6.15 2m. 3f. 180yds. 14 Declared. Pig 'N' Whistle Pubs H'cap H'dle of €9,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €5,400.00 2nd - €1,800.00 3rd - €900.00 4th - €450.00 5th - €270.00 6th - €180.00
FormscanBy Donal Murphy - MICK CHARLIE ran well on his debut for Declan Queally at Tramore last month and it might be worth taking a chance on the son of Mr Dinos in this open contest. In a first time hood, the eight-year-old gelding raced towards rear for much of that Graun Hill contest, making late gains to finish a never nearer fifth. That was his first try in handicap company and it'll be interesting to see if he can make an even greater impact now with Sean O'Keeffe taking a valuable five pounds off. In Your Shadow is likely to prove a popular choice with punters and it'll come as no surprise if he manages to follow-up on his Tipperary success here. Course and distance winner Musical Ava is another leading contender for John and Martin Burke, while others for the shortlist are the four-year-old Faerie Laws (first time cheekpieces), Gowran third Stadius and the Paul Fahey trained Headline Joe.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-95Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 12st and the minimum weight is 9st 12lbsPenalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each hurdle race won.