1st - €24,000.00 2nd - €8,000.00 3rd - €4,000.00 4th - €2,000.00 5th - €1,200.00 6th - €800.