13:02 Cork

Saturday 7 January 2023

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McCarthy Plant & Agri Sales Rated Novice Hurdle

  • 5YO plus  |   2m  |   Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:02  |   Winning time: 4m 15.9s
1st
Horse silk
5
611-5
9/2
T: P J RothwellJ: P J O'Hanlon (5)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th 3 out, pushed along and good headway to lead last, ridden and kept on well run-in, drew clear closing stages op 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
4
7
6/4f
T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes (5)
Led or disputed lead, headed before 4th, pushed along and dropped to 4th 2 out, ridden and rallied run-in to go 2nd close home op 15/8 tchd 2/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
3
511-6
10/3
T: Mrs P DobbsJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 2nd before 3 out, pushed along to challenge 2 out, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, dropped to 3rd close home op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
sh
4
6/1
T: D HoganJ: D Meyler
Prominent and disputed lead, led before 4th, pushed along and slight mistake 2 out, headed last, ridden and dropped to 4th run-in, kept on closing stages op 11/2
5th
Horse silk
7 ½
2
10/1
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Ran 5th, pushed along after 4 out and no impression from 2 out, kept on one pace op 6/1
6th
Horse silk
30
6
10/1
T: J P FaheyJ: P T Smithers (7)
Always towards rear, not fluent 2nd and 3rd, reminder after 4th, pushed along approaching straight, no extra from 2 out, weakened op 7/1 tchd 13/2

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1
Horse silk
Caldwell Diamond45
Weight: 11-11|  Age: 6
T: G Elliott  J: J W Kennedy
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.80Pl:€2.50, €1.30EX:€14.90Trifecta:€57.20SF:€12.38

Forecasts

Viceregent (6/4), Caldwell Diamond (11/4), Ney (10/3), Starzov (9/2), Desert Friend (6/1), Invictus Machin (10/1), Elusive Guy (10/1)

Verdict

A tightly-knit novice with VICEREGENT taken to gain a deserved first success over obstacles. Invictus Machin may yet have a bigger performance in him so he is a threat, along with Caldwell Diamond.

  1. VICEREGENT
  2. INVICTUS MACHIN (FR)
  3. CALDWELL DIAMOND (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
All Those Years
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 8
J: M P Walsh  |  T: C Byrnes
9/4

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,499.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €300.00

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