15:40 Cork

Sunday 18 November 2018

All12:1512:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

McCarthy Plant & Agri Sales Hunters Chase

  • 4YO plus  |   3m  |   Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:40  |   Winning time: 6m 26.2s
1st
Horse silk
4
5/1
T: C HamiltonJ: Mr C L Murphy (7)
Chased leader, 2nd halfway, jumped right 8th, pushed along before 4 out, ridden before straight, kept on to challenge 2 out, led before last, kept on well run-in op 9/1 tchd 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
9
6
33/1
T: D McNamaraJ: R Deegan (5)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along before 4 out, ridden and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace into 2nd run-in
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
5
10/1
T: E BolgerJ: Mr R W Barron (7)
Led, ridden and pressed 2 out, headed before last where mistake, no extra run-in and dropped to 3rd op 7/1
4th
Horse silk
21
1
3/1
T: G KelleherJ: Mr J C Barry (5)
Held up towards rear and soon behind, closer briefly 5 out, pushed along in moderate 4th before 4 out, ridden and no impression before straight op 5/2
5th
Horse silk
21
2
5/4f
T: Peter MaherJ: Mr M J O'Connor
Held up towards rear and soon behind, closer briefly 5 out, pushed along and no impression before 4 out, ridden and no extra before straight op 11/8

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
12/1
T: J F GleesonJ: Mr W J Gleeson (7)
Held up towards rear and soon behind, slight mistake 6th, weakened 10th, pulled up before next tchd 11/1 and 14/1
PU
Horse silk
7
7/1
T: R J TierneyJ: Mr F Maguire (3)
Settled behind leaders in 4th, slight mistake 5 out, ridden and no extra before next, weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 9/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.20Pl:€2.80, €6.60EX:€250.20Trifecta:€807.00SF:€103.71

Forecasts

Alpha Male (5/4), Macs Legend (3/1), Carrignagapple (5/1), Sandycove Island (7/1), Different Spot (10/1), Baily Fox (12/1), Glorious Galway (33/1)

Verdict

Difficult to get away from the Poliglote gelding, ALPHA MALE in the closing race of the afternoon that should see the seven-year-old build on his win at Punchestown in April. Macs Legend and Baily Fox appear to be the biggest dangers.
  1. Alpha Male
  2. Macs Legend
  3. Baily Fox

Previous Winners

2017
Wilcosdiana
Weight: 10-11  |Age: 7
7/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,468.002nd: €2,006.003rd: €956.004th: €431.005th: €168.00

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