3.00 2m. 12 Declared. Low Low H'cap H'dle of €14,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €8,700.00 2nd - €2,900.00 3rd - €1,450.00 4th - €725.00 5th - €435.00 6th - €290.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - PIKE COUNTY was travelling like a winner when coming down at the last at Navan and can make amends. He was raised 2lb in the ratings for that promising effort but Simon Torrens’ claim more than negates that and he’s a horse that has run well at this venue a couple of times in the past. Sullane Hill is thriving and bids for a hat-trick after a couple of front-running wins at Thurles. It’s obviously getting harder for him as he goes up in the weights but he’s still likely to give a good account. Our Roxane didn’t take to fences but had a fine season over hurdles last term and would be a leading player if back to her best, while Charlie Siringo has run two solid races in handicap hurdles thus far and is still open to improvement.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (123 = 11st 10lbs)Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 11st 10lbs 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.