Mucky Eamonn claims Cork Cup

MUCKY EAMONN, jointly owned and nominated by Don and Gerard Buckley from Macroom, Co Cork and trained by James Kelleher, was a worthy winner of the Agnes O’Brien Cork Cup at Blarney yesterday when easily beating the Gerry Griffin trained long-odds favourite, Sound Pistol, by eight lengths in the final.

In fairness, the runner-up got a very heavy course against Sandyman Bolt in the quarter-final having all six turns in a lengthy course to cover.

The Derby Trial Stake was won in impressive style by Belated Birthday, owned by James Mulcahy and Brian O’Leary from Kilmallock, Co. Limerick, who easily got the better of Clon Harbour in the final. This was the winner’s third outing of the season having being injured at Castleisland and then going out in the quarter-final at Newcastlewest.

Beautiful Honey, owned by the C.M.L Syndicate from New Inn, Co. Tipperary, booked her ticket to Clonmel when taking the Oaks Trial Stake. In the final the Owen McKenna trained fawn met Curragh Jane and triumphed by three lengths.

The Jack Ryan Memorial Cup, the Champion Club Stake, was won in good style by Michael F. Spillane’s (Bantry) Loch Bo Abbey, representing the Bantry Club. In the decider she proved eight lengths faster than the Ovens representative, Tanyard Kylie, who was the overnight favourite.

Judge. M. O’Regan. Slipper. N. Flynn

Agnes O’Brien Memorial Cork Cup (16).

Quarter-finals: Sound Pistol 3l. bt Sandyman Bolt; Luath Legend bt Shining Toby (loser unsighted); Mucky Eamonn 5l. bt Discipline; Blackrock Roisin 8l. bt Fleetwood Don.

Semi-finals: Sound Pistol j.u. bt Luath Legend; Mucky Eamonn 6l. bt Blackrock Roisin.

Final: D. & G. Buckley’s (Macroom) bd.d. Mucky Eamonn (Bexhill Eoin-Sullane Sign) 8l. bt D. Duggan ns. Pistol Knight Syndicate’s (England) w.bd.d. Sound Pistol (Musical Time-Leigh Shadow).

Derby Trial Stake (32)

Quarter-finals: Belated Birthday 10l. bt Ardea Wood; Cleanaway Rodge long lead. bt Aghadown Eoin; Abbeyglen Smokey 3l. bt Glen Bowen Time; Clon Harbour 4l. bt Wheres My Supper.

Semi-finals: Belated Birthday 6l. bt Cleanaway Rodge; Clon Harbour 2l. bt Abbeyglen Smokey.

Final: J. Mulcahy & B. O’Leary’s (Kilmallock) bk. Belated Birthday (Tynwald Smokey-Belated Legacy) 8l. bt T. Tanner’s (Clonakilty) f. Clon Harbour (Cillowen Harbour-Mountain Guest).

Oaks Trial Stake (32)

Quarter-finals: Smoking Hotshot 5l. bt Rathluirc Becky; Beautiful Honey 2l. bt Baltic Girl; Colla Mystic 1l. bt Leigh Queen; Curragh Jane 6l. bt Gypsy Lace.

Semi-finals: Beautiful Honey 1l. bt Smoking Hotshot; Curragh Jane 5l. bt Colla Mystic.

Final: C.M.L Syndicate’s (New Inn) f. Beautiful Honey (Bexhill Eoin-Beautiful Smile) 3l. bt Just A Minute Syndicate’s (Midleton) be.f. Curragh Jane (Bexhill Eoin-Whytanyard Jane).

Jack Ryan Memorial Cup (32 Two-Course)

Final: M. F. Spillane’s (Bantry) bk.b. Loch Bo Abbey (Killahan Phanter-Pony Plan) 8l. bt D. O’Donoghue & T. O’Sullivan’s (Ovens) be.bd.b. Tanyard Kylie (Kyle James-Tanyard Beauty).

The Garnet Bounds Members Stake (8 Two-Course). Final: D. O’Reilly’s (Cork) bd.d. Corky (Cillowen Return-Cillowen Icon) 6l. bt D. P. Murphy’s (Inniscarra & Coachford) bk.b. Fernando Beth (Bexhill Eoin-Carrowkeal Beth).