13:25 Cork
Saturday 6 January 2018
All12:2012:5013:2513:5514:3015:0515:40
McCarthy Insurance Group Maiden Hurdle
- 5YO plus  |  3m  |  Heavy  |  7 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 13:26Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 7m 3.4s
T:Â N MeadeJ:Â J M Moore
Chased leaders, slight mistake 4 out, closed up approaching straight, soon challenged, led between last 2 and edged right, stayed on well to assert run-in op 7/2
T:Â T FoleyJ:Â R Loughran
Led, edged off bend after 2nd, headed approaching 3rd and raced in 2nd after, slight mistake 7th, on terms from 10th, slight mistake 4 out and led, narrowly headed between last 2, kept on without matching winner run-in tchd 10/1
T:Â N MeadeJ:Â S W Flanagan
Prominent, soon raced in 3rd, slight mistake 10th, closed up approaching straight, soon challenged and every chance, slightly impeded before last, no extra and one pace after op 7/4 tchd 2/1
T:Â E M O'SullivanJ:Â M A Enright
Held up towards rear, 5th approaching straight, left 4th from 3 out, no impression approaching next, soon no extra
T:Â E M O'SullivanJ:Â M J M O'Sullivan (7)
Held up towards rear, slight mistake 10th, no impression approaching straight, soon no extra op 33/1
Also Ran
T:Â G ElliottJ:Â J W Kennedy
Prominent, led approaching 3rd and inclined to run green, slight mistake 9th, joined from 10th, slight mistake 4 out and headed, pushed along approaching straight, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out op 13/8 tchd 6/4
T:Â D BuddsJ:Â A W Short (7)
Chased leaders, slight mistake 10th, pushed along from 4 out, closed up to dispute lead when fell 3 out
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€3.10Pl:€1.20, €3.50EX:€24.00Trifecta:€88.50SF:€30.01
Forecasts
Pearl Dragon (7/4), Stoneford (15/8), Guided By You (11/4), Therellalwaysbeone (12/1), Lough Navar (25/1), Free Code (40/1), Esthers Marvel (66/1)
There are possibilities about the stable companions Stoneford and Guided By You, but this is best left to hurdling newcomer PEARL DRAGON, a winning stayer on the Flat who makes his first start for his powerful stable. Free Code may be the best of his stable's two representatives.
- Pearl Dragon
- Guided By You
- Stoneford
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €8,316.002nd: €2,579.003rd: €1,228.004th: €553.005th: €216.00
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