6.35 2m. 3f. 100yds. 4 Declared. Pat Farrell Memorial Rated Novice Schase of €25,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €15,000.00 2nd - €5,000.00 3rd - €2,500.00 4th - €1,250.00 5th - €750.00
FormscanBy Dan McEvoy - A competitive affair for a five-runner race. Marginal preference is for INTELLOTTO who was highly tried in Grade 1 races as a juvenile hurdler. The 137 rated hurdler kickstarted his career over fences with a comfortable 10 length victory in a Limerick beginners chase. Joseph O’Brien’s charge was competitive in a Galway Grade 3 chase on his last start, so this is a step back down in grade. You Oughta Know is taken to reverse the form of his last start with War Correspondent due to an 11lb swing in the weights. The Willie Mullins’ trained gelding was also well tested during his bumper days, finishing second in the Grade 2 Christmas Bumper at Leopardstown. He is now officially rated 137 over fences but he hasn’t scaled the heights so far that he promised as a younger horse.
A novice steeplechase for four years old and upwards which at entry are rated 140 or less (also open to horses which at entry are rated 140 or less in hurdle races)Weights - 4-y-o 10st 8lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 5lbs Mares allowed 7lbsPenalties - Winner of a steeplechase 4lb extra Of two steeplechases 7lb extra