Gavin Cromwell: Had his string in good form in January

Cork Sunday review and replays

By Sporting Life

Horse Racing

Sun December 08, 2024 · 4M ago

A review of the rest of the action from Cork on Sunday as Gavin Cromwell's Only By Night won in tremendous fashion.

Night shines in Grade 2 event

Only By Night (2/1) toyed with her rivals en route to winning the Coolmore N.H. Sires Order Of St George Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase.

The six-year-old made a nice start to life over fences when winning at Tipperary last month and took the step up in class in her stride with a smooth success in the hands of Sean Flanagan.

She was still cruising heading to the last fence and, after negotiating it safely, coasted home to beat 7/4 favourite Nara by three and three-quarter lengths.

Paddy Power responded by cutting the winner to 12/1 from 25s for the Mrs Paddy Power Chase at Cheltenham in March.

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“She was good in Tipperary and has built on that. I thought today was coming plenty soon but with a race like this, you have to go for it,” said Cromwell.

“She is a very big mare, jumps very well and I’m looking forward to plenty more from her.

“The Grade Two mares’ novice chase at Thurles in January would look to be her next race.”

Pray has the answers when it matters

The Grade 3 Singletons Supervalu Stayers Novice Hurdle went to well-backed 9/2 chance Pray Tell.

Trained by Des Kenneally and ridden by John Shinnick, the eight-year-old was making his first appearance in Graded company and switching from handicaps having finished third at Punchestown when last seen in October, but toughed it out in the testing conditions to beat Gordon Elliott's 5/4 favourite Minella Sixo by two and a half lengths after a neat leap at the last.

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Earlier on, Joseph O’Brien’s Puturhandstogether won the opening Bar One Racing “Bet 10 Euros Get 50 Euros Sign Up Offer” 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle under Mark Walsh before Henry De Bromhead’s Sky Lord won the Bar One Racing “Guaranteed Multiples All Shops” Maiden Hurdle.

Darragh O’Keeffe rode the latter, who was well positioned throughout and looked a nice prospect when beating odds-on favourite Kappa Jy Pyke by four and a quarter lengths on hurdling debut at odds of 5/2 (replay below).

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