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Bamako headliner at Cork

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The Online Ticket Sales At corkracecourse.ie Hurdle will see a field of just four go to post, and Bamako Moriviere is the headline act in the two-miler.

The Califet gelding really hit top stride with front-running performances in June and July, and his official rating has soared to its current 148 perch.

Willie Mullins' charge could not get his own way on the pace in the Guinness Galway Hurdle last time, but he performed satisfactorily enough as a 12-1 chance when eventually beaten less than 12 lengths into 12th place behind stable companion Clondaw Warrior.

In opposition to Ruby Walsh's mount at Cork is the free-going Get Out Of Jail and he receives 4lb from Bamako Moriviere. However, the size of the task facing him is in evidence when one considers that he's assessed as a 119-performer.

My Painter won on the level at Bellewstown on Wednesday, but she's only ranked at 105 at this game. Jaime Sommers, the other participant, has a similar mountain to climb, going by what she's achieved thus far.

The J.P.McManus Handicap Hurdle is the most valuable event on the card. Mullins is represented by Rupert Lamb. That 10-year-old has no secrets from the handicapper at this stage.

Some of the local trainers have their eyes on this prize, with Mick Winters sending Theos Well and Another Rebel into battle. Other County Cork-based horses with chances in the two-and-a-half mile contest are Denise O'Shea's Supreme Vinnie, and Eugene O'Sullivan's A Decent Excuse.

We could see a nice horse in the concluding Follow Cork Racecourse On Twitter INH Flat Race with no less than six newcomers due to face the starter.

Myles Sunderland has booked Patrick Mullins for his Kalanisi gelding, Nothen Easy, and this five-year-old's movements in the market should be revealing. Nothen Easy's dam, Salishan, won a couple in her racing days over sprint trips.