1st - €13,000.00 2nd - €4,000.00 3rd - €2,000.00 4th - €800.00 Overcast

FormscanBy Donal Murphy - ABUSHAMAH takes on his elders here and carrying just eight stone eight he can be expected to beat them. The Kevin Prendergast trained colt belatedly got off the mark on his sixth career start at Roscommon last month before running a cracker to finish a close-up fourth on his handicap debut in the Ulster Derby. That effort came over a mile and three and the drop back to a mile now shouldn't inconvenience him considering he won his maiden over seven furlongs. Burn The Boats won a valuable handicap at the Curragh last year but he has been fairly disappointing since. Having said that an improved performance can be expected from him now as he takes a drop in class and a step up in trip. Six Of Hearts has been performing consistently of late and another good effort can be expected from him while the Dermot Weld trained Northern Rocked will probably need the run.

An extended handicap for three yrs old and upwards (95 = 9st 12lb)
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap shall not; be less than 9st 12lb
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 5lb extra for each race won. Any horse rated above 95 shall initially be treated as having that rating and the highest weight allotted shall be 9st 12lb. Subsequently, the excess over 95 in any rating shall be added to the weight allotted to that horse. (For the purpose of this note, any three year old rated above 95 shall have the applicable weight for age allowance then prevailing deducted from the horse's rating prior to the original calculation of the handicap)