5.30 2m. 14 Declared. Dundalk Winter Series Championship Hcap of €10,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,000.00 2nd - €2,000.00 3rd - €1,000.00 4th - €500.00 5th - €300.00 6th - €200.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - BUILDING BRIDGES takes on unexposed Vee Dancer but is reliable, race-fit and suited by staying distances. A four-time winner, the selection ran well over 1m4f in November and subsequently in a Leopardstown hurdle, with his only previous flat run at today's distance being when finishing second, on the all-weather, rated 68 in 2020. Vee Dancer won three staying hurdles in 2021 and has a light weight, under his 10lb claimer. Well supported at Killarney in October, he will be much better suited by today's extra distance but a wide draw on all-weather debut and lacks a run. Well Funded beat Make The Switch (into fourth) and Tenth Amendment (fifth) on a course and distance November run but was well held over hurdles subsequently. Mephisto finished ahead of Well Funded over 1m4f in November but was himself beaten twice subsequently, albeit over shorter distances.
An extended handicap for four years old and upwards rated 47-65Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra for each race won.Riders - Confined to Riders who have not ridden more than 20 winners under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing from 26th March, 2022 to 6th November, 2022 inclusive