2:15 Cork

The KTB Fit ranking

1. 1Minella Emperor KTB Selection70/100

   Form 220P-1 · Emmet Mullins · Mr M J O'Neill

   Minella Emperor is a high-class performer with a solid recent record and an official rating of 125. He has won two of his three starts at Cork, a track where trainer Emmet Mullins posts a 22% strike rate from 63 runs that is above his overall mark. The jockey, Mr M J O'Neill, boasts a 67% strike rate at Cork from just three rides. Placed once from two runs on yielding ground without winning, he has nevertheless won at today's trip. Usually racing prominently on or close to the lead, his prominent run-style should see him well placed in a genuinely-run race. Recent form of 220P-1 underlines his competitiveness at this level.

2. 2Theflyingking66/100

   Form 1/F2-5 · Gordon Elliott · Jack Kennedy

   Family: the dam has had 1 other runner, not a winner.

   Theflyingking showed useful promise when winning a bumper on debut and finishing second in a maiden hurdle before a lesser effort last time out. He steps up markedly in trip today while wearing first-time headgear and remains lightly raced overall. The dam has had one other runner which did not win. Trainer Gordon Elliott and jockey Jack Kennedy both operate at a 15% strike rate at Cork which sits in line with their figures elsewhere. With no runs on yielding ground he is unproven on the surface and has no course form on record. His prominent run-style, in which he usually races handily on or close to the lead, should be suited to the expected pace.

3. 3Roc Dino64/100

   Form 20-121 · W. P. Mullins · Paul Townend

   Family: full brother to Senator (2 wins from 5 runs). The dam has had 1 other runner, a winner.

   Roc Dino is a high-class performer with a solid recent record of 20-121 and an official rating of 128 from just seven career starts. He steps up in trip today having not been tried over this far which asks a fresh question. Full brother to Senator who won twice from five runs, while the dam has had one other runner which was also a winner. Trainer W. P. Mullins has a 27% strike rate at Cork from 812 runs which is above his 21% at other tracks while Paul Townend operates at 24% here from 350 rides in line with his overall rate. With no runs on yielding ground he remains unproven on the surface and has no course form on record. His front-running style, in which he tends to make the running or race on the pace, means he is likely to set the fractions in a genuinely-run contest.

4. 4Too Hot To Trot57/100

   Form 26-2 · Henry de Bromhead · Darragh O'Keeffe

   Family: half-brother to Chanceawetmorning, a Grade 3 winner (5 wins from 21 runs). The dam has had 4 other runners, 3 of them winners.

   Too Hot To Trot has shown fair placed form in two starts over shorter trips and now steps up markedly in distance to 3m for a first try at the trip. Half-brother to Grade 3 winner Chanceawetmorning, the dam has had four other runners of which three were winners. Trainer Henry de Bromhead has a 14% strike rate at Cork from 531 runs in line with his overall record while jockey Darragh O'Keeffe rides with an 11% strike rate at the track from 207 rides also in line with his record elsewhere. With no runs on yielding ground he is unproven on the surface and has no course form on record. Usually racing prominently on or close to the lead, he remains lightly raced overall with low data confidence.

5. 5Siege Of Carthage49/100

   Form 1P3352 · Josh Halley · Phillip Enright

   Siege Of Carthage is a smart performer who showed his best when finishing second over this trip at Cork last time. He has form on a variety of ground but remains unproven on yielding. Trainer's 5% strike rate at the track is in line with his record elsewhere while the jockey's 8% at Cork sits above his overall figure.

6. 6Amina41/100

   Form /25-31 · John McConnell · Alex Harvey

   Family: half-sister to Altobelli (5 wins from 14 runs). The dam has had 2 other runners, 2 of them winners.

   Amina is a smart performer on her official rating of 107 and recent placed efforts over shorter trips. She steps up in trip today to 3m for the first time which asks a fresh question while the lightly-raced profile leaves going suitability unknown despite being placed once from one run on yielding. Half-sister to Altobelli who won five times from 14 runs, the dam has had two other runners both of whom were winners. Trainer John McConnell has a 9% strike rate at Cork from 174 runs in line with his record elsewhere and jockey Alex Harvey is 0 from 23 at the track in line with his 10% at other courses.