6.45 3m. 1f. 14 Declared. Massey Ferguson Johnston Farm H'cap S'ch of €10,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,300.00 2nd - €2,100.00 3rd - €1,050.00 4th - €525.00 5th - €315.00 6th - €210.00
FormscanBy Donal Murphy - A case can be made for plenty of these. BACK THE WEST would be a deserving winner and could end a long barren spell for trainer Iggy Madden. The son of Mountain High was beaten a length-and-a-quarter into second by Pairc Na Ngael over the course and distance just under a fortnight ago and a reproduction of that performance should see him go close. Chief Seattle was fourth in that same contest and re-opposes now. The John Ryan trained gelding is a real stayer and should give a good account of himself with Danny Mullins in the saddle. Rachael Blackmore and John 'Shark' Hanlon combined to score with Hallowed Star at the Galway Festival and they team-up with Crobally Boy. This son of Stowaway went down by just a head on his most recent start at Roscommon and it'll come as no surprise if he manages to go a place better now. Good Man Turk looks capable of making an impact on his debut over fences, while others of interest are point-to-point winner Local Rogue and recent Tramore runner-up Rudy Catrail.
An extended handicap steeplechase for four years old and upwards rated 0-95Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each steeplechase won.