15:05 Cork

Saturday 6 January 2018

All12:2012:5013:2513:5514:3015:0515:40

McCarthy Insurance Group Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 5m 43.90s

1^st

Smokey Joe Joe

1211-9

9/1

T: S J MahonJ: D F O'Regan

Held up, 8th from 6th, improved to dispute 3rd before straight, soon closed up travelling smoothly, led last, pushed out to assert run-in, stayed on well, comfortably op 8/1 tchd 10/1

2^nd

7 ½

Routes Choice

711-6

13/2

T: J P DempseyJ: B Browne (5)

Always prominent, reminder 2nd, 3rd from 6th, on terms before 8th, headed before 10th where slight mistake, soon reminder, led 3 out, jumped slightly right 2 out, headed last, kept on same pace run-in op 9/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Inch Rise

910-10

4/1j

T: W J BurkeJ: Phillip Enright

Chased leaders, 6th from 6th, closed to dispute 3rd before straight, one pace from before last tchd 10/3

4^th

Mill Quest

810-8

6/1

T: T O'BrienJ: D J McInerney (5)

Soon tracked leaders, slightly slow 3rd, 4th from 6th, on terms before 8th, headed before 10th where bad mistake, slightly slow 4 out, no extra and one pace next op 8/1

5^th

Tinos Tank

911-6

13/2

T: P M J DoyleJ: James J Doyle

Held up, 7th from 6th, slight mistake 10th, soon reminders, no impression from before 4 out op 9/2

6^th

Captain Bizarro

910-3

9/1

T: D H KellyJ: K J Brouder (7)

Close up and disputed lead, slight mistake 4th, led before 10th, headed approaching 4 out where 3rd and slight mistake, weakened tchd 7/1

Also Ran

Emcon

911-6

8/1

T: W J AustinJ: R P Treacy (5)

Chased leaders, 5th from 6th, reminders after 10th, soon no impression, pulled up before 3 out op 7/1

Consharon Boy

811-0

4/1j

T: T O'BrienJ: D E Splaine

Last from 6th, soon headway to chase leaders before straight, pulled up before last op 9/2

Lettermacaward

1210-7

33/1

T: M WintersJ: Brian Hayes

Led and disputed, a little keen, narrowly headed before 8th, led again approaching 4 out, headed 3 out, 4th and no extra 2 out, fell last op 28/1 tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.30Pl:€2.50, €1.90, €1.50EX:€29.80Trifecta:€468.90Tricast:€272.66SF:€65.91

Forecasts

Inch Rise (4/1), Consharon Boy (4/1), Mill Quest (6/1), Routes Choice (13/2), Tinos Tank (13/2), Emcon (8/1), Smokey Joe Joe (9/1), Captain Bizarro (9/1), Lettermacaward (33/1)

Top-weight Smokey Joe Joe is an obvious starting point after his luckless fate last time, while Tinos Tank and Consharon Boy are well worth a check in the betting on their handicap debuts. However, ROUTES CHOICE has been knocking on the door on her last two starts and looks ready to get her head back in front.

Routes Choice
Tinos Tank
Consharon Boy

Previous Winners

2017

Sumos Novios

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 9

J: R M Power | T: W J Burke

10/1

Prize Money

1st: €11,704.002nd: €3,629.003rd: €1,729.004th: €779.005th: €304.00