7.00 2m. 3f. 100yds. 8 Declared. McHale F5000 Range Veterans Hcap S'chase of €16,000.00 9-y-o plus
1st - €9,600.00 2nd - €3,200.00 3rd - €1,600.00 4th - €800.00 5th - €480.00 6th - €320.00
FormscanBy Alan Magee - CHARLIE STOUT has been generally consistent this year and gained a sixth career win on his penultimate start in a similar event at Wexford with Cusp Of Carabelli back in fourth. His second to Stumptown at Thurles is also a decent piece of form in the context of this race and he remains on a competitive mark with Kieran Callaghan claiming 7lb. The Echo Boy appreciated the drop back to this trip when scoring at Kilbeggan earlier this month but now races off a career high mark. Pakens Rock, a four-time winner at Galway, was off the track for nearly two years before returning last winter and gave some encouragement last time when keeping on into third behind Say It Ain’t So at this venue.
An extended handicap steeplechase for ten years old and upwards (130 = 11st 12lbs)Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each steeplechase won.