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Review cork 15th Oct
< Look At Me won for the first time since her debut over a year ago as she led all the way to land the feature corkracecourse.ie Navigation Stakes at Cork.
Aidan O'Brien's filly, who had run well in defeat in Pattern company, was sent off a 4-1 shot for the Listed contest and was soon in front under Joseph O'Brien.
She had most of her rivals in trouble coming down the straight and after quickening clear a furlong out, held the challenge of Defining Year by a length and a half.< Hail started evens favourite to make it a quick double for the O'Briens in the Coolmore Rip Van Winkle Maiden, and the tactics were the same although the juvenile had to work a bit harder for the lead.
He still held the advantage a furlong out, but could not hold the late thrust of the Jim Bolger-trained newcomer Alla Speranza (10-1), who swept past to score by two and a quarter lengths under Rory Cleary.< Felina made no impact in a decent contest on her Curragh debut last month but she put up a dominant show in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race.
Paul Deegan's youngster (13-2) came out best in a fight with previous winner Bogini in the final furlong and Pat Smullen drove her clear to score by a length and a half.< Fred Fenster has been something of a serial loser, having been placed in his last six races, but he put the record straight in no uncertain terms in the Follow Cork Racecourse On Facebook Maiden.
Keagan Latham delivered a late challenge down the middle of the track on Eddie Lynam's three-year-old (9-2) and he stretched right away to win by seven and a half lengths.
Tommy Stack's Sikara (5-1) pounced approaching the final furlong and rapidly forged clear to take the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap by six and a half lengths in the hands of Shane Gray.