Furnace burns off rivals in Cork The James Barrett-trained Furnace Creek produced a fine front-running performance to land the spoils in the opening six-furlong maiden at Cork this afternoon. Luke McAteer bounced out in front on the Divine Prophet colt and he found plenty inside the final furlong to record a length-and-three-quarters victory over Relevant Range. The 9/2 shot had been second on his debut at Naas in March before finding life a bit tougher in Listed company at Navan last month. "Things didn't work out for him the first day and we ran him in a Listed race the last day to educate him and he ran a nice race,” said Barrett. “We knew coming back down here, with a little ease in the ground, we were in business and he has really come on. "He is learning all the time and I don't think he is the finished article yet but this is a good start. “I think he'll go from five (furlongs) to seven and he'll probably step up to Group 3 and Premier Handicaps levels. "I try and sell all my horses so we'll see." (Quotes by Tom Weekes)
