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Cork

18:15

Date 2026-04-24

Distance 1m

Class

Going Good To Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €5,900

Weather Overcast

Temp 8.3°C

Wind 7mph NE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 42.04s (slow by 3.84s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bucaneer's Spirit (IRE) Sam Coen · Ian Patrick Donoghue	5/1	Won
2nd	Land Of The Giants (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Adrian McGuinness	15/2	0.3
3rd	Notforalongtime (GB) Rory Mulligan · Laura Hourigan	14/1	1.25
4th	Launch Time (GB) Robbie Colgan · Cian Hughes	11/4F	1.5
5th	Jasmine Affanalis (IRE) Luke McAteer · David Marnane	5/1	0.05
6th	Hale Bopp (IRE) Patrick McGettigan · R Donohoe	12/1	0.1
7th	He's Holding Court (IRE) Jamie Powell · Andrew Slattery	33/1	1.25
8th	Oxford Circus (IRE) J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	14/1	0.1
9th	Shahada Ace (GB) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	17/2	.5
10th	Magna Gee Gee (IRE) Robyn Donaghue-Leahy · Patrick J Flynn	20/1	.5
11th	She's On The Ball (IRE) Alan Persse · Laura Hourigan	40/1	.75
12th	Swiss Army Officer (IRE) Julian Pietropaolo · Kevin Thomas Coleman	28/1	.5
13th	Peig Sayers (IRE) Ben Coen · Miss Hilary McLoughlin	33/1	.75
14th	River Derwent (GB) James Ryan · Thomas Coyle	20/1	1
15th	Brosna Green (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · J G Murray	80/1	4.5
16th	Nibras Rainbow (IRE) Leigh Roche · Paul W Flynn	20/1	.5
17th	Reponse Finale (IRE) Alan Casey · Liam Casey	25/1	2.75
18th	Johnny's Oasis (GB) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	33/1	.5

Runners (21)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (2)	Launch Time Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Cian Hughes	J:Robbie Colgan T:Cian Hughes	138	p	3348-1	56	64	55	12d	—	—	-5	18.8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Leopardstown winner up 7lb but could well handle it
1 (13)	Bucaneer's Spirit Bay J:Sam Coen(5) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	J:Sam Coen(5) T:Ian Patrick Donoghue	142	p	88000-	60	64	70	177d	—	—	-10	7.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Regressive last season but down 14lb and able to drop in grade so don't rule out
2 (4)	Jasmine Affanalis Bay J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	142	h	521-07	60	62	51	28d	—	—	-7	6.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Needs to improve on both recent AW runs
3 (15)	Shahada Ace Chestnut J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	142	—	3418-6	60	63	42	16d	—	—	-4	5.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Soft ground not ideal on recent Gowran return so more expected back on better ground
4 (6)	Land Of The Giants Chestnut J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	141	h	-36006	59	64	55	12d	—	—	-4	5.5	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Recent turf return was a solid run but more required
9 (11)	Notforalongtime Bay J:Rory Mulligan(5) T:Laura Hourigan	J:Rory Mulligan(5) T:Laura Hourigan	134	b	3-5508	52	67	48	42d	—	—	-2	4.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Prolific AW winner runner-up in this race last year off 7lb higher so demands respect
15 (3)	Hale Bopp Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(5) T:R Donohoe	J:Patrick McGettigan(5) T:R Donohoe	122	—	4-5400	40	65	42	12d	—	—	-6	2.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Down to basement mark for the first time in his career so worth a look
R19 (21)	Magna Gee Gee Bay J:Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) T:Patrick J Flynn	J:Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) T:Patrick J Flynn	141	—	355-07	59	65	47	15d	—	—	-2	3.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
No disgrace in recent turf return; drop in trip may not be in his favour though; reserve
R20 (10)	Oxford Circus Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	138	p	371D05	56	64	-	14d	—	—	+1	5.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Potential improver on turf debut with cheekpieces added; reserve
13 (14)	River Derwent Bay J:James Ryan T:Thomas Coyle	J:James Ryan T:Thomas Coyle	127	v	03-440	45	62	60	35d	—	—	-3	1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
AW form over the winter wasn't bad so can't be ruled out off a decent mark
10 (7)	Nibras Rainbow Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Paul W Flynn	J:Leigh Roche T:Paul W Flynn	130	b	19-936	48	65	50	84d	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Joined new yard since last run in January and may just need this
16 (5)	Swiss Army Officer Brown J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Julian Pietropaolo(7) T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	122	—	00002-	40	64	56	200d	—	—	+2	6	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Last seen when second at Killarney; nice mark and good draw so respect
17 (9)	He's Holding Court Bay J:Jamie Powell T:Andrew Slattery	J:Jamie Powell T:Andrew Slattery	119	—	0080	51	59	25	33d	—	—	-2	1.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Unexposed 3yo up in trip here and 2lb out of handicap
7 (20)	Johnny's Oasis Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	137	v	85-990	55	62	63	35d	—	—	-1	2.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Recent AW form none too encouraging for this turf return; wide draw a negative
18 (19)	She's On The Ball Bay J:Alan Persse(5) T:Laura Hourigan	J:Alan Persse(5) T:Laura Hourigan	119	—	9-00	51	57	34	40d	—	—	-2	1.1	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Unexposed handicap debutante and yard have a more likely contender in Notforalongtime
5 (18)	Peig Sayers Bay J:Ben Coen T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	J:Ben Coen T:Miss Hilary McLoughlin	140	—	4000-	58	67	59	185d	—	—	0	2.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Lightly raced 5yo very hard to be confident in on seasonal return
12 (12)	Reponse Finale Grey J:Alan Casey(7) T:Liam Casey	J:Alan Casey(7) T:Liam Casey	128	—	30560-	46	63	62	149d	—	—	-2	1.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Decent run here last year at 6f; lacks a recent run so may need this
11 (16)	Brosna Green Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:J G Murray	J:Seamie Heffernan T:J G Murray	128	—	-04990	46	65	30	14d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	0.5	20.00/1	80/1 1%
No success in 17 starts, most at Dundalk; first turf run since August so of limited appeal
NR (17)	Tero d'Rosa Bay J:Shane Foley T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Shane Foley T:Ross O'Sullivan	137	—	07032-	55	61	32	156d	—	—	—	8.4	—	—
Encouraging signs on AW last November; potential improver if handling this shorter trip
NR (8)	Yorkshire Myth Bay J:Nicola Burns(5) T:R P Burns	J:Nicola Burns(5) T:R P Burns	127	b	7982-0	45	61	49	84d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Stiff task on yard debut at Dundalk; blinkers added now and back down to a realistic mark
NR (1)	My Girl Robyn Bay J:TBC T:Andrew Slattery	J: T:Andrew Slattery	123	—	0000-0	41	66	48	12d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Lots to find with Launch Time on recent turf handicap debut at Leopardstown; reserve

