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14:45 Cork

The Kevin McManus Bookmaker Handicap Steeplechase

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Winner EUR €17,700 - 16 runners

2m 5f 50yds

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Surface: T

Race Tip

A competitive handicap chase where it could pay to chance the fragile yet talented O'TOOLE (4). The unexposed Stuart Crawford trained nine-year-old returned from a mammoth absence to land a handicap hurdle at Ayr last January and warrants thought revisiting fences having shown plenty of promise in this discipline prior. He goes well fresh and looks to be on a workable mark. CASTLE FIELD BOY (8) returned from nine months off to win nicely tackling fences at Fairyhouse recently. Could remain competitive down in trip off a 10lb higher mark. Commanding Down Royal handicap chase winner BATTLE OF MIRBAT (9) also requires notable consideration as does ICEBERG THEORY (7) who won over fences at Limerick in May.