4.20 1m. 3f. 15yds. 11 Declared. John McGuire H'cap of €45,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €27,000.00 2nd - €9,000.00 3rd - €4,500.00 4th - €2,250.00 5th - €1,350.00 6th - €900.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - GRANITE BAY chased home Clear Quartz on soft ground at Roscommon earlier this month and can turn around the form. The Time Test gelding was a three-time winner last season and his victory over a longer trip at the festival meeting here was preceded by a creditable run in that same Roscommon handicap. The progressive Starford was narrowly beaten at Galway when bidding for a hat-trick. That form hasn't worked out but he still merits plenty of respect. A creditable second at Sligo, Thatwilldoso is another that has been on an upward curve while Soaring Monarch took this last year and has run respectably a couple of times this term. %0A%0A
An extended handicap for three years old and upwards that at entry have run three or more times under any Rules of Racing, at least one of those runs having been over a distance of nine furlongs or more on or after 1st August, 2024 (100 = 10st)Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra for each race won.