Cork

Kevin McManus Bookmaker Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m5f50y

Going: Yielding

Prize: €17,700

Runners: 15

Winning time: 5m 33.40s (slow by 29.90s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

7 Iceberg Theory

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Paul Nolan

Age: 6

Weight: 11st 2lbs

OR: 120

SP: 11/2F

In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield 10th - headway before 3 out - challenging and not fluent 2 out - ridden and led after 2 out - kept on well and went clear run-in(op 5/1)

2 6½

4 O'Toole

J: Sam Ewing

T: S R B Crawford

Age: 9

Weight: 11st 9lbs

OR: 127

SP: 7/1

Midfield - headway before 4 out - led narrowly 2 out - ridden and headed after 2 out - no extra run-in(tchd 15/2)

3 3¾ 10¼

14 Whateys Quest

J: Phillip Enright

T: C Byrnes

Age: 7

Weight: 10st 5lbs

OR: 109

SP: 15/2

Midfield - headway on outer 5 out - challenging and not fluent 3 out - not fluent 2 out - no extra from last(op 9/1)

4 7 17¼

9 Battle Of Mirbat

J: Mr A P Ryan(5)

T: Michael J McDonagh

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 12lbs

OR: 116

SP: 6/1

Led narrowly - headed and prominent after 3rd - led again 9th - headed and mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 15/2)

5 6½ 23¾

6 Ney

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Edward Buckley

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 5lbs

OR: 123

SP: 9/1

Towards rear - some headway after 4 out - never dangerous(op 7/1)

6 1½ 25¼

5 Hermino AA

J: Patrick M O'Brien(5)

T: E McNamara

Age: 8

Weight: 11st 5lbs

OR: 123

SP: 13/2

Towards rear - some headway 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 9/1)

7 5½ 30¾

3 The Folkes Tiara

J: Dylan Whelan(7)

T: Henry De Bromhead

Age: 9

Weight: 11st 12lbs

OR: 130

SP: 22/1

Towards rear throughout

8 7½ 38¼

2 Native Speaker

J: Mike O'Connor

T: Henry De Bromhead

Age: 7

Weight: 11st 12lbs

OR: 130

SP: 12/1

Prominent - went second before 4 out - not fluent 4 out - mistake and pecked on landing 3 out - soon weakened(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)

1 Embittered

J: G B Noonan(3)

T: E McNamara

Age: 11

Weight: 11st 12lbs

OR: 130

SP: 50/1

Always behind - pulled up before 2 out

10 Evies Vladimir

J: Alix Balfe(7)

T: Gavin Cromwell

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 12lbs

OR: 116

SP: 33/1

Always behind - mistake 2 out - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the second last fence)(op 28/1)

13 Rolly Bowley Boy

J: Tiernan Power Roche(3)

T: P J Rothwell

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 5lbs

OR: 109

SP: 25/1

Prominent - led and after 3rd - prominent 9th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before last(op 28/1)

15 Smallcraftwarning

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 0lbs

OR: 104

SP: 13/2

Always behind - pulled up before last

8 Castle Field Boy

J: Eoin Staples(7)

T: Patrick T Foley

Age: 9

Weight: 11st 1lbs

OR: 119

SP: 11/1

In touch with leaders - mistake and pecked on landing 9th - soon lost position and struggling - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the first fence in the back straight)(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

11 No Flies On Him

J: Simon Torrens

T: E McNamara

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 12lbs

OR: 116

SP: 12/1

Towards rear - pulled up quickly before 8th (jockey said gelding lost his action and was pulled up)(op 11/1)

12 Mount Frisco

J: Danny Mullins

T: John Patrick Ryan

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 6lbs

OR: 110

SP: 28/1

Prominent - mistake 10th - weakened after 5 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 33/1)

Spellacy's Cross

J: Dylan Robinson

T: James M Barcoe

Age: 6

Weight: 10st 0lbs

OR: 104

SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €6.70

Tote place: €2.10 €1.80 €2.70

Exacta: €26.30

Trifecta: €493.20

Tricast: €306.50

CSF: €45.75