15:25
Paddy Power Cork Grand National Handicap Steeplechase
3m4f, Chase, 4yo+, €15,000, 10 runners
- Going
- YIELDING, Good to yielding in places
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Weveallbeencaught heads the field on our figures at 145, and that is enough to make him the pick in a competitive 28-furlong test on good to soft ground at Cork. The edge is only a pound over You Oughta Know (144), so this is no formality, but he looks the one to beat on merit. Prends Garde A Toi (140) and Le Coq Hardi (138) are the other principal dangers, each a few pounds adrift but capable of making it a proper race over the marathon trip. Weveallbeencaught gets the nod.
Runners
Paul Townend
W. P. Mullins 4/21
Fou De Toi arrives in cracking form, winning last time out and again two starts back, but he carries 166 lb off an official mark of 136, and our rating of 127 ranks him eighth of ten, so he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Motivator (GB)
- Dam
- Finella (FR) by Kingsalsa
- Owner
- Mrs J Donnelly
- Foaled
- 4 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Muine Bheag, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 21 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 127
Josh Williamson (3)
W. P. Mullins 4/21
You Oughta Know showed he still has ability when second three starts back, and he has run on today's going before, while our 144 rating ranks him second of ten. The risk is a poor recent profile: a ninth last time and a pulled up two starts back, with 166 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Beat Hollow (GB)
- Dam
- Pont De Alma (FR) by Soldier Of Fortune
- Owner
- Luke Mcmahon
- Foaled
- 9 May 2018
- Stable
- Muine Bheag, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 21 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 144
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell 4/37
Born Braver won three starts back, but he was pulled up last time out and returns after 183 days off, so fitness is a question. He has run over today's trip and our rating of 135 ranks him fifth of ten, while 163 lb is a stiff burden.
- Sire
- Court Cave (IRE)
- Dam
- Born Noble (IRE) by Dushyantor
- Owner
- Mrs J P Duffy
- Foaled
- 21 May 2018
- Stable
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 37 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 135
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott 6/36
Prends Garde A Toi has run over today's trip and on this going, and he's rated 140 by us, third of ten, with a fourth three starts back showing he can get involved on a good day. The main risk is a 209-day absence after two pulled-up efforts, with 162 lb to carry.
- Sire
- Kapgarde (FR)
- Dam
- Fulgurance Mathan (FR) by Ballingarry
- Owner
- Gigginstown House Stud
- Foaled
- 19 Feb 2019
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 36 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 140
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead 6/33
Le Coq Hardi was second last time out and has a win four starts back, so he arrives in solid form after 32 days off, and he has run on today's going before. The main risk is the 161 lb he carries, plus a pulled up two starts back.
- Sire
- Youmzain (IRE)
- Dam
- Dollar D'Estruval (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- M Stafford Dan Kiely
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Knockeen, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 33 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 138
Patrick M O'Brien (5)
E McNamara 2/23
Weveallbeencaught is yet to win in his last five starts and was only ninth last time, but he has run over today's trip and going, is back after 14 days, and carries 160 lb off 130. Our rating of 145 makes him the one to beat.
- Sire
- Getaway (GER)
- Dam
- Curvacious (IRE) by Anshan
- Owner
- Tadhg Moynihan
- Foaled
- 5 May 2017
- Stable
- Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 23 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 145
J. J. Slevin
Henry de Bromhead 6/33
Quantum Quest arrives in good heart, second last time out and a winner two starts back, and he has run on today's going before, but 158 lb is a hefty burden and he was unplaced three starts back. Rated 132 by us, he ranks sixth of ten.
- Sire
- Idaho (IRE)
- Dam
- Blackwater Mist (IRE) by Scorpion
- Owner
- Simon Munir Isaac Souede
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Knockeen, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 33 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 57%
- Ratings
- Perf 132
Harry Cobden
M F Morris 0/1
Banter At The Bar was second last time out and a winner three starts back, but a pulled up two runs ago and 224 days off the track make him hard to fancy. Carrying 150 lb off a mark of 120 doesn't help, and he is ranked last of ten on our figures.
- Sire
- Yeats (IRE)
- Dam
- J'y Vole (FR) by Mansonnien
- Owner
- John P Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 1 May 2020
- Stable
- Fethard, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 124
Cian Quirke
Michael J McDonagh 0/5
Positive Thinker has finished seventh, unplaced, eighth, unplaced and eighth in his last five starts, so he is winless in recent form, though he is fresh from a run 14 days ago and has experience of today's trip and going. Carrying 148 lb off 118, he is ranked seventh of ten by our rating.
- Sire
- Ocovango (GB)
- Dam
- Clip Her Tail (IRE) by Old Vic
- Owner
- Michael J Mcdonagh
- Foaled
- 9 May 2017
- Stable
- Shannon, Co Clare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 128
Daniel King
Denis Gerard Hogan 0/16
Our Soldier arrives with two wins in his last four starts and a third last time out, but a seventh two starts back and a ranking of ninth of ten on our figures make him hard to fancy. He has run on today's going, and 146 lb is a hefty burden off a mark of 116.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Bell Walks Day (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Denis Obrien
- Foaled
- 15 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 16 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 24%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
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.