23d	—	—	+24	28.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Close 2nd in a Grade 3 novice but not as good at Cheltenham; can bounce back; considered
13	Wholelotofbusiness Bay J:G B Noonan T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:G B Noonan T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	153	t	432212	122	137	122	155d	—	—	+31	35.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won a Killarney novice and 2nd in a Down Royal handicap; a chance if ready after break
3	Monbeg Park Bay J:Eoin Staples(5) T:Jack Foley	J:Eoin Staples(5) T:Jack Foley	162	p	424049	131	131	-	34d	—	—	+18	22.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Better known as a chaser but would have a squeak if back to form off a lower hurdle mark
7	D Art D Art Chestnut J:Ricky Doyle T:Thomas Cooper	J:Ricky Doyle T:Thomas Cooper	159	—	280-P9	128	141	47	42d	—	—	+16	20.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
In great form last season but poor in two runs this term and could find this trip sharp
20	Butter Fingers Grey J:Shane Markey(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Shane Markey(7) T:Ross O'Sullivan	143	—	0U5043	112	135	-	32d	—	—	+15	19.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Solid run back to hurdles over this trip at Naas last time; needs more in a stronger race
4	Pray Tell Bay J:John Shinnick T:Desmond Kenneally	J:John Shinnick T:Desmond Kenneally	162	—	U0-52F	131	140	65	49d	—	—	+18	21.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Grade 3 hurdle (3m) winner here; good chase run two starts back; might find this too sharp
15	Tassarolo Bay J:Gavin Brouder T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Gavin Brouder T:Denis Gerard Hogan	150	t	5-3121	119	134	113	—	—	—	+15	18.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Dual hurdle winner; decent Flat run last time; could run well on handicap bow
16	Cappa Hill Bay J:Jake Coen T:Sean Joseph Allen	J:Jake Coen T:Sean Joseph Allen	147	t	8-3118	116	134	102	133d	—	—	+14	17.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Won handicaps here and at Clonmel over shorter last autumn; a squeak if ready after break
19	Elusive Ogie Bay J:Conor Clarke(7) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	J:Conor Clarke(7) T:Eoin Christopher McCarthy	146	—	-61335	115	136	122	164d	—	—	+20	24	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Maiden winner ran well in three handicaps last autumn; has to find more on return
10	Autumn Twist Bay J:Philip Donovan(3) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Philip Donovan(3) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	155	—	2-1185	124	139	126	—	—	—	+19	23	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Decent run in the Lartigue at Listowel last h'dle start; had a pipe-opener on the Flat
NR	Balko d'Ange Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Philip Fenton	J:NON-RUNNER T:Philip Fenton	162	—	513F6F	131	139	-	23d	—	—	—	20.9	—	—
Fallen on two of last three but would have a chance if back to earlier Leopardstown third

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
I'm Slippy	4/1	4/1	7/2
Larzac	4/1	9/2	4/1
Sainte Lucie	5/1	5/1	5/1
County Final	15/2	17/2	8/1
Coyote Spirit	10/1	11/1	10/1
Its Bilbo	14/1	14/1	14/1
Rockymountainbleu	12/1	12/1	12/1
Ifallgoeswell	12/1	12/1	12/1
Sequoiaspirit	18/1	18/1	16/1
Open Secret	20/1	20/1	18/1
Wholelotofbusiness	25/1	22/1	22/1
Monbeg Park	25/1	22/1	22/1
D Art D Art	25/1	25/1	22/1
Butter Fingers	28/1	22/1	25/1
Pray Tell	33/1	33/1	28/1
Tassarolo	33/1	33/1	33/1
Cappa Hill	33/1	33/1	28/1
Elusive Ogie	33/1	28/1	28/1
Autumn Twist	50/1	40/1	40/1
Balko d'Ange	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Wholelotofbusiness

35.8

OR: 18 Form: 16.6 Odds: 1.2

25/1

2nd

Coyote Spirit

32.1

OR: 18.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

3rd

I'm Slippy

31.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 7 Odds: 5

4/1

County Final

29.9

OR: 19.5 Form: 7.5 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Open Secret

28.6

OR: 19.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ifallgoeswell

27.3

OR: 16.5 Form: 9 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Its Bilbo

26.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Elusive Ogie

OR: 16.3 Form: 6.6 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Sainte Lucie

23.4

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Larzac

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Autumn Twist

OR: 18.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

50/1

Monbeg Park

22.5

OR: 20.3 Form: 1 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Rockymountainbleu

21.3

OR: 16.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.8

12/1

Pray Tell

21.2

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Balko d'Ange

20.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0.7 Odds: 0

—

D Art D Art

20.6

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Sequoiaspirit

20.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Butter Fingers

19.3

OR: 15.5 Form: 2.7 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Tassarolo

18.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Cappa Hill

17.5

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Its Bilbo	135	136	104
Monbeg Park	131	131	—
Pray Tell	131	140	65
Balko d'Ange	131	139	—
Open Secret	129	137	130
I'm Slippy	128	134	121
County Final	128	136	114
D Art D Art	128	141	47
Sainte Lucie	126	139	98
Autumn Twist	124	139	126
Coyote Spirit	123	146	136
Larzac	122	134	111
Wholelotofbusiness	122	137	122
Sequoiaspirit	119	140	110
Tassarolo	119	134	113
Rockymountainbleu	116	142	131
Ifallgoeswell	116	137	113
Cappa Hill	116	134	102
Elusive Ogie	115	136	122
Butter Fingers	112	135	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sequoiaspirit	17d ago	Fit
Sainte Lucie	23d ago	Fit
Its Bilbo	23d ago	Fit
Open Secret	23d ago	Fit
Balko d'Ange	23d ago	Fit
I'm Slippy	28d ago	Fit
Rockymountainbleu	28d ago	Fit
Butter Fingers	32d ago	Fit
Monbeg Park	34d ago	Fit
D Art D Art	42d ago	Fit
Pray Tell	49d ago	Fresh
Coyote Spirit	56d ago	Fresh
County Final	62d ago	Fresh
Ifallgoeswell	73d ago	Fresh
Larzac	111d ago	Long break
Cappa Hill	133d ago	Long break
Wholelotofbusiness	155d ago	Long break
Elusive Ogie	164d ago	Long break
Tassarolo	—	—
Autumn Twist	—	—