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Knockraha Pylon charged up for Cork Mission
Knockraha Pylon (Finny Maguire) winning at Thurles earlier this year
© Photo Healy Racing
Knockraha Pylon leads the way as seven go to post in the Fitzgeralds Vienna Woods Hotel & Villas Cork Handicap Chase, the feature race at Cork on Monday.
Adrian Maguire 's runner was a winner over hurdles at Thurles back in January and finished third over the smaller obstacles at this track last month too.
He switches back to fences this time in the hands of Maguire's son Finny, with Getoutwhenyoucan and Spare Brakes two of his leading rivals.
Former Leinster National winner Venitien De Mai is a familiar name in the line-up for the Jack Tyner Memorial Hunters Chase.
He represents Jim Dreaper in the two-and-a-half-mile event, which also stars 2016 Thyestes Chase hero My Murphy
Dreaper is also represented in the Coolmore N.H. Sires Maiden Hunters Chase by Sizingdowntherhine but there are plenty of last-time-out winners in opposition, including Oscar Contender who has won his last two. Billaway is sure to be a popular choice in the Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race as the recent £50,000 purchase makes his debut for Willie Mullins after winning at Ballinaboola in February.
Title rival Gordon Elliott appears to hold the key to the closing Cork & Waterford Mares' Point-To-Point Flat Race as he fields Portnablagh who was snapped up for £78,000 in February after winning on her point debut.