Cork (IRE) Races

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Cork (IRE)

15:35

John Thomas McNamara Series Maiden Hunters Chase

Cork (IRE) Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2026 Distance: 3m½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf

Win: €42.40 Place: €6.60 €1.40 €1.20 Exacta: €196.50 Trifecta: €321.30

Non-Runners: Comeoutofthefog (stone bruise), Tea In The Park (unsuitable ground)

Previous Runs	Pos	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	SP	Beaten By	Formline
2m7½f	1st	#7Lawful Ruler Raced in second - led 3 out - pressed leader when headed 2 out - led again run-in - stayed on - ridden out(op 28/1)	7 G	Elite	Mr T J Stafford (4)lbs	Paul Stafford	164 lbs	22/1	Won	-
2m3f	2nd	#6Hunt Away (IRE) In touch with leaders - prominent 8th - led narrowly 2 out - pressed winner when headed run-in - stayed on(op 10/3 and tchd 7/2)	5 G	Poor	Mr M C O'Donovan	Miss M Harding	168 lbs	9/4	0.2	-
2m5½f 2m4f 2m 2m3½f	3rd	#5Hearts And Spades (FR) Held up in rear - steady headway from 11th - went fourth 2 out - left in third last - stayed on towards finish (jockey said gelding ran keen)(op 7/4 tchd 6/4 and tchd 2/1)	5 G	Poor	Mr E Mahon	Ian John McCarthy	168 lbs	13/8F	.5	-
2m½f 2m4½f 2m1f 2m4½f	4th	#16The Happy Huntsman (IRE) Led - hit 12th - headed 3 out - weakened after 2 out - left in fourth last(op 33/1)	5 G	Poor	Mr L Burke-Ott	Alexander Ott	168 lbs	40/1	14	-
3m1f	5th	#9Occupational Force Held up in rear - headway after 4 out - midfield 3 out - stayed on run-in(op 33/1)	7 G	Poor	Ms J E Grant (4)lbs	David M O'Brien	164 lbs	22/1	4.75	-
2m 2m6½f 3m 2m6f 3m½f	6th	#1Atlantian (IRE) Midfield - hit - dropped to rear when not fluent and jockey lost irons 2nd - recovered into midfield 5th - some headway after 4 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 16/1)	5 G	Poor	Mr J Costello (4)lbs	A J Martin	164 lbs	18/1	5	-
3m1f	7th	#10Our Story Jumped left - in rear - some headway from 3 out - never dangerous(op 18/1)	8 G	Poor	Mr B Aherne (4)lbs	Garry Aherne	164 lbs	22/1	5.5	-
2m6½f 2m3½f 3m½f 3m½f 2m4½f	8th	#3Dromleigh (IRE) Always behind(op 8/1)	8 G	Poor	Mr D Doyle	Seamus Murnane	168 lbs	11/2	4.25	-
3m	9th	#12Pure Decent (IRE) Always behind(op 50/1)	11 G	Poor	Mr W Verling (4)lbs	Patrick Michael Verling	164 lbs	125/1	.75	-
2m2f 2m7f 2m5f 2m7f 2m4½f	10th	#4Focus Point (IRE) Midfield - weakened after 2 out(op 11/2)	10 G	Poor	Mr D T Hyde (2)lbs	T E Hyde	166 lbs	12/1	1.25	-
2m5f 3m½f 2m7f 3m1f 2m4½f	11th	#14Sampoet (IRE) Prominent - weakened after 4 out(op 15/2 tchd 16/1)	8 G	Poor	Mr S Cotter (2)lbs	D M Christie	166 lbs	14/1	3.5	3m2f
-	12th	#17Bens Baby Midfield - weakened after 4 out(tchd 28/1)	5 G	Poor	Mr Andrew Burke-Ott	Alexander Ott	166 lbs	33/1	13	-
2m7f 3m 2m6½f 2m4½f 3m1f	13th	#8Nibbles (IRE) Always behind(op 22/1)	7 G	Poor	Mr T O'Connor (2)lbs	Turlough O'Connor	166 lbs	33/1	0.3	-
3m½f 2m7f 2m5f 2m5½f 2m5½f	99th	#13Robin Elite (IRE) Jumped left on occasions - prominent - lost position after 8th - weakened after 9th - pulled up 4 out(op 66/1)	7 G	Poor	Mr T P Aherne (4)lbs	Eugene M O'Sullivan	164 lbs	150/1	-	-
2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m2f 2m4f	99th	#11Pirate Island (IRE) Prominent - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1)	7 G	Poor	Mr A T Feeney (2)lbs	Paul Patrick Moloney	166 lbs	22/1	-	-
-	99th	#2Begger In touch with leaders - went third after 12th - challenging when mistake and unseated last(op 50/1)	6 G	Poor	Ms H Phillips (2)lbs	Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor	166 lbs	40/1	-	-