Springfort Hall Country House Hotel Maiden Hurdle.
Cork · Sunday, 10 May · 18:25
· 3m 80y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:25
Off time
8
Runners
Good (Good to Yielding in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
DOCTOR DU MESNIL (FR
🥈 Second
JEROBOAM MACHIN (FR
🥉 Third
DOCTOR ELVIS (FR
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.22
2/9
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
21
20/1
06 · —
26
25/1
07 · —
29
28/1
08 · —
41
40/1
09 · —
81
80/1
10 · —
101
100/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | — |
Clone Cross (G)
Maiden pointer and has offered little in a trio of maiden hurdles, falling at the fourth at Down Royal (17f) 6 days ago. Up in trip but looks to be up against it.
|
6P-FP2P | Kevin Healy | S Cavanagh | 5 | 75.3 kg |
101
100/1
|
| 6th | 2 | — |
Deerpark Hill (G)
Point winner but hasn't shown much in his 2 bumper starts, eighth of 14 at this course (19f) in April last year. Absent since ahead of hurdling debut.
|
818/ | Sean O'Keeffe | S Aherne | 6 | 75.3 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 1st | 3 | — |
Doctor Du Mesnil (G)
FAV
Impressive winner of 19f bumper at this course last spring. Fairly useful form when runner-up in a pair of maiden hurdles, before running no sort of race in tongue strap (now discarded) in the Albert Bartlett at Cheltenham. Leading contend…
|
122P/ | Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 6 | 75.3 kg |
1.22
2/9
|
| 2nd | 4 | — |
Doctor Elvis (G)
[P]
Fairly useful form when making the frame all 4 starts in maiden hurdles, including when beaten only by the odds-on favourite at Limerick in March. In cheekpieces, well below form on handicap debut at Fairyhouse (2½m) 5 weeks ago, but he's …
|
64220-2 | Danny Gilligan | G Elliott | 7 | 75.3 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| — | 5 | — |
Jeroboam Machin (G)
[T1]
Looked exciting prospect when winning a pair of bumpers in 2023/24, including a Grade 2 at Leopardstown. Absent over 2 years subsequently and given a considerate return at Fairyhouse last month. Fascinating contender as he goes hurdling wi…
|
111/8-4 | Donagh Meyler | E Mullins | 7 | 75.3 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 3rd | 6 | — |
Killowen House (G)
€25,000 4-y-o, Yeats gelding. Brother to useful hurdler/high-class chaser Chantry House (winner up to 25f) and closely related to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser The Last Day (2m winner). Off the mark in points at the fifth attempt las…
|
FP61-37 | Jack Gilligan | P J Gilligan | 6 | 75.3 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 4th | 7 | — |
Little John (G)
[PT]
Made the frame only completed start in points. Fitted with cheekpieces/tongue strap for hurdling bow, showed more than he had in a bumper when sixth of 17 in maiden at Clonmel (2½m) 26 days ago. Has work to do in this contest, though.
|
PF/4476- | Michael Kenneally | C Motherway | 5 | 75.3 kg |
26
25/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
Loyal Praetorian (G)
Promise in maiden hurdles in December and, after a few lesser efforts, got back on track returned to maiden company when third of 7 at Limerick (3m) 24 days ago. More required.
|
2F56P3/ | Mr L M Kelleher | G Kelleher | 6 | 75.3 kg |
21
20/1
|
| — | 9 | — |
Seek A Richer Life (G)
[P1]
Sent off at big odds (150/1) on debut and ran out at the fifth in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (2½m) last month. Cheekpieces reached for as he goes up in trip.
|
R/ | Alan O'Sullivan | S O O'Brien | 5 | 75.3 kg |
81
80/1
|
| 5th | 10 | — |
Zambezi Moon (G)
Placed on first 2 of 3 starts in points and caused an 80/1 surprise when landing 8-runner bumper at this course (19f) on Rules debut in April, though there appeared to be no fluke about it. Bred to suited by this longer distance on hurdles…
|
33P1/56 | J J Slevin | David Barry | 6 | 75.3 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
Betting forecast: Doctor Du Mesnil (2/9), Jeroboam Machin (11/4), Doctor Elvis (9/2), Zambezi Moon (13/2), Loyal Praetorian (20/1), Little John (25/1), Killowen House (28/1), Deerpark Hill (40/1), Seek A Richer Life (80/1), Clone Cross (100/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7200.0 EUR |
| P2 | 2399.0 EUR |
| P3 | 1200.0 EUR |
| P4 | 600.0 EUR |
| P5 | 361.0 EUR |
| P6 | 240.0 EUR |