1st - €8,970.00 2nd - €2,210.00 3rd - €1,040.00 4th - €650.00 Fine

FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - With nine successes already under his belt, SOLO PERFORMER owes nobody anything at this stage but perhaps he's ready to strike again. Five of the seven-year-old's wins have been achieved at this venue and his last run here, a fortnight back, could well give him the winning of this. On that occasion, in a very well contested affair, Harry Rogers' charge finished a half a length and a head off Aladdins Cave and King Of Aran. A reproduction of that, or indeed his previous effort when third also, behind Ansgar (re-opposes), would give Solo Performer every chance of landing another victory. Ansgar got nine pounds for that win and that obviously makes life tougher for him. Hot Prospect has been hurdling. It'll be a fair effort on his part to defy ten stone. Solo Performer's stable companion, Elusive Ridge has every chance again, with Pat Smullen up. Eddie Lynam has a couple of each-way possibilities in Akasaka and Denny Crane. Jim Bolger's Cul Baire isn't going on the way I expected he might but he nevertheless has big hopes of reaching the frame now. Captain Cullen is another with a little squeak.

An extended handicap for three yrs old and upwards (95 = 9st 10lb)
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap; shall not be less than 9st 10lb
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 10lb. 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