Cork report: Lord Dudley digs deep to land 'savage pot'

Sacred Bridge took the listed Goffs Irish EBF Polonia Stakes under a typically strong ride by Colin Keane.

Lord Dudley and Jake Coen win the Mallow Handicap. Picture: Healy Racing

A handicap with a value of €80,000 ought to be hard to win, and so it was fitting that the Mallow Handicap on Friday evening’s card in Cork Racecourse went to the teak-tough Lord Dudley.

Trained by Kieran Cotter for the Kildare Racing Club, who enjoyed their biggest success to date when Sonnyboyliston won the Irish Leger in September, the four-year-old has progressed steadily since this time last year, culminating in this all-the-way success in the hands of Jake Coen.