Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 17:40 Corkracecourse.ie Race6f

  • Weighed In - €15,000 added, 3yo+, 4 runners
  • Winner €10,350 2nd €2,400 3rd €1,050 4th €600
  • Going: Good to Soft Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 18.15s
  • Off time: 17:40:48
Pos Horse Odds
1st Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 9/4
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (1) 7020-45 YELLOW, purple sleeves, purple & yellow quartered cap Six of Hearts 34 Distance Winner 8 10-0 p S H James (5) C Ross 101 5/1
2 (3) 377-102 MAROON & YELLOW CHEVRONS, yellow sleeves, quartered cap Croisultan (IRE) 19 Distance Winner 6 9-12 P J Smullen D K Weld 106 11/10
3 (4) 133-021 ROYAL BLUE & YELLOW HALVED, sleeves reversed, red cap, yellow star Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 8 Distance Winner 4 9-12 F M Berry T Hogan 96 9/4
4 (5) 8/05360- RED & EMERALD GREEN DIAMONDS, striped sleeves, red cap Arctic (IRE) 229 Distance Winner 5 9-7 M C Hussey T Collins 99 9/2
Non runners
5 (2)3-1Muck'N'Brass (IRE)39-3E LynamW J Lee

Verdict

CROISULTAN has the call on official ratings and has bounced back to form on soft ground this spring. He returned to land a Curragh handicap in March when beating Maarek, who was receiving 7lb, by a neck and put a shocking run on this track behind him when runner-up in a Group 3 back at the Curragh last month. Six Of Hearts was beaten almost 2l in that March event in receipt of 6lb and though his jockey's claim will help he's unlikely to trouble the selection. Gordon Lord Byron is on the upgrade but a line through Maarek, who beat him at Naas last month when conceding 7lb, suggests he has a mountain to climb at these weights. Arctic has never come close to recapturing his brilliant juvenile form when he landed a Group 3 by over 4l while the three-year-old Muck'N'Brass has only raced on Polytrack and faces a stiff task.

Formwatch

Six of Hearts 10-1 (9-7) Chased leaders in mid-division, 7th 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure, 5th of 15, 5l behind The Reaper (9-7) at Cork 6f Listed stks (1) gf in Apr.

Croisultan (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway into 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace to go 2nd final furlong but no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Excelebration (9-7) at Curragh 7f Grp 3 (1) in Apr.

Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 5-1fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway to lead 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Tipperary 5f hcp hvy beating Luisant (9-4) by 1/2l, 11 ran.

Arctic (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Chased leaders on far side, no extra from 2f out, 21st of 25, 34l behind Maarek (9-0) at Curragh 6f hcp sft in Sep.

Muck'N'Brass (IRE) 4-11fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, improved in 2nd 2f out, soon challenged travelling well, led over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, comfortably, won at Dundalk 1m 3yo mdn stks pol in Jan beating Atticus Finch (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.

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