Saturday 7 May · Cork, Eire
14:00 Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 0f 0y
- Going
- Good to Yielding
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 12500
- Runners
- 17
Race preview
IGRAINE won a Leopardstown handicap last summer for Donnacha O'Brien and progressed to a mark in the low 80s on the Flat. It's a bit disappointing that she's failed to score in five outings over hurdles but did go very close here over C&D when touched off by Only Sky and again filled the runner-up spot at Tramore last month. Gentleman Joe was even better on the Flat winning a Kempton maiden for Joe Tuite and showed promise on both hurdle outings including at the Leopardstown Christmas meeting. Prince Of Verona had a number of these behind when second to Prairie Dancer on testing ground over C&D at Easter, while Mitiva is the choice of Mark Walsh from five JP McManus runners. The Thurles bumper winner is closely related to Mister Coffey.