Landsdowne gets head in front Landsdowne gained a deserved success when claiming the seven-furlong handicap at Cork. Tracey Collins' charge had been runner-up on two starts this season but made no mistake this time. Michael Hussey drove his mount into the lead a furlong-and-a-half out and he stuck on gamely in the closing stages. 25/1 shot Moscow Treat tried hard to throw down a challenge from over a furlong out but couldn't peg back the favourite, going down by half a length. The winner proved popular on course, backed from 4/1 into 3/1. "Michael was very good on him and needed to be strong," said Collins. "He's so consistent and deserved that. I think he's already got his penalties!" "We'll see how he comes out of this. He has two entries for next week (Naas & Gowran)." Gary Carson & Thomas Weekes
