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17:05 Cork (IRE)

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  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 100y
  • Going: Heavy
  • Surface: Turf
  • €12,500 added
  • Winner: €7,700
  • 2nd: €2,388
  • 3rd: €1,138
  • 4th: €513
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 4.02s
  • Off Time: 17:06:48
  • 12 Ran
1(6)
Silk - DARK GREEN & RED DIAMONDS, diabolo on sleeves, dark green cap, red diamonds
11/2
  • Form 966407-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 79

tracked leaders, headway entering straight and ridden in 2nd over 2f out, no impression in 5th over 1f out, no extra, weakened

2(12)
Silk - Red, White stars on sleeves, White cap, Red star
7/2
  • Form 072314-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 76

broke well, tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon no impression, no extra 1 1/2f out, weakened

3(9)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white hoop, red cap, royal blue spots
  • Form 4541
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 75

always towards rear, never a factor, no impression entering straight, weakened, tailed off

4(10)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, yellow sleeves, white cap, yellow spots
  • Form 04077-6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 74

rear of mid-division, some headway early straight and 5th 2f out, ridden to go 3rd 1f out, no impression inside final furlong

5(2)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE & YELLOW STRIPES, light blue sleeves, yellow cap
10/1
  • Form 011435-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 73

rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra from over 2f out, tailed off

6(5)
Silk - RED, white Cross of Lorraine, white & orange hooped cap

Ecoeye

154 p
9/2
  • Form 7/90268-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 67

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead entering straight, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong

7(3)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white diamond, royal blue cap, red diamonds
25/1
  • Form 101740-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 66

slowly into stride, towards rear, never a factor, pushed along entering straight, no impression in 8th 2f out, no extra, kept on one pace

8(7)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE & YELLOW DIAMONDS, royal blue sleeves, striped cap
12/1
  • Form 59900-9
  • Age 11
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 65

tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression in 4th 1f out, no extra

9(8)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, brown seams, white & brown striped cap
16/1
  • Form 4880/09
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 62

soon led, headed entering straight, pushed along and soon no extra, weakened, tailed off

10(11)
Silk - Mauve, emerald green chevron, black sleeves, mauve stars, light blue cap, black stars
  • Form 63-9
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 62

mid-division, ridden and no impression approaching straight, no extra in rear under 3f out, weakened, completely tailed off

11(4)
Silk - WHITE & MAROON STRIPES, maroon sleeves, maroon cap, white spots
  • Form 044736-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 60

tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, under pressure and headway to lead 1f out, soon asserted and stayed on well inside final furlong

12(1)
Silk - BROWN & WHITE CHECK, white sleeves, quartered cap

Ask Katie (IRE)

143 ht DCD
16/1
  • Form 660410-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 59

slowly away, in rear and still detached halfway, ridden and some headway early straight, moderate 9th 2f out, kept on one pace

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Keep Believing goes well for an inexperienced rider and won on heavy going at Roscommon last year. Youceeyouceecee is only a pound higher than when successful at Listowel in September so also goes on the short-list but this might be on the short side for Sweet Company. DECISION TIME is also dropped in trip but he did have a pipe-opener over hurdles last month and has been lightly raced considering he’s a seven-year-old. John Kiely’s charge gets the nod in a race that won’t take much winning.

Formwatch

Nanabad (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along and some headway over 2f out, ridden and no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Rickrack (8-9) at Cork 1m hcp fll sft in Oct.

Keep Believing (IRE) 4-1jfav (8-11) Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, not clear run and switched left in 7th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 4th close home, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Celebration (9-13) at Cork 7f hcp sft in Oct.

Decision Time (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, mistake 4 out, ridden and no extra after next, weakened and pulled up before 2 out, at Clonmel 2m 3f mdn hvy in Feb.

Sweet Company (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression and kept on one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 12, 9 1/4l behind She's A Star (8-10) at Dundalk 2m hcp pol in Jan.

Youceeyouceecee (IRE) 7-4fav (8-9) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden over 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra, last of 5, 6 1/2l behind Not A Bad Oul Day (9-9) at Limerick 1m hcp hvy in Oct.

Ecoeye 7-1 (8-13) Soon chased leaders, 5th from halfway, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 8th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Beach Bar (9-2) at Leopardstown 7f hcp Yielding in Oct.

Cosmic Symbol (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Rear of mid-division, 9th 4f out, no extra 2f out, eased final furlong, tailed off, 11th of 13, dist behind Mearu (9-0) at Naas 1m 2f hcp sft in Oct.

An Saighdiur (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Soon disputed, lead after 1 1/2f, ridden and pressed 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra 1f out, 9th of 14, 6 3/4l behind The Lords Walk (9-9) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Mar.

Short Stacked 25-1 (10-0) Rear of mid-division, dropped to 10th halfway, ridden under 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 9th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Lady Rosebud (9-10) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Mar.

Spiritual Law (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) Always towards rear, jumped left, never a factor, slight mistake 4 out and detached before next, weakened, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Commentariolus (11-7) at Fairyhouse 2m mdn Soft - Heavy in Feb.

Our Anniversary (FR) 7-1 (9-0) Soon raced in 6th, pushed along 5f out, 5th before straight, challenged over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 34 1/4l behind Decision Time (9-6) at Fairyhouse 1m 4f mdn fll hvy in Oct.

Ask Katie (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Dwelt slightly and towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, 11th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Tropic Thunder (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Nov.