Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cork Stakes (Listed Race)

Cork

16:02

Date 2026-04-04

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €29,450

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 6.1°C

Wind 3mph SE

Rain 100%

Winning Time 1m 17.42s (slow by 7.12s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Navassa Island (IRE) Colin Keane · M D O'Callaghan	10/1	Won
2nd	Soldier's Tree (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · M J Tynan	22/1	3.25
3rd	King Cuan (GB) W J Lee · P Twomey	11/8F	0.3
4th	Unique Journey (IRE) Shane Foley · Daniel James Murphy	10/1	2.25
5th	Chicago Call (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	22/1	1.25
6th	Thunderbear (IRE) James Ryan · Jack W Davison	25/1	2.75
7th	Bucanero Fuerte (GB) David Egan · Robson De Aguiar	9/4	4.75
8th	Wannabe Royal (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Henry De Bromhead	14/1	9
9th	Kerdos (IRE) Jack Kearney · Stephen Thorne	14/1	3
10th	Magical Vision (IRE) Chris Hayes · Aidan Anthony Howard	40/1	4.5

Runners (11)

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
5 (3)	King Cuan Bay J:W J Lee T:P Twomey	J:W J Lee T:P Twomey	135	—	13320-	109	117	103	168d	—	—	+1	32.7	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Just denied in a Group 3 last term; rated 109 and this ground suits so can be a big player
1 (10)	Bucanero Fuerte Bay J:David Egan T:Robson De Aguiar	J:David Egan T:Robson De Aguiar	138	—	/1137-	115	118	108	154d	—	—	+4	36.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Group 1 winner goes well fresh and looks the one to beat with yard amongst the winners
7 (7)	Unique Journey Bay J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	J:Shane Foley T:Daniel James Murphy	135	p	9711-2	98	107	96	20d	—	—	+10	19.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Race-fitness helps and this ground is fine but has a fair bit to find with some of these
4 (2)	Kerdos Bay J:Jack Kearney T:Stephen Thorne	J:Jack Kearney T:Stephen Thorne	135	—	0495-2	100	116	95	57d	—	—	+12	19.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Reasonable debut run for this yard at Dundalk but needs a return to his best to score
9 (8)	Navassa Island Bay J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Colin Keane T:M D O'Callaghan	130	b	90220-	98	107	104	147d	—	—	+14	19.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Placed in Group 3 and Listed company; will have to find improvement to take this
10 (6)	Wannabe Royal Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Ronan Whelan T:Henry De Bromhead	130	—	5734-5	94	108	89	7d	—	—	+7	12.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Decent run in the Listed Gladness Stakes last week; has loads to find with some of these
11 (4)	Chicago Call Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	124	—	14620-	101	105	92	189d	—	—	+15	19.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Second in a Listed event last year; below form over 7f final start; a fair bit to find
3 (9)	Thunderbear Bay J:James Ryan T:Jack W Davison	J:James Ryan T:Jack W Davison	138	p	30514-	103	112	95	159d	—	—	+18	21.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Listed winner last backend and can run well if back to his best
6 (5)	Soldier's Tree Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:M J Tynan	J:Seamie Heffernan T:M J Tynan	135	h	3-1	88	95	-	71d	—	—	+18	22.8	5.50/1	22/1 4%
AW winner takes a major step up in class and he has loads to find
8 (1)	Magical Vision Chestnut J:Chris Hayes T:Aidan Anthony Howard	J:Chris Hayes T:Aidan Anthony Howard	130	—	1/7-44	81	93	88	7d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+11	13.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Solid efforts in defeat lately but is rated only 81 so has loads to find in this grade
NR (11)	Powerful Nation Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	138	—	89985-	100	110	91	162d	—	—	—	12.5	—	—
Form deteriorated from mid-season onwards and has plenty to find with Bucanero Fuerte

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
King Cuan	7/4	7/4	7/4
Bucanero Fuerte	15/8	15/8	15/8
Unique Journey	9/1	9/1	17/2
Kerdos	10/1	10/1	10/1
Navassa Island	14/1	12/1	12/1
Wannabe Royal	16/1	16/1	16/1
Chicago Call	18/1	18/1	20/1
Thunderbear	25/1	22/1	22/1
Soldier's Tree	22/1	22/1	22/1
Magical Vision	50/1	40/1	40/1
Powerful Nation	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Bucanero Fuerte

36.4

OR: 16.3 Form: 10.1 Odds: 10

15/8

2nd

King Cuan

32.7

OR: 14.8 Form: 7.9 Odds: 10

7/4

3rd

Soldier's Tree

22.8

OR: 9.5 Form: 12.1 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Thunderbear

21.9

OR: 13.3 Form: 7.6 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Unique Journey

19.9

OR: 12 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Kerdos

19.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Navassa Island

19.6

OR: 12 Form: 6 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Chicago Call

19.6

OR: 12.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Magical Vision

13.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Wannabe Royal

12.6

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Powerful Nation

12.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bucanero Fuerte	115	118	108
King Cuan	109	117	103
Thunderbear	103	112	95
Chicago Call	101	105	92
Kerdos	100	116	95
Powerful Nation	100	110	91
Unique Journey	98	107	96
Navassa Island	98	107	104
Wannabe Royal	94	108	89
Soldier's Tree	88	95	—
Magical Vision	81	93	88

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wannabe Royal	7d ago	Quick return
Magical Vision	7d ago	Quick return
Unique Journey	20d ago	Fit
Kerdos	57d ago	Fresh
Soldier's Tree	71d ago	Fresh
Navassa Island	147d ago	Long break
Bucanero Fuerte	154d ago	Long break
Thunderbear	159d ago	Long break
Powerful Nation	162d ago	Long break
King Cuan	168d ago	Long break
Chicago Call	189d ago	Long break