Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cork Stakes (Listed).
Cork · Saturday, 4 Apr · 18:02
· 6f
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:02
Off time
10
Runners
Soft to Heavy
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.38
11/8
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.25
9/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
11
10/1
04 · —
11
10/1
05 · —
11
10/1
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
23
22/1
09 · —
23
22/1
10 · —
26
25/1
11 · —
41
40/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | 10 |
Bucanero Fuerte (C)
Smart performer with a fine record fresh, including a Naas listed race last season before following up 3 months later in a Group 3 at the Curragh. Good third in Group 1 Flying Five Stakes there next time and though he was below form at the…
|
D Egan | Robson Aguiar | 5 | 62.6 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| — | 2 | 11 |
Powerful Nation (G)
Chased Bucanero Fuerte home at Naas on return last year before going one better to gain breakthrough listed success over 6f here next time. In the doldrums for a while after but back on track when a fifth in a Dundalk Group 3 on final outi…
|
Andrew Slattery | A Slattery | 4 | 62.6 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 6th | 3 | 9 |
Thunderbear (G)
[P]
Listed winner at Naas (5.9f) in October and was a shade better than the result when fourth of 12 in a Chantilly Group 3 next time. Place claims on comeback.
|
James Ryan | J Davison | 6 | 62.6 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 9th | 4 | 2 |
Kerdos (G)
Useful sort for Clive Cox and made a promising start for this stable (switched yards for 130,000 gns) when runner-up in a 4-runner minor event at Dundalk (5f) in February. Connections have a good record with similar types.
|
Jack Kearney | Stephen Thorne | 6 | 61.2 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 3rd | 5 | 3 |
King Cuan (G)
FAV
Progressive last year, perhaps unlucky not to score at Group level when beaten a neck despite trouble in running in Renaissance Stakes at the Curragh (6f, soft) in September. Not yet at the level required in the Champions Sprint Stakes at …
|
Billy Lee | P Twomey | 5 | 61.2 kg |
2.38
11/8
|
| 2nd | 6 | 5 |
Soldier's Tree (G)
[H]
Third on belated debut at Dundalk in December before running out an emphatic 6-length winner of a 14-runner maiden there the following month. This is clearly much tougher but he's open to improvement on turf debut
|
Seamie Heffernan | M J Tynan | 5 | 61.2 kg |
23
22/1
|
| 4th | 7 | 7 |
Unique Journey (G)
[P]
Progressive winner of back-to-back Curragh handicaps (6f) in October last year and improved further when runner-up in a 9-runner handicap there on return 3 weeks ago. Frame claims up in grade.
|
Shane Foley | Daniel Murphy | 4 | 61.2 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 10th | 8 | 1 |
Magical Vision (M)
Hasn't stood much racing in recent seasons but has proved she retains ability when fourth in big-field handicaps at Naas and the Curragh this season. This is much tougher.
|
Chris Hayes | A A Howard | 9 | 59 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 1st | 9 | 8 |
Navassa Island (M)
[B]
Winless for a while but was runner-up a Curragh listed race and a Chantilly Group 3 late last season. Below-par effort on heavy ground when last seen and returns with yard in good nick.
|
Colin Keane | M O'Callaghan | 5 | 59 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 8th | 10 | 6 |
Wannabe Royal (F)
Seen to good effect from the front on her yard debut (formerly trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien) when 3½ lengths fifth of 10 in the Gladness Stakes at the Curragh (7f, heavy, 40/1) last week. Bit more needed if she's to go closer here.
|
Ronan Whelan | H De Bromhead | 4 | 59 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 5th | 11 | 4 |
Chicago Call (G)
Fairyhouse maiden winner on second start at 2 yrs before making the frame in the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood. Went down only narrowly in a listed Fairyhouse event in September and might've been feeling effects of quick turnaround next time…
|
Ben Coen | J P Murtagh | 3 | 56.2 kg |
23
22/1
|
Betting forecast: King Cuan (11/8), Bucanero Fuerte (9/4), Navassa Island (10/1), Unique Journey (10/1), Powerful Nation (10/1), Wannabe Royal (14/1), Kerdos (14/1), Soldier's Tree (22/1), Chicago Call (22/1), Thunderbear (25/1), Magical Vision (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 30000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 9999.0 EUR |
| P3 | 5000.0 EUR |
| P4 | 2500.0 EUR |
| P5 | 1500.0 EUR |
| P6 | 999.0 EUR |