1:50 Cork
This 1m maiden for two-year-olds at Cork on good to yielding ground features a field of 15 with limited established form and several newcomers. The KTB Fit ratings are tightly bunched at the top, headed by Peckedbytheparrott on 53, with the next four principals all between 45 and 51. Overall the numbers suggest a race where experience is at a premium and many runners remain difficult to assess with confidence on limited evidence.
How the race shapes up
The pace shape is tentative with only medium confidence. Lusted is the sole confirmed front-runner and could set a modest gallop from stall 10, while Diamonds And Dames is likely to race prominently. Most of the principals, including the selection Peckedbytheparrott, Ryano Bhino, Eighteenth Smiles and Mirren, are held-up types who will be produced late. The key question is whether the race will develop enough pace to allow the closers a realistic chance of getting there on time.
The KTB Fit ranking
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1Peckedbytheparrott KTB Selection53/100
Peckedbytheparrott is a lightly raced colt who has shown little in two starts to date. He steps up to 1m for the first time today while wearing first-time headgear. The William Durkan yard has a solid 10% strike rate at Cork from 29 runs and the trainer and jockey combination shows 5/34 (15%) with an A/E of 1.77 and +£38.00 LSP. Chris Hayes operates at a 7% strike rate at the track from 599 rides. With only limited evidence of his run-style he is usually held up and produces his effort late, and he has one previous run on good to yielding without placing. The KTB Fit score of 53 makes him the selection.
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2Ryano Bhino51/100
Ryano Bhino showed little at Cork on debut when finishing seventh of eight. The Henry De Bromhead yard has a solid 14% strike rate here from 522 runs and the trainer and jockey record stands at 37/248 (15%) with an A/E of 1.08 and -£32.81 LSP. W J Lee is operating at 15% from 636 rides at Cork. With only one run on the clock and a small sample on this trip the colt remains very hard to weigh up. He is unproven on good to yielding ground, has no course form on record and is usually held up, producing his effort late on limited evidence.
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3Eighteenth Smiles51/100
Eighteenth Smiles is a fair performer who has shown consistency without winning, finishing in the first five on all six starts including a placed effort over today's trip. He steps up from 7.5f today with that placed form at the distance offering encouragement, though the lightly-raced profile leaves going suitability unclear as he has no runs on good to yielding. The Joseph Patrick O'Brien yard has a 12% strike rate from 497 runs at Cork and the trainer and jockey record is 170/1561 (11%) with an A/E of 0.72 and -£541.51 LSP. Declan McDonogh rides at a 9% strike rate at the track from 613 rides. Usually held up with medium confidence in that assessment, he has one previous run at Cork when fifth.
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4Ippy50/100
Ippy showed fair initial promise when fifth on debut over this trip. The John S O'Donoghue yard has a solid 10% strike-rate at Cork from 30 runs and the trainer and jockey record stands at 1/39 (3%) with an A/E of 0.38 and -£30.50 LSP. Nathan Crosse is operating at a more modest 6% here from 156 rides. With only one run on the board and a wide draw in stall 11 the colt remains hard to assess with any confidence. He is unproven on good to yielding ground and has no course form on record.
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5Golden Omen45/100
Golden Omen represents Noel Meade, whose newcomers often need the run but whose solid 15% strike-rate at Cork from 559 runs gives this one a fair chance of being ready. Pedigree and sales background are the main pointers here as he is by Bayside Boy out of a dam with a 23% winner to runner record, and with low data confidence there is little else to go on. The trainer and jockey record is 6/63 (10%) with an A/E of 1.12 and -£17.42 LSP. Adam Caffrey has a modest 4% record at the track from 49 rides. He has no course win on record.
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6Williamsburg45/100
Williamsburg showed some promise when finishing fourth on debut over 6f but was well held in a stronger race last time. He now steps up to 1m for the first time, which asks a fresh question of this lightly raced colt. Both trainer and jockey have modest records at Cork with strike rates of 7% and 8% respectively, and he is unproven on good to yielding ground.
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7Diamonds And Dames44/100
Diamonds And Dames showed fair promise when fourth on debut over 7f. She now steps up to an untested 1m which asks a fresh question of her stamina. Both trainer and jockey have modest records at Cork and the small sample means little else can be said with confidence. Usually races prominently on limited evidence.
