16:32
Co-Op Superstores Handicap Steeplechase
2m1½f (2m1f140y), Chase, 4yo+, €15,000, 8 runners
- Going
- GOOD, Good to yielding in places
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Showers
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Jasko des Dames looks the one to beat at Cork, with our ratings putting him 8 lb ahead of Birdie Or Bust and 11 lb clear of Drumgill, a meaningful edge over a field of eight on good ground. He tops our ratings over this 18 furlongs, and he is rated well clear of most of the field. Birdie Or Bust is the chief danger, with Drumgill and Typical Thomas also capable of making it a contest if the selection's rating is not matched on the day. Jasko des Dames is the selection.
Runners
Jasko des Dames tp¹ Tip
64 days
7yo, 11-12, OR 131 054-52
J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: Henry de Bromhead
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead 5/46
Jasko des Dames signed off with a second last time out, a step up on a fifth and a fourth before that, and has run over today's trip and going before. Our top-rated runner, he is yet to win in recent form and has been off 64 days, but 138 against an official 131 makes him the one to beat.
- Sire
- It's Gino (GER)
- Dam
- Saraska D'Airy (FR) by Ungaro
- Owner
- Watchman Racing
- Foaled
- 26 May 2019
- Stable
- Knockeen, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 46 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 138
Harry Cobden
Henry de Bromhead 5/46
Birdie Or Bust arrives off a fourth last time out, and a third two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 130 ranks her second of eight. The main risk is an 87-day break, with 161 lb to carry, and she is yet to win in her last five.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Bint Valkyrie (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- John P Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 2 May 2018
- Stable
- Knockeen, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 46 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 58%
- Ratings
- Perf 130
Michael Kenneally (5)
M Winters 0/3
Fifth last time out and a winner three starts back, Crowsatedappletart has run over today's trip and going, but he's finished sixth and fifth since and returns after 34 days under 158 lb. Our rating of 116 leaves him fifth of eight.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Laura's Native (IRE) by Be My Native
- Owner
- Paul M Mullins
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2017
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 26%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Daniel King
John Patrick Ryan 3/18
Drumgill is back quickly after just eight days and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 127 ranks him third of eight and sits above his official 118, so he is a leading danger. The main risk is a lack of confidence after unseating last time, with 153 lb to carry and yet to win in his last six.
- Sire
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)
- Dam
- Medinah Theatre (IRE) by King's Theatre
- Owner
- John Patrick Ryan
- Foaled
- 1 May 2019
- Stable
- Templemore, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 18 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
Sam Ewing
Sean Joseph Allen 0/0
Winless in his last five, Cappa Hill is hard to fancy despite a third last time out, as a ninth and a fifth either side of a fourth show how patchy he has been. He has run over today's trip and going and is fresh enough after 21 days, but 149 lb is a big ask.
- Sire
- Kingston Hill (GB)
- Dam
- Go Goonagain West (IRE) by Westerner
- Owner
- Mrs Eileen Oconnor
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2020
- Stable
- Fermoy, Co Cork
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 0 runs (None%)
- Trainer running to form
- 60%
- Ratings
- Perf 114
Sean Flanagan
David M O'Brien 0/4
Hard to fancy at the foot of our figures, ranked eighth of eight despite a rating of 113, and he shoulders 147 lb off an official mark of 112. Still, a second last time out and a third before that, with a win three starts back, suggest he's in good heart after 11 days off, and he has run over this trip and going.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Is Herself About (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Peter Tarrant
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2019
- Stable
- Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 113
Philip Donovan
James Andrew Fahey 1/9
Typical Thomas has run over today's trip and on this going, and our 121 puts him fourth of eight, comfortably clear of his official mark of 107 off 142 lb. The risk is stark: he is winless in his last five, with a fourth two starts back his best finish.
- Sire
- Dylan Thomas (IRE)
- Dam
- Lady Singspiel (IRE) by Singspiel
- Owner
- Miss Heather Heffernan
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2017
- Stable
- Stradbally, Co Laois
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 25%
- Ratings
- Perf 121
Peter Smithers (5)
John Patrick Ryan 3/18
Fourth last time out, with a third two starts back and another third three starts back, Piccolo Player is consistent but yet to win in his last five, and he returns after 41 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, though 140 lb is a burden and our rating of 115 ranks him sixth of eight.
- Sire
- Vadamos (FR)
- Dam
- Mexican Sky (IRE) by Yeats
- Owner
- Fairymount Partnership
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Templemore, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 18 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 115
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.