McManus well represented in Cork feature Course specialist Gentleman Duke is one of three JP McManus-owned runners in the featured coopsuperstores.ie Handicap Chase at Cork. Arthur Moore's charge won the 2014 and 2015 renewals of this valuable two-mile-one furlong contest. On his other visit to the Mallow venue the Bachelor Duke gelding finished third in maiden hurdle company. Gentleman Duke missed last year's running of this competitive heat, allowing the reopposing Draycott Place to take the honours. Tell Us More was fourth then and he is back again now. Gordon Elliott's representative has had just two runs since and has not been in action for 212 days. The Cullentra House operator sends out Doctor Phoenix, too. Along with Gentleman Duke, Arthur Moore also has Dandridge engaged, while the other McManus hopes are Ballyoisin and Nearly Nama'd. Jessica Harrington tries her hand with Neverushacon and Mr Fiftyone. The locals will be very much behind James Sheehan's Hurricane Ben, who will have the assistance of Davy Russell. Another noteworthy jockey booking is Ruby Walsh's presence on Henry de Bromhead's Three Stars. Whatever the fate of his trio in the big one, McManus has prospects in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Rated Novice Chase. A mare in form is always one to have on side and McManus' Teacher's Pet showed her well-being when romping home at Roscommon some 20 days back. She could be difficult to contain if repeating that level of performance, for the father and son team of Philip and Luke Dempsey. Earlier, the I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle has the makings of an informative race. Gigginstown House Stud have two nice types in here, with Arvico Bleu and Young Turk doing battle. None of the six participants can be safely ruled out in the three-miler, a distance that most of them tackle for the first time.