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8Roy Bean44/100
Roy Bean showed fair form when finishing fourth on debut over 1m½f. He now drops back slightly in trip with the yard and jockey both holding solid 15% strike rates at Cork. With only one run on the board the overall picture remains tentative, and he is unproven on good to yielding ground.
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9Mirren44/100
Mirren showed fair promise when second on debut over 7f and backed that up with another solid run last time. She now steps up to an untried 1m which asks a fresh question of her. The yard and jockey both have modest records at Cork and with only two runs on the board overall this remains a low-confidence profile. Usually held up with medium confidence.
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10Dang Thai Son43/100
Dang Thai Son is a newcomer from the Aidan O'Brien yard. The colt was a 150,000 euro yearling and is a son of No Nay Never out of a half-sister to high-class miler Alice Springs. Trainer and jockey both have modest strike rates at Cork on established figures, and he is by Camelot.
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11Togetherwearefree42/100
Joseph Patrick O'Brien sends this newcomer out at Cork where he has a solid 12% strike rate from nearly 500 runs. The jockey has a modest 3% strike rate at the track from 166 rides. With no racecourse form to go on the assessment rests entirely on pedigree and sales background as he is by State Of Rest.
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12Feel The Sting41/100
Feel The Sting is lightly raced with just one run to go on so read with real caution. The yard has a modest 9% strike rate at Cork from a decent-sized sample while Ben Coen is operating at 6% here. Stepping up to a mile for the first time asks a fresh question of a horse whose sole start came over 7f, and he is unproven on good to yielding ground.
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13Miss Cornelia41/100
Miss Cornelia has shown only modest form in two starts at shorter trips. She now steps up to 1m for the first time which poses a fresh question. The yard's 5% strike rate at Cork from 208 runs and the jockey's 7% from 336 rides both point to limited recent success here, and she is unproven on good to yielding ground. Typically settles in midfield.
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14Lusted40/100
Lusted has shown fair form in three starts and steps up to 1m for the first time today after two runs at the trip without success. The yard records a 5% strike rate from 19 runs at Cork. With only three career runs the going remains an unknown, and he tends to make the running or race on the pace.
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15Jisir40/100
Jisir has been well beaten on both starts to date over sprint trips and now steps up markedly in distance to a trip that remains untested. The yard's modest 4% strike-rate at Cork from a huge sample offers little encouragement here. With only two runs on the board this is very much a watching brief, and he is unproven on good to yielding ground.
KTB verdict
Peckedbytheparrott is named the KTB Selection. A lightly raced colt who steps up to 1m in first-time headgear, he is backed by a trainer with a solid record at Cork and the combination's positive A/E figure. The selection comes out top on the KTB Fit ratings in a race where many runners are hard to weigh up on limited evidence or no racecourse form. Main dangers are Eighteenth Smiles, whose placed form over the trip offers encouragement despite the going question, and the debutante Golden Omen, who may be forward enough given the Meade record at the venue. Ryano Bhino and Ippy are next in the Fit order and cannot be entirely dismissed.
KTB Selection Peckedbytheparrott
This is the narrative read of the 1:50 Cork. For the live card — runner-by-runner stats, the full Fit Score breakdown and current odds — see the Cork racecard. Every result we hold for the track is on the Cork results & records page. New here? How KTB works explains the Fit Score and why we publish both.
Questions about this race
Which horse is stepping up in trip for the first time while wearing first-time headgear?
Peckedbytheparrott, who steps up to 1m for the first time today while wearing headgear for the first time.
Which runner has the strongest placed form over today's 1m trip?
Eighteenth Smiles, who has a placed effort over today's trip among six starts that have all seen him finish in the first five.
What is the highest trainer strike rate at Cork among the principals?
Noel Meade has a 15% strike rate at Cork from 559 runs with Golden Omen.
Which horse represents the yard with the best trainer-jockey A/E in this race?
Peckedbytheparrott, with the trainer and jockey combination showing an A/E of 1.77.
Who is the only confirmed front-runner in the field?
Lusted, who tends to make the running or race on the pace.
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