Down Syndrome Centre Cork Rated Race – Cork

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Down Syndrome Centre Cork Rated Race

Date 2026-04-04

Distance 5f

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €11,780

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 6.2°C

Wind 4mph S

Rain 72%

Winning Time 1m 3.88s (slow by 6.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Oh Cecelia (IRE) W J Lee · K J Condon	100/30F	Won
2nd	Chicago Pope (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · J P Murtagh	7/2	3.25
3rd	Midnight Dusk (GB) Luke McAteer · Jack Foley	7/1	1.5
4th	Shadow Run (IRE) Jamie Powell · M D O'Callaghan	11/1	.75
5th	Amiata (IRE) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	6/1	1.5
6th	Michael's Well (IRE) Chris Hayes · Eddie & Patrick Harty	16/1	1.5
7th	Joyful Tidings (GB) Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell	4/1	.5
8th	Nakamura (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	7/1	6.5

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (1)	Oh Cecelia Chestnut J:W J Lee T:K J Condon	J:W J Lee T:K J Condon	127	h	36-615	79	94	85	1d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-11	15.3	0.83/1	10/3 23%
C&D winner last year got back to form at Naas; raised 7lb for that; fifth Friday at Curragh
6 (6)	Joyful Tidings Chestnut J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Gary Carroll T:Gavin Cromwell	127	h	1557-	79	92	78	175d	—	—	-2	15.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Maiden winner over this trip not as good over 6f after; needs to return to debut effort
3 (4)	Chicago Pope Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:J P Murtagh	J:Seamie Heffernan T:J P Murtagh	133	—	72501-	85	90	73	174d	—	—	+9	24.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
6f winner has early speed and could cope with this trip but looks the stable second-string
2 (7)	Nakamura Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	135	b	63114-	87	91	79	175d	—	—	+13	25.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Dual 6f winner incl' here; has plenty of early speed so should be comfortable at this trip
5 (5)	Midnight Dusk Grey J:Luke McAteer T:Jack Foley	J:Luke McAteer T:Jack Foley	128	—	61-3	80	90	73	22d	—	—	+3	13.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
AW winner reportedly wasn't at home on easy ground at this track on debut
4 (8)	Amiata Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	130	—	71564-	82	93	90	113d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+5	13.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Maiden winner over this trip; easy ground should suit so is one to consider
8 (2)	Shadow Run Bay J:Jamie Powell T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Jamie Powell T:M D O'Callaghan	123	b	066-2	74	93	85	13d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+4	13.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Beaten a half-length by Oh Cecelia at Naas but is 3lb better off today and should go close
1 (3)	Michael's Well Grey J:Chris Hayes T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Chris Hayes T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	138	—	21-	-	90	63	164d	—	—	+7	15.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
No easy task under top-weight dropped to 5f on return but still progressing so respected

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Oh Cecelia	3/1	10/3	3/1
Joyful Tidings	7/2	10/3	7/2
Chicago Pope	9/2	9/2	9/2
Nakamura	7/1	13/2	7/1
Midnight Dusk	8/1	7/1	8/1
Amiata	9/1	8/1	17/2
Shadow Run	10/1	17/2	9/1
Michael's Well	11/1	11/1	11/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Nakamura

25.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 12.9 Odds: 3.6

7/1

2nd

Chicago Pope

24.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Michael's Well

15.9

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Joyful Tidings

15.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Oh Cecelia

15.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

10/3

Shadow Run

13.9

OR: 6 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

10/1

Midnight Dusk

13.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Amiata

13.5

OR: 8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nakamura	87	91	79
Chicago Pope	85	90	73
Amiata	82	93	90
Midnight Dusk	80	90	73
Oh Cecelia	79	94	85
Joyful Tidings	79	92	78
Shadow Run	74	93	85
Michael's Well	—	90	63

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Oh Cecelia	1d ago	Quick return
Shadow Run	13d ago	Quick return
Midnight Dusk	22d ago	Fit
Amiata	113d ago	Long break
Michael's Well	164d ago	Long break
Chicago Pope	174d ago	Long break
Joyful Tidings	175d ago	Long break
Nakamura	175d ago	Long break