CORK Racecourse at Mallow on Thursday announced that One Fit padded hurdles will be introduced at their next race meeting which will be held on Sunday October 20th. Horses will race over the One Fit padded hurdles for the very first time as Cork is the initial, and only Irish racecourse, to adopt the padded hurdles. The new hurdle replaces the traditional birch hurdles.

This extensive investment in adopting a full set of padded hurdles in Cork follows other significant developments at the track itself. Back in May the racecourse officially opened the Matchbook Straight Seven track. This is the only seven-furlong straight course on turf in Ireland and the development has been met with widespread acclaim.