2.38 3m. 15 Declared. Tipperary Races On Twitter H'cap H'dle of €11,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,600.00 2nd - €2,200.00 3rd - €1,100.00 4th - €550.00 5th - €330.00 6th - €220.00
FormscanBy Michael Graham - WHEREYOUNOW has winning form in the book over this trip and was last seen obliging over two and a half miles in Listowel. That recent victory came in a higher class of race and has been franked by the fifth home who came out and won on his next start. Whereyounow prefers nice ground but has a soft-ground success in his locker, so could get away with the likely rain-softened going. Northern Emperor couldn’t have been any more impressive over this trip in Listowel. It was some feat to waltz away from his rivals by 13 lengths after an absence of more than eight months. Clearly the testing ground aided his cause and there is plenty of rain forecast for Tipperary. He is up in class, and the handicapper has hit him with an 11lb hike, but he is a big threat. Stamp Your Feet is worth a market check as he competes off a lower hurdle mark compared to his chase rating. Eagle Roque put in a decent shift in third at Wexford and isn’t out of it.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-109Weights - 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.