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Arthur's Baby impresses in Cork

Arthur's Baby soars over the lastArthur's Baby soars over the last
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Strong-travelling Arthur's Baby (11/2) was a decisive winner of the Mallow Mares Handicap Hurdle in Cork.

She was absolutely tanking along in third before the penultimate flight and landed in second.

The hard-ridden leader Boston Babe was a sitting duck and was soon readily passed with jockey Phillip Enright motionless in the plate.

A lovely jump at the last allowed Enright to have a peek over his shoulder as his mount glided home by a comfortable two and three quarter lengths, in the first-time tongue-strap. Deauville Society was backed from 7/1 to 9/2 and came in second. She was eight and a half lengths clear of 40/1 shot Boston Babe.

Trainer Mark McNiff said: "For a big mare, she obviously wants better ground.

"She is 16.3hh and is more a chaser than hurdler, but hasn't had niceish ground since her point-to-point; she was very good in her point to points."

The winning owner, Dermot Kelly, is from Draperstown in Co Derry.

Additional reporting by Tom Weekes

About Michael Graham
Michael has worked in horse racing journalism for more than 15 years, having also written a weekly betting column on Gaelic football and hurling for a newspaper. He is involved in writing the My Racing Story features on this website. He spent a year in South Africa completing a Diploma in Business Administration and also studied Newspaper Journalism in Belfast. He enjoys playing 5-a-side football on a regular basis.