CHELTENHAM Star, jointly owned by John Hennessy, Michael Hegarty and Tom Healy from Ballymacoda, Co. Cork, and trained by Denis O’Driscoll in Skibbereen, was a surprise winner of the Cork Cup at Blarney yesterday.

ONLY five days stand between Catherine Buckley from Rylane, Co Cork, and a straight run to the presidency of Macra na Feirme.