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Review cork 26th Mar
Heartbreak City and Seamie Heffernan win easily
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< Heartbreak City was in a class of his own as he annihilated the opposition in the Cork Handicap.
Campaigned as a stayer on the level, as well as tackling obstacles, since joining Tony Martin, the 20-1 chance dropped to an extended mile and a quarter but cruised into contention three furlongs out.
Seamie Heffernan didn't ask him too serious a question but he still stormed right away from his rivals and passed the post with 12 lengths back to runner-up Papa's Way < Clear Cut ran out a decisive winner of the Mallow Maiden.
Kevin Manning was hard at work on the 6-5 favourite as he tried to challenge main market rival A Likely Story for the lead with just over two furlongs to travel, but he eventually asserted his dominance and stretched clear to beat the staying-on Warp Factor by five and a half lengths.< Jet Setting made a successful Irish debut in the Like Us On Facebook Median Auction Fillies Maiden.
The ex-Richard Hannon inmate earned a rating of 97 as a juvenile and on her second appearance for Adrian Keatley, she displayed smart acceleration when tackled by Creme De La to scoot two and a quarter lengths clear.< Tribal Path (25-1) has paid his way on the Dundalk all-weather throughout the winter and broke his duck on turf in the Newmarket Handicap.< Athloman Cottage (25-1) took the corkracecourse.ie Handicap, while Love In The Sun (6-1) rallied gamely to account for Erysimum in the Follow Us On Twitter Handicap.
Love In The Sun's trainer Dermot Weld and jockey Pat Smullen followed up when 4-9 favourite Harzand destroyed his rivals in the Blackwater Maiden.
The Sea The Stars colt showed promise on his one start at two and his Classic entries may not be that ambitious judging by the way he stormed to the line, inflicting an impressive 16-length defeat on Sword Fighter