06 Jan 2018 12:20 Cork
Winner: €17,000 (Penalty: €10,472); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy.
McCarthy Insurance Group Rated Novice Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Chatham Street Lad (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0) | 2-46 / 13 | Jump (20) | L P Dempsey | M Winters Vivian Healy | 15/8 | |
| made all, pushed along briefly on bend after 3rd, slight mistake 4th, jumped left 4 out, stumbled slightly 3 out, soon pressed, pushed along before 2 out where slight mistake, asserted from before last, stayed on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 3¾ L | Wait Here (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 4-PF112 / 8 | Jump (10) | Mark Walsh | A Leahy John P McManus | 5/2 | |
| raced in 2nd, a little keen, pushed along before 2 out where slight mistake and challenged, kept on same pace from before last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 4½ L | Ale Ambrosio (IRE) (filly, brown, 11 0) | 70-0524 / 6 | Jump (9) | P D Kennedy | Mrs J Harrington Robcour | 7/2 | |
| held up in rear, a little keen early, closer order approaching straight, pushed along before 2 out where 3rd and mistake, kept on same pace from before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 3¾ L | The Birdie Crowe (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 3) | 217427 / 8 | Jump (90) | D J McInerney | Mrs J Harrington Ms Bernadette Leigh | 6/1 | |
| held up in 4th, closer order approaching straight, pushed along after 3 out, no impression from next in last, slight mistake final hurdle, kept on same pace into 4th closing stages | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | ½ L | Bluegrass Princess (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 0) | 3-456UP / 9 | Jump (11) | E O'Connell | E O'Connell Here's Hoping Partnership | 8/1 | |
| raced in 3rd, a little keen, slight mistake 4th, pushed along after 3 out, no impression when not fluent last, dropped to rear closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | All Good Things (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 343236 / 9 | Jump (8) | Paul Townend | J Nash Mrs N Sheppard | 0/0 | ||
