Full Result 2.45 Cork (IRE) | 3 January 2005

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(4yo+) 2m2f Soft 11 hurdles

1st €11,056 2nd €2,576 3rd €1,136 4th €656

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Oh Be The Hokey (IRE) 4/5F Conor O'Dwyer C F Swan	Conor O'Dwyer C F Swan	7	1112	112	–	121	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Lucky Perk (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Led, slight mistake 5th, strongly pressed and almost joined from 2 out, kept on well under pressure run-in (op 11/10 tchd 5/4)

2 1	2. Joueur D'Estruval (FR) 13/8 Davy Condon W P Mullins	Davy Condon W P Mullins	8	1112	–	–	120	–
gr g Perrault - Alrose (FR) (Kalyan)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 5 out, went 2nd entering straight, slight mistake 3 out, ridden to challenge and almost on terms from next, kept on same pace run-in, no extra close home (op 7/4 tchd 6/4)

3 dist [31]	6. Billy The Snail (USA) 16/1 A J Donoghue ³ Donal Coffey	A J Donoghue ³ Donal Coffey	7	112	–	–	–	–
b g Majestic Light (USA) - Tennis Partner (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 5th, slight mistake 6 out, ridden and briefly in front from 4 out, dropped to 3rd entering straight, soon no impression under pressure (op 12/1)

4 ¾ [31¾]	5. Big Bojangles (IRE) 10/1 D P Maher ⁷ R J Osborne	D P Maher ⁷ R J Osborne	5	111	100	–	–	–
ch g Bigstone (IRE) - Clipping (Kris)
Chased leaders, 4th from 5th, ridden from 4 out, no impression approaching straight, mistake 3 out, kept on (op 8/1)

5 dist [61¾]	1. Goldstreet (IRE) 9/2 Barry Geraghty Joseph Crowley	Barry Geraghty Joseph Crowley	8	1112 b	–	–	–	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - Up To You (Sallust)
Chased leaders, dropped to rear 5th, trailing from 5 out, tailed off from next (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

PU	7. Chertsey (IRE) 50/1 D F Flannery ⁷ Michael P Hourigan	D F Flannery ⁷ Michael P Hourigan	4	97	–	–	–	–
ch f Medaaly - Cerisette (IRE) (Polar Falcon)
Towards rear, behind from before 6 out, completely tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 33/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:46:00 Winning time: 4m 47.40s (slow by 36.40s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Pacolet
1st owner: John P McManus (Oh Be The Hokey) 1st breeder: Eammon Garrett
2nd owner: Mrs Violet O'Leary (Joueur D'Estruval)
3rd owner: Donal Coffey (Billy The Snail)
Tote win: €2.30 PL: €1.10 €1.60 Ex: €2.70 CSF: €3.15

2:45 Cork (IRE) 3 Jan 2005

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