Monday 17 April · Tramore, Eire

17:15 Copper Coast Handicap Hurdle (80-102)

Distance: 2m 0f 0y
Going: Soft (Yielding In Places)
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 10000
Runners: 13

Race preview

PIDOYNE has taken a while to find her old French Flat form and might now continue on an upward curve over hurdles. A dual French winner on testing ground, her two recent runs were encouraging efforts and while beaten by Mahlers Cove at Thurles, that rival has been beaten since and the selection is open to more improvement. Keen-going, busy Take My Hand beat Mahlers Cove 10 lengths in a recent Naas race and should run well, while Be My Hero would have claims if getting a run having beaten both those rivals with his improved display at Naas. Wrecking Ball Paul ran well on handicap hurdle debut at Limerick, while Doyouthinkso was possibly unsuited by heavy ground at Gowran and would prefer a sounder surface. Gendarme and Cruisin Susan both need good ground, while Our Bobby makes his seasonal reappearance.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Pidoyne	00PP22	H Morgan	H De Bromhead	11 1	10-3
2	Take My Hand	P58738	Sean Flanagan	M Mulvany	11 6	6-1
3	Prince Of Air	99800-8	Reserve 1	P J Rothwell	10 7	10-1
4	Doyouthinkso	0/2-017P	Darragh O'Keeffe	J P Flavin	11 13	7-1
5	Downtherefordancin	0700	Keith Donoghue	G P Cromwell	11 6	28-1
6	Mahlers Cove	685610	Mike O'Connor	J J Mangan	11 6	13-2
7	Our Bobby	2F33F4	Ian Power	J M Burke	11 12	5-1
8	Grizabella	560	Shane Fenelon	J J Hanlon	10 9	25-1
9	War God	96P06P	R Deegan	R Donohoe	11 2	25-1
10	Gendarme	11-0000	Philip Byrnes	C Byrnes	11 6	11-1
11	Mac's Xpress	0-F076	Sean O'Keeffe	Mrs J Harrington	12 0	12-1
-	Wrecking Ball Paul	0-4PP94	C McGivern	Paul Mulligan	12 0	17-2
-	Fowler For Four	000	P J O'Hanlon	P J Rothwell	10 13	66-1
NR	Bite That	076360	Gary Noonan	P J Flynn	11 7
NR	Cruisin Susan	66741P	R A Berry	J A Berry	11 7
NR	Globetrottersivola	U0-9P70	Reserve 2	P J Rothwell	10 6
NR	Be My Hero	405P07	Reserve 3	G Elliott	10 6