Racing Again May 5th & 6th Handicap – Cork

Cork

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Racing Again May 5th & 6th Handicap

Date 2023-04-21

Distance 1m2f30y

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €12,390

Runners 12

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Val	Odds
5 (6)	Vellner ch W J Lee · P Twomey	W J Lee · P Twomey	132	t	441-	92	104	90	336d	—	+4	5/2
Gelded, tongue-tie goes on and layers will take no chances with Curragh maiden winner
10 (11)	Smooth Tom b Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	123	—	4214-7	83	108	83	16d	—	+1	8
Didn't get much daylight down the inner when beaten 3l on his reappearance at Leopardstown
2 (4)	Mashhoor b Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	136	—	/410-0	96	99	99	27d	—	-2	3
Premier H'cap winner over this trip at Curragh last May; late headway in Irish Lincoln
1 (1)	Sionnach Eile b Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	144	—	/2711-	104	102	93	266d	—	+26	9
Handicapper has had his say and hood left off for this return over an inadequate trip
11 (2)	Timourid b Jamie Powell(5) · Paul W Flynn	Jamie Powell(5) · Paul W Flynn	119	t	9684-2	79	114	104	16d	—	+4	6
Second of 16 over this trip at Leopardstown, just run down late by well-treated winner
8 (8)	Cold Steel br Wayne Lordan · A Oliver	Wayne Lordan · A Oliver	123	—	0411-6	83	104	80	28d	—	+3	12
Dual AW winner; not clearest of runs when beaten 3l back at Dundalk last month
7 (3)	Giladah b Chris Hayes · D K Weld	Chris Hayes · D K Weld	124	h	15116-	84	108	89	180d	—	+18	12
Won 3 of her four starts in 1m/1m1f h'caps last term; hood worn for last two wins back on
3 (12)	Timeless Soul ch Hugh Horgan(7) · Joseph Patrick Obrien	Hugh Horgan(7) · Joseph Patrick Obrien	136	—	4/052-	96	107	64	203d	—	+8	20
Second in Saint-Cloud Listed contest over this trip for David O'Meara; Irish debut
9 (9)	Morph Speed b Mikey Sheehy · Joseph Patrick Obrien	Mikey Sheehy · Joseph Patrick Obrien	123	—	/6707-	83	101	86	277d	—	+5	33
Didn't shine last term and now 1lb lower than latest winning mark but off nine months
12 (5)	New Hill b Rory Cleary · Ms Sheila Lavery	Rory Cleary · Ms Sheila Lavery	119	—	4402-4	79	104	78	16d	—	+2	12
Pleasing return when fourth at Leopardstown, only half a length off runner-up Timourid
4 (7)	Finans Bay b Ronan Whelan · Adrian Mcguinness	Ronan Whelan · Adrian Mcguinness	132	p	401-3R	92	100	86	27d	—	+8	33
Third at Dundalk on yard bow; blotted his copybook when refusing to race in Irish Lincoln
NR (10)	Fizzical ch TBC · J A Stack	· J A Stack	124	h	130-	84	98	88	216d	—	+3	66
Winning debut in 1m maiden at Limerick almost a year ago; failed to beat a rival since