Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 18:45 Cork Racecourse Maiden1m

  • Weighed In - €10,000 added, 3yo+, 6 runners
  • Winner €6,900 2nd €1,600 3rd €700 4th €400
  • Going: Good to Soft Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 47.40s
  • Off time: 18:46:34
Pos Horse Odds
1st Chicago (IRE) 2/11
2nd Cebuano 20/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (5) 66 Red, white braces, white diamonds on sleeves, white star on cap Captain May (IRE) 42 5 10-4 C D Hayes A Lee 20/1
2 (2) 79 MAUVE Cebuano 9 7 10-4 S Foley M Halford 20/1
3 (7) 522 PURPLE, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Chicago (IRE) 8 Beaten Favourite 3 9-5 J P O'Brien A P O'Brien 80 2/11
4 (6) White, dark blue sleeves, check cap Harathea 3 9-5 P J Smullen D K Weld 11/1
5 (3) Emerald green, royal blue cross sashes, royal blue sleeves, quartered cap Invincible Vince (IRE) 3 9-5 K J Manning J S Bolger 8/1
7 (4) MAROON Stuccodor (IRE) 3 9-5 S M Gorey (3) D K Weld 25/1
Non runners
6 (1)7-0Oak (IRE)39-5J J MurphyG F Carroll

Verdict

CHICAGO is no stable star but looks in a totally different class to his three rivals with experience and can finally get off the mark. Aidan O'Brien tried him over 1m4f at Gowran last month but he didn't appear to last out the trip and he probably came up against a really nice type in Ebalviyra back over 1m1f at Tipperary last time. Newcomers Harathea and Invincible Vince are well-connected though both are out of unraced dams and look as though longer trips will suit while Stuccodor appears to be the stable's second choice.

Formwatch

Captain May (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, no extra and kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 8l behind Sharalam (9-7) at Dundalk 1m mdn stks pol in Mar.

Cebuano 16-1 (9-7) Rear of mid-division for most, never a factor, 9th of 13, 10l behind Sli Na Fiarana (9-2) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn stks pol.

Chicago (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Rear of mid-division, headway approaching straight and went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Ebalviyra (9-0) at Tipperary 1m 1f mdn stks hvy.

Harathea Barathea colt out of Hanging On.

Invincible Vince (IRE) Invincible Spirit colt out of Christinas Letter.

Oak (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Towards rear, weakened from early straight and eased from over 1f out, completely tailed off, last of 10, well behind Speaking Of Which (9-5) at Cork 1m 3yo mdn gf in Apr.

Stuccodor (IRE) Modigliani gelding out of Armilina.

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