1.40 2m. 5 Declared. BBA Ireland Ltd Opera Hat(Mares)S'chase of €22,500.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €13,500.00 2nd - €4,500.00 3rd - €2,250.00 4th - €1,125.00 5th - €675.00
FormscanBy Gary Carson - Shattered Love looks the pick at the weights here but the trip would have to be a worry and it may pay to side with ELIMAY despite the fact that she has to give away 5lb. Willie Mullins' charge ran very well against classy stable-mate Allaho in Grade 2 company at Thurles last month when well supported. She has winning form over two miles, having landed a Grade 3 chase at Cork last season, and may just have a few more gears than her main rival here. Shattered Love was well beaten over hurdles last time but is a better chaser. The Yeats mare had been very good when winning at Clonmel in November but that was over two-and-a-half. She has winning form over this kind of trip earlier in her career but slight preference is for ELIMAY who comes into the race off the back of a fine run.
A steeplechase for five years old and upwards mares onlyWeights - 5-y-o 10st 8lbs 6-y-o and up 10st 13lbsPenalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - to count from 1st August, 2019 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