Soft

2:05 Proudstown Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) (4yo+)

[off 2:05] £13,851.06, £4,063.83, £1,936.17, £659.57 2m4f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Fortmassini C Roche 4 9-6 b R J Molloy(5) 9/4F 110 — —

2 3 Brogella Ms F M Crowley 5 10-5 b J L Cullen 6/1 118 — —

3 5 Ballintra Boy Noel Meade 6 9-11 J P Murtagh 16/1 110 — —

4 1½ Rince Ri T M Walsh 12 9-10 b G Cotter 20/1 109 — —

5 4 Macs Gildoran (GB) W P Mullins 11 10-6 D J Condon 8/1 119 — —

6 Le Coudray (FR) C Roche 11 11-1 t A P McCoy 16/1 128 — —

7 City Of Sails A J McNamara 6 10-0 P W Flood 7/1 113 — —

8 Yarra Maguire Noel Meade 6 9-12 P Carberry 11/2 111 — —

9 Supreme Being Michael Cunningham 8 9-8 M P Flanagan(7) 12/1 114 — —

10 Criaire Princess Eugene Cleary 7 9-13 p R Geraghty 16/1 112 — —

11 Urban Joseph Crowley 4 9-13 b J M Allen(3) 12/1 115 — —

12 Davenport Milenium W P Mullins 9 11-3 R J Kiely(7) 20/1 137 — —

12 ran TIME 4m 55.20s (slow by 19.20s) TOTAL SP 126%

1st OWNER: Clogher Boy's Racing Syndicate BRED: Patrick McGreal TRAINER: C Roche

2nd OWNER: M J Hanrahan

3rd OWNER: N Coburn

TOTE WIN £3.00 PL £2.50, £1.80, £2.20; Ex £15.40; CSF £17.92; TRICAST £182.07

ANALYSIS: A hat-trick of handicap wins for FORTMASSINI who kept on well in the closing stages to score. He was 22lb higher than when winning at Punchestown and although in for a hike again after this he looks one who can go in again.

Brogella travelled well to lead but a mistake two out didn't help her cause. She was well outclassed at the finish by the progressive winner but she's one to keep on the right side with the fitting of blinkers worn for the first time at Cork working here again.

Ballintra Boy was more effective over this trip having failed to make much impression over three miles at Down Royal last time.

The veteran Rince Ri showed more sparkle here but about to turn 13 time is probably against him.

Macs Gildoran ran well at Listowel on the Flat in September and this run, his first over jumps since Punchestown last April should help bring him along with Le Coudray who kept on from off the pace without threatening at the business end.