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12:50 Cork (IRE) 6 Jan 2018

McCarthy Insurance Group Maiden Hurdle

(4-5yo) 2m Heavy 10 hurdles
1st €8,316 2nd €2,578.50 3rd €1,228.50 4th €553.50 5th €216

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
2   
4 108 45 101
b g Intense Focus (USA) - Iuturna (USA) (Intidab)
Led until joined before halfway, going best and led narrowly before 2 out, strongly pressed under pressure after last where edged left, kept on well close home, all out, finished 1st, placed 2nd (op 8/1)
1  hd
4 108 45 100
gr g Exchange Rate (USA) - Sweet Science (USA) (Diesis)
Chased leaders, improved into 2nd after 2 out where slight mistake, strongly pressed winner after last where slightly hampered, kept on well close home, just held, finished 2nd, placed 1st (op 8/1 tchd 11/2)
3  [2]
4 101 35 93
b f Sixties Icon - I Tilda (IRE) (Kris Kin)
Held up towards rear, took closer order in 8th after 4 out, progress to chase leaders before 2 out where mistake, went 3rd before last where mistake, kept on same pace run-in
4  [4¾]
4 108 38 95
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - Rock Queen (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Mid-division, ridden before 3 out and no impression on leaders in 6th between last 2, kept on under pressure into 4th run-in, never troubled leaders (op 5/2)
5  [6½]
5 1110 52 111
b g Golan (IRE) - Mite Be Cloudy (IRE) (Cloudings)
Chased leaders, mistake disputing close 4th 2 out, no extra in 4th from last where mistake, one pace after and dropped to 5th run-in (op 25/1)
6  11 [17½]
5 117 t1 36 100
br g Stowaway - Booley Bay (IRE) (Gulland)
Chased leaders until disputed lead from before halfway, close 3rd 3 out, weakened before next where slight mistake (op 50/1)
7  [18¾]
4 101 18 84
b g Vale Of York (IRE) - Tibouchina (IRE) (Daylami)
Towards rear, some late headway after 2 out, never nearer (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
8  nk [19]
5 1110 34 97
b g Arcadio (GER) - Castle Supreme (IRE) (Oscar)
Close up, settled behind leader until disputed lead from before halfway, pushed along and headed narrowly before 2 out, ridden and weakened quickly after 2 out (op 4/1 tchd 7/2)
9  nk [19¼]
5 1110 33 97
b g Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) - Dance Avenue (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
In rear of mid-division, pushed along after 4 out and no impression after next
10  ½ [19¾]
4 105 h1 17 80
b g Sixties Icon - Natalie Jay (Ballacashtal)
Towards rear, ridden after 3 out where not fluent and no impression before next, kept on one pace after 2 out (op 33/1)
11  [21½]
4 103 14 78
b g Approve (IRE) - Batilde (IRE) (Victory Piper)
Mid-division best, ridden and weakened 3 out (op 33/1)
12  [25¾]
5 113 24 92
b g Champs Elysees - Flower Market (Cadeaux Genereux)
Chased leaders early, slight mistakes 1st and next, bad mistake in mid-division 3 out and weakened under pressure (op 12/1)
13  11 [36¾]
5 113 79
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Loulwa (IRE) (Montjeu)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out where slight mistake
14  39 [75¾]
5 113 40
b g Brian Boru - Sidblack (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Towards rear, jumped slightly left 4 out, soon pushed along and no extra, weakened before next (jockey said gelding hung left and jumped left) (op 66/1)
Following a stewards' inquiry, Galtymore, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified and placed 2nd. Schindlers Ark was awarded the race.
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