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Launch Time	11/4	11/4	11/4
Bucaneer's Spirit	9/2	9/2	9/2
Jasmine Affanalis	5/1	11/2	5/1
Shahada Ace	8/1	7/1	15/2
Land Of The Giants	17/2	8/1	8/1
Notforalongtime	14/1	16/1	14/1
Hale Bopp	12/1	14/1	12/1
Magna Gee Gee	16/1	16/1	14/1
Oxford Circus	18/1	18/1	18/1
River Derwent	25/1	25/1	25/1
Nibras Rainbow	25/1	25/1	25/1
Swiss Army Officer	28/1	25/1	25/1
He's Holding Court	33/1	28/1	28/1
Johnny's Oasis	33/1	28/1	28/1
She's On The Ball	33/1	33/1	33/1
Peig Sayers	33/1	40/1	33/1
Reponse Finale	28/1	25/1	25/1
Brosna Green	80/1	66/1	66/1
Tero d'Rosa	-	-	-
Yorkshire Myth	-	-	-
My Girl Robyn	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Launch Time

18.8

OR: 1.5 Form: 10 Odds: 7.3

11/4

2nd

Tero d'Rosa

8.4

OR: 1.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0

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3rd

Bucaneer's Spirit

7.5

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Jasmine Affanalis

6.1

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Swiss Army Officer

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1

28/1

Oxford Circus

5.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Land Of The Giants

5.5

OR: 2.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Shahada Ace

5.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Notforalongtime

4.5

OR: 0.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Magna Gee Gee

3.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Peig Sayers

2.7

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Hale Bopp

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

14/1

Johnny's Oasis

2.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Reponse Finale

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.8

28/1

He's Holding Court

1.2

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Nibras Rainbow

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

She's On The Ball

1.1

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

River Derwent

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Brosna Green

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

80/1

Yorkshire Myth

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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My Girl Robyn

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bucaneer's Spirit	60	64	70
Jasmine Affanalis	60	62	51
Shahada Ace	60	63	42
Land Of The Giants	59	64	55
Magna Gee Gee	59	65	47
Peig Sayers	58	67	59
Launch Time	56	64	55
Oxford Circus	56	64	—
Johnny's Oasis	55	62	63
Tero d'Rosa	55	61	32
Notforalongtime	52	67	48
He's Holding Court	51	59	25
She's On The Ball	51	57	34
Nibras Rainbow	48	65	50
Reponse Finale	46	63	62
Brosna Green	46	65	30
River Derwent	45	62	60
Yorkshire Myth	45	61	49
My Girl Robyn	41	66	48
Hale Bopp	40	65	42
Swiss Army Officer	40	64	56

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Launch Time	12d ago	Quick return
Land Of The Giants	12d ago	Quick return
Hale Bopp	12d ago	Quick return
My Girl Robyn	12d ago	Quick return
Oxford Circus	14d ago	Fit
Brosna Green	14d ago	Fit
Magna Gee Gee	15d ago	Fit
Shahada Ace	16d ago	Fit
Jasmine Affanalis	28d ago	Fit
He's Holding Court	33d ago	Fit
River Derwent	35d ago	Fit
Johnny's Oasis	35d ago	Fit
She's On The Ball	40d ago	Fit
Notforalongtime	42d ago	Fit
Nibras Rainbow	84d ago	Fresh
Yorkshire Myth	84d ago	Fresh
Reponse Finale	149d ago	Long break
Tero d'Rosa	156d ago	Long break
Bucaneer's Spirit	177d ago	Long break
Peig Sayers	185d ago	Long break
Swiss Army Officer	200d ago	Long break