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Review cork 15th Apr

Sun 15th Apr 2018, 17:40

Billy Lee rode a double at Cork, headlined by Bloomfield s impressive success in the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Noblesse Stakes.

Willie McCreery's lightly-raced filly appears to relish testing conditions but having taken up the running over two furlongs from home, faced a stern opponent in Clear Skies

However, as the Ballydoyle mare ran out of stamina, Bloomfield found another gear and stormed away to cross the line with four and a quarter lengths in hand of Glamorous Approach

Paddy Twomey's newcomer Expected annihilated his opponents under Lee in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden.

The 4-1 chance took the lead with a quarter of a mile to travel and the further he went, the bigger his advantage as he came home no less than 21 lengths clear of odds-on favourite Escapability < Allegio was another wide-margin scorer, this time in the Follow Us On Facebook Handicap.

The 5-4 favourite made all here last month and employed the same tactics to spreadeagle the field, passing the post with a yawning 33 lengths back to runner-up Aussie Valentine < Bandua (4-1) made a victorious beginning to his career in the Blackwater Maiden.

The Dermot Weld-trained son of The Factor found the attritional conditions right up his street and he disposed of fellow newcomer Arthurian Flame by nine and a half lengths, with odds-on favourite Giuseppe Garibaldi a disappointing third.< Marmalade N Toast put the pace to the corkracecourse.ie Handicap but Killian Leonard kept something up his sleeve because the 7-1 shot kept up the gallop to fend off Shifted Strategy by two and a quarter lengths.< Song Of The Sky (5-1) finished with a wet sail under Shane Crosse to claim top honours in the Buy Online At Corkracecourse.ie Apprentice Handicap, while An Saighdiur (7-1) rolled back the years in the Cork Racecourse On Twitter Handicap.