15:25 Cork

Sunday 20 November 2022

All12:0012:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:25

Kevin McManus Bookmaker Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 4m 36.05s

1^st

Big Debates

910-2

5/1

T: R TynerJ: Phillip Enright

Rear of mid-division, 6th after 6th, headway to 3rd 2 out, challenged leader last, ridden to lead closing stages, kept on well under pressure tchd 9/2

2^nd

Embittered

811-12

15/8f

T: J P O'BrienJ: Kieran Callaghan (7)

Tracked leader in clear 2nd, led after 1st, increased advantage at 3rd, clear at 4th, reduced lead at 5th, headed at 6th, led before 3 out, headed 2 out, dropped to 4th last, ran on well closing stages, just held op 2/1 tchd 5/2

3^rd

2 ¼

Kildorrery

911-3

9/1

T: T M WalshJ: Shane O'Callaghan (7)

Held up in rear, 8th after 6th, headway 3 out, improved to 4th 2 out, stayed on to 3rd last, dropped to 4th run-in, kept on same pace to 3rd close home op 17/2 tchd 8/1

4^th

Espion Du Chenet

811-4

6/1

T: Louise G LyonsJ: Cian Quirke (7)

Towards rear, progress to 5th after 6th, improved to 3rd at 8th, led narrowly 2 out, pressed last, headed closing stages and weakened to 4th op 11/2

5^th

Alko Rouge

810-8

6/1

T: T GibneyJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Led narrowly and clear with one rival, headed after 1st, not fluent at 2nd, 2nd to clear leader at 4th, took closer order at 5th where not fluent, led at 6th, headed before 3 out, lost place and weakened before 2 out op 9/1

6^th

2 ¼

Cusp Of Carabelli

910-10

20/1

T: D M O'BrienJ: J B Foley

Soon raced 4th behind clear leaders, took closer order before 3rd, 3rd after 6th, 4th at 8th, lost place before 2 out where mistake, weakened quickly before last op 14/1

7^th

2 ¼

The Dara Man

711-1

17/2

T: J P RyanJ: Shane Fitzgerald (3)

Soon raced 3rd behind clear leaders, took closer order before 3rd, 4th after 6th, 5th at 8th, lost place and weakened before 2 out where not fluent op 6/1

8^th

6 ½

Stand Off

711-2

15/2

T: P FentonJ: L P Dempsey

Towards rear, bad mistake at 2nd, not fluent at 3rd, pecked slightly at 4th, not fluent at 5th, 7th after 6th, op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1

Unlimited Replays

of all UK and Irish races with our Race Replays

Discover Sporting Life Plus Benefits Sporting Life Plus - Join For Free

Non-Runners

Kitty Galore²⁴

Weight: 10-9| Age: 8

T: J P Ryan J: Sean O'Keeffe

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.40Pl:€2.20, €1.10, €2.50EX:€18.80Trifecta:€138.90Tricast:€82.91SF:€15.94

Forecasts

Embittered (15/8), Big Debates (5/1), Kitty Galore (11/2), Espion Du Chenet (6/1), Alko Rouge (6/1), Stand Off (15/2), The Dara Man (17/2), Kildorrery (9/1), Cusp Of Carabelli (20/1)

EMBITTERED shaped as if back in good form when third at Punchestown in May and might well have won but for a bad mistake 2 out, so he is taken to return to winning ways after being tried at 3m on his latest outing. Espion du Chenet stepped up on his recent run last time and could be the main danger, while The Dara Man is capable if on a 'going' day.

EMBITTERED (IRE)
ESPION DU CHENET (FR)
THE DARA MAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Epson Du Houx

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 7

J: Shane Fitzgerald | T: H De Bromhead

7/1

Prize Money

1st: €13,800.002nd: €4,601.003rd: €2,300.004th: €1,150.005th: €690.006th: €461.00