4.00 2m. 5 Declared. BBA Ireland Ltd Opera Hat(Mares)S'chase of €25,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €15,000.00 2nd - €5,000.00 3rd - €2,500.00 4th - €1,250.00 5th - €750.00
FormscanBy Gary Carson - ELIMAY looks the class act here and should prove hard to beat. The grey was a short price when winning this last year and looks likely to be skinny odds again. She was runner-up in the Mares Chase at Cheltenham last season and this looks the ideal tune up again ahead of that race. Her form this season has been solid and she lost out narrowly to Mount Ida at Fairyhouse last time. Court Maid hasn't much to find at the weights but this looks on the short side for the Tom Mullins-trained mare. Her last win came in the three-mile-five Porterstown Chase at Fairyhouse back in November 2020 and she was well behind the selection at that same track on New Year's Day over two-miles-five. The other three looked outclassed with That's Lifebuoy probably the best bet to pick up black-type.%0A
A steeplechase for five years old and upwards mares onlyWeights - 5-y-o 10st 9lbs 6-y-o and up 10st 11lbsPenalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - to count from 1st August, 2020 Winner of two steeplechases 3lb extra Of three steeplechases or of a Grade 3 steeplechase 6lb extra Of two Grade 3 steeplechases or of a Grade 2 steeplechase 8lb extra Of a Grade 1 steeplechase 10lb extra