Cork Race 6 - Springfort Hall Country House Hotel Maiden Hurdle
DOCTOR DU MESNIL (3) appeals most dropping from a Cheltenham Grade 1 after narrow 2nd at Leopardstown over 3218m and a subsequent 2nd at Punchestown; he also won here at Cork last season. DOCTOR ELVIS (4) is a key chance with seconds at Naas over 3831m and Limerick over 3822m before a forgive run at Fairyhouse. ZAMBEZI MOON (10) brings upside as a last-start Cork winner over 3822m on good ground. JEROBOAM MACHIN (5) has bumper wins at Leopardstown and Fairyhouse but needs to lift on his Fairyhouse hurdle eighth.

Jockey: Kevin Healy
Weight: 75.5kgs
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Third-up inside six days after Down Royal on 4 May where he failed to finish in a 4UP MDN Hurdle over 3500m on good ground at $251 with 72kg. Prior run was 99th of 25 at Fairyhouse over 4023m on 4 Apr on soft at $301 with 75.5kg. Best recent effort was 6th of 13 at Downpatrick over 4393m on 29 Mar, beaten 48.2L at $29 with 72kg. Needs to lift but can improve with fitness.
Last Starts 6 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/19 | 04/05/2026 | - | 4UP MDN HURDLE | $12,000.00 | Down Royal | 3500m | GOOD | Eoin Walsh | 72kg | - | - | 0 |
| 99L | $251.00 |
| 99/25 | 04/04/2026 | - | 4yo+ | $15,000.00 | Fairyhouse | 4023m | SOFT | Donagh Meyler | 75.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 999L | $301.00 |
| 6/13 | 29/03/2026 | - | 4UP MDN HURDLE | $12,000.00 | Downpatrick | 4393m | SOFT | Donagh Meyler | 72kg | - | - | 0 |
| 48.2L | $29.00 |

Jockey: Sean O'Keeffe
Weight: 75.5kgs
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First-up after 384 days. Last start 8th of 14 at Cork over 3822m on 21 Apr, beaten 14.7L on soft with 74.5kg at $29, behind Clay Pigeons. Prior run 8th of 10 at Ballinrobe over 3167m on 19 Apr, beaten 35.25L on soft at $23. Faces this fresh with Sean O'Keeffe up and can improve.
Last Starts 384 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/14 | 21/04/2025 | - | 4-6yo | $11,002.00 | Cork | 3822m | SOFT | E P Obrien | 74.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 14.7L | $29.00 |
| 8/10 | 19/04/2024 | - | $0.00 | Ballinrobe | 3167m | SOFT | S Tobin | 74.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 35.25L | $23.00 |

Jockey: Paul Townend
Weight: 75.5kgs
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Comes off a Cheltenham Grade 1 where he was pulled up on 13 Mar over 4821m on good ground at $29, carrying 73kg. Prior form was sound: 2nd at Punchestown over 3822m on heavy on 26 Jan, beaten 9L at $1.40 with 75.5kg by The Passing Wife, and a narrow 2nd at Leopardstown over 3218m on 26 Dec, beaten 0.05L at $3. Won his only Cork start over 3822m on 20 Apr 2025 on soft with 76.5kg. Back under Paul Townend and up 2.5kg; can feature with a clean round.
Last Starts 58 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/22 | 13/03/2026 | - | Grade 1 | $152,130.00 | Cheltenham | 4821m | GOOD | Danny Mullins | 73kg | - | - | 0 |
| 999L | $29.00 |
| 2/4 | 26/01/2026 | - | C & G | $12,000.00 | Punchestown | 3822m | HEAVY | Paul Townend | 75.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 9L | $1.40 |
| 2/22 | 26/12/2025 | - | 5UP MDN HURDLE | $15,000.00 | Leopardstown | 3218m | SOFT | Danny Mullins | 75.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 0.05L | $3.00 |
| 1/14 | 20/04/2025 | - | Pro/Am | $9,999.00 | Cork | 3822m | SOFT | Jodie Townend | 76.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 11L | $2.38 |

Jockey: Danny Gilligan
Weight: 75.5kgs
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Comes off a 35-day break after finishing 12th of 20 at Fairyhouse over 4023m on 5 Apr, beaten 43.25L on soft at $9 with 75kg. Prior form was solid with back-to-back seconds at Naas (3831m, soft, beaten 2.5L at $5.50) and Limerick (3822m, soft, beaten 7.77L at $4.33). Carries 75.5kg for G Elliott with Danny Gilligan up, and adds cheek pieces. Can feature with a return to his early-March form.
Last Starts 35 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20 | 05/04/2026 | - | 4yo+ | $20,000.00 | Fairyhouse | 4023m | SOFT | Jack Kennedy | 75kg | - | - | 0 |
| 43.25L | $9.00 |
| 2/8 | 22/03/2026 | - | 4yo+ | $13,000.00 | Limerick | 3822m | SOFT | Jack Kennedy | 75.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 7.77L | $4.33 |
| 2/14 | 08/03/2026 | - | 4UP MDN HURDLE | $12,000.00 | Naas | 3831m | SOFT | Jack Kennedy | 75.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 2.5L | $5.50 |
| 4/16 | 18/02/2026 | - | 5UP MDN HURDLE | $9,999.00 | Punchestown | 3362m | SOFT | Danny Gilligan | 72kg | - | - | 0 |
| 4.55L | $13.00 |
| 6/10 | 25/01/2026 | - | Pro/Am | $9,999.00 | Naas | 3758m | HEAVY | J M Halford | 76.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 154.5L | $13.00 |
| 3/19 | 25/11/2023 | - | $0.00 | Punchestown | 3902m | SOFT | Jack Kennedy | 73kg | - | - | 3 |
| 11.5L | $5.50 |

Jockey: Donagh Meyler
Weight: 75.5kgs
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Back in trip after a 34-day break. Last start 8th of 12 at Fairyhouse over 3218m on 6 Apr, beaten 36.25L on soft with 76.5kg at $6.50. Previously won back-to-back bumpers at Leopardstown (3218m, soft) on 3 Feb at $14 and at Fairyhouse (heavy) in Nov. Down 1kg and fitted with a tongue tie; can improve.
Last Starts 34 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/12 | 06/04/2026 | - | Pro/Am | $20,000.00 | Fairyhouse | 3218m | SOFT | Derek Oconnor | 76.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 36.25L | $6.50 |
| 1/10 | 03/02/2024 | - | C & G | $0.00 | Leopardstown | 3218m | SOFT | Derek Oconnor | 75kg | - | - | 8 |
| 4.25L | $14.00 |
| 1/8 | 24/11/2023 | - | $0.00 | Fairyhouse | 3219m | HEAVY | P W Mullins | 76kg | - | - | 3 |
| 4.25L | $2.60 |

Jockey: Jack Gilligan
Weight: 75.5kgs
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Six-year-old gelding by Yeats trained by P J Gilligan at Galway. Carries 75.5kg with Jack Gilligan to ride. No recent runs supplied. Can improve with race fitness.

Jockey: Michael Kenneally
Weight: 75.5kgs
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Back in trip by 910m and rises 8.5kg. Last start 6th of 17 at Clonmel over 3991m on 14 Apr, beaten 24.55L on soft with 67kg at $51 behind Arcadian Emperor. Prior run 7th of 9 at Clonmel over 3926m on 2 Apr, beaten 28.25L on soft with 69.5kg at $12. Can improve with the tongue tie applied and a smoother run.
Last Starts 26 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/17 | 14/04/2026 | - | 4UP MDN HURDLE | $12,000.00 | Clonmel | 3991m | SOFT | Michael Kenneally | 67kg | - | - | 0 |
| 24.55L | $51.00 |
| 7/9 | 02/04/2026 | - | 4yo+ | $11,002.00 | Clonmel | 3926m | SOFT | Alan Osullivan | 69.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 28.25L | $12.00 |

Jockey: Alan O'Sullivan
Weight: 75.5kgs
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Five-year-old gelding for S O O'Brien with cheek pieces on. Last start at Fairyhouse over 4023m on 4 Apr, started $151 and was well beaten on soft with 75.5kg. Up in trip by 878m and Alan O'Sullivan rides; can improve with experience.
Last Starts 36 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/25 | 04/04/2026 | - | 4yo+ | $15,000.00 | Fairyhouse | 4023m | SOFT | Mark Mcdonagh | 75.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 999L | $151.00 |

Jockey: J J Slevin
Weight: 75.5kgs
Stats
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Returned with a win at Cork over 3822m on 6 Apr by 3.5L on good ground at $81, carrying 69.5kg. Up 6kg to 75.5kg and rises sharply in trip. Unbeaten at the track from one start. Can feature with another forward showing.
Last Starts 34 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 06/04/2026 | - | 4-6Y | $11,002.00 | Cork | 3822m | GOOD | C J Shine | 69.5kg | - | - | 0 |
| 3.5L | $81.00 |