12.38 2m. 180yds. 6 Declared. BetVictor Casino Novice S'chase (Grade 2) of €35,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €21,000.00 2nd - €7,000.00 3rd - €3,500.00 4th - €1,750.00 5th - €1,050.00 6th - €700.00
FormscanBy Gary Carson - CAPE GENTLEMAN has been very impressive on both his outings over fences and looks the one to beat here. Emmet Mullins' charge pulled away with ease from a good bunch of horses in a Cork Grade 3 late last month and shouldn't be too inconvenienced by dropping back in trip here having shown plenty of gears when winning over a similar distance here on his chase debut. The filly Riviere D'etel gets a nice lump of weight from the selection and she could be the danger. The lightly-raced daughter of Martaline was also an easy winner on her chase debut at Fairyhouse last month and gets all the allowances in this Grade 2 contest. Embittered sets the standard off a mark of 142 and is another that has to come into calculations. %0A
A novice steeplechase for four years old and upwardsWeights - 4-y-o 10st 12lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 6lbs Mares allowed 7lbsPenalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - Winner of three steeplechases or of a Grade 3 steeplechase 3lb extra Of two Grade 3 steeplechases or a Grade 2 steeplechase 6lb extra Of a Grade 1 steeplechase 8lb extra