Race cards · Fri 8 Jul
Friday 8 July · Cork, Eire
19:35 Hothouse Flowers Play Live After Racing Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 4f 0y
- Going
- Good
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 17500
- Runners
- 6
Race preview
WHISKEY SOUR appears to have been found the ideal race to record the eighth win of his career. The Willie Mullins-trained nine-year-old had been running consistently in better class races last season and managed to win a similar contest to this one at Leopardstown in March. Fourth in a Grade 2 hurdle at Fairyhouse on his most recent start, he had Darver Star well behind on that occasion. The latter had an in and out campaign last season but is more than capable if on song. He should certainly find life easier in this company. Off You Go could be dangerous to discount as he is a very smart horse at his best. Whatever he achieves here, one would expect to see him turn up at Galway later in the month.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whiskey Sour | 24/5314- | Sean O'Keeffe | W P Mullins | 11 6 | 2-1 | |
| 2 | Darver Star | 2P1257- | Keith Donoghue | G P Cromwell | 11 6 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Soviet Pimpernel | 5762-33 | Jordan Gainford | G Elliott | 11 0 | 8-1 | |
| 4 | Uhtred | 34/16F3- | B J Cooper | J P O'Brien | 11 6 | 7-2 | |
| 5 | Pipers Meadow | 298/31-5 | P J O'Hanlon | S Ryan | 11 6 | 16-1 | |
| 6 | Off You Go | 068P-24 | Darragh O'Keeffe | C Byrnes | 11 0 | 6-1 |