THERE was a surprise in the final of the Ballyarthur Stakes at Fermoy yesterday when Marshals Henry, a 7-1 chance in the morning, beat the long odds favourite Pay Me, trained by Michael O’Donovan, by six lengths when coming from behind in a straight run up.

THERE was a thrilling finish to the North Cork Cup at Millstreet, Co. Cork yesterday when Party Jay Cee came racing through to narrowly take the opening turn against Millbridge Eoin and capture the prize.

AFTER two rounds of the Derby Trial Stake at Blarney, Partners Bexhill and Beyond The Blaze, who both came in as reserves, look destined to contest the final.

CREAMERY PARIS was a surprise, but deserved, winner of the all-aged Oisin Cup at Michelstown yesterday.

CLOSE finishes were the order of the day at Dungarvan yesterday.

BALLYBRACK VIEW, the villain of the peace when colliding with her Whites Cross, Cork, owner Eva Lewis after a gallop last year and breaking her leg in four places, turned heroine when winning the Oaks Trial Stake at Charleville yesterday.

FIONNTRA SANDY came from behind to snatch a just up decision in the final of the all-aged Ballyarthur Stakes at the Fermoy and Grange coursing meeting yesterday.

Whytanyard Paul thwarted Carrigmore Becks’s attempt to collect his third Cup of the season at Galbally yesterday.

STAN DE GAME, jointly owned by Con Riordan and Kevin Downing from Ballymacoda, Co. Cork and trained by John Condon in Curraglass, collected his second All-Aged Stake of the season when he won the Fitzgerald Cup at Glanworth yesterday.

THERE was a major upset in the final of the all-aged Ballyarthur Stakes at Fermoy and Grange yesterday when the Bill Toomey trained Carraignagour took the prize.

FAVOURITES fell like nine pins on the opening day of the Cork Coursing Club’s fixture at Blarney yesterday.

YES JIMMY HA, last season's Derby winner at Clonmel, made a successful start to his all-aged career when taking the Red Mills Knockgraffon Cup at New Inn yesterday.

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KARAKATTA HILL won the Premier Cup at Templetuohy yesterday, flooring by two lengths the odds laid on the Kevin Barry trained Musical Hill.

THERE was a surprise in the final of the Treaty Cup at the Limerick City meeting at Ballysheedy yesterday when the hot favourite, Killeagh Noble, was beaten by the bitch, Helens Reject.

IT was a day of mixed luck for Kinsale Rd., Cork owner Dermot O’Sullivan at the Mallow meeting.

THERE was double delight for John Condon at the Cappoquin, Clogheen & District coursing meeting yesterday.

WHY YOU MONTY, winner of the Local Stake at Rathcormac last season, was a decisive winner of the Ballyarthur Stake, the All-Aged event, at a well run Fermoy & Grange coursing meeting yesterday.

PAT DALY of Ballinhassig, Co. Cork will have one of the leading fancies for the Boyle Bookmakers Derby at Clonmel in February following the success of his impressive puppy Judicial Castlelu in the final of the Patsy Byrne Corn na Féile Derby at Abbeyfeale.

IT was a day of surprises at the Cork Cup meeting at Blarney yesterday with Rusheen Hannah, the property of Master Brendan and Miss Irene O’Callaghan of Macroom, and trained by Liam O’Callaghan, taking the Cork Cup in surprise fashion.