13:02 Cork

Saturday 7 January 2023

All12:2713:0213:3714:1214:4715:2215:57

McCarthy Plant & Agri Sales Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 13:02 | Winning time: 4m 15.90s

1^st

Starzov

611-5

9/2

T: P J RothwellJ: P J O'Hanlon (5)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th 3 out, pushed along and good headway to lead last, ridden and kept on well run-in, drew clear closing stages op 11/2

2^nd

Viceregent

611-4

6/4f

T: C ByrnesJ: Philip Byrnes (5)

Led or disputed lead, headed before 4th, pushed along and dropped to 4th 2 out, ridden and rallied run-in to go 2nd close home op 15/8 tchd 2/1

3^rd

Ney

511-6

10/3

T: Mrs P DobbsJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 2nd before 3 out, pushed along to challenge 2 out, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, dropped to 3rd close home op 4/1

4^th

Desert Friend

711-5

6/1

T: D HoganJ: Donagh Meyler

Prominent and disputed lead, led before 4th, pushed along and slight mistake 2 out, headed last, ridden and dropped to 4th run-in, kept on closing stages op 11/2

5^th

7 ½

Invictus Machin

511-11

10/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Keith Donoghue

Ran 5th, pushed along after 4 out and no impression from 2 out, kept on one pace op 6/1

6^th

Elusive Guy

511-4

10/1

T: J P FaheyJ: Peter Smithers (7)

Always towards rear, not fluent 2nd and 3rd, reminder after 4th, pushed along approaching straight, no extra from 2 out, weakened op 7/1 tchd 13/2

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Non-Runners

Caldwell Diamond⁴⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.80Pl:€2.50, €1.30EX:€14.90Trifecta:€57.20SF:€12.38

Forecasts

Viceregent (6/4), Caldwell Diamond (11/4), Ney (10/3), Starzov (9/2), Desert Friend (6/1), Invictus Machin (10/1), Elusive Guy (10/1)

A tightly-knit novice with VICEREGENT taken to gain a deserved first success over obstacles. Invictus Machin may yet have a bigger performance in him so he is a threat, along with Caldwell Diamond.

VICEREGENT
INVICTUS MACHIN (FR)
CALDWELL DIAMOND (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

All Those Years

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 8

J: Mark Walsh | T: C Byrnes

9/4

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,499.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €300.00