1st - €18,450.00 2nd - €6,000.00 3rd - €3,000.00 4th - €1,500.00 5th - €750.00 Fine

FormscanBy Alan Magee - Rufus King scored in good style in a quite valuable winners’ race at Pontefract last month, and should appreciate this step up in distance having subsequently filled the runner-up spot over the minimum trip at Beverley. However the Mark Johnston-trained raider has a tough task on his hands giving away plenty of weight to a couple of rivals with decent placed form. RED PERSIAN has filled the runner-up spot on both starts, and the form of his debut run behind Beckford at the Curragh has been working out very well since. The Haatef gelding was ridden more prominently earlier this month at Fairyhouse, where Bella Figura finished just over two lengths back in third. The latter is entitled to improve from that initial experience, and reopposes on a few pounds better terms.

For two yrs old only that have not won more than one race and that are EBF eligible and which had been purchased as yearlings or as two year olds at Public Auction under the hammer after 1st July, 2016 for E72,000 or less (the first sale after 1st July, 2016 to govern the price if sold more than once)
Weights - 9st 7lb; Fillies allowed 5lb
Penalties - Winner of a race 5lb extra; Allowances (which are not cumulative) If purchased for not more than E60,000 allowed 2lb If purchased for not more than E48,000 allowed 4lb If purchased for not more than E36,000 allowed 6lb If purchased for not more than E24,000 allowed 8lb If purchased for not more than E12,000 allowed 10lb (Auction prices in euro must be stipulated at time of entry) Conversion Rates To Euro (For Horses Purchased Abroad) 2016 Sterling Guinea E1.42 2017 Sterling Guinea E1.23 2016 British Pound E1.35 2017 British Pound E1.18 2016 US Dollar E0.93 2017 US Dollar E0.95 HRI Directive 6 (i) (b) is suspended for the purpose of this race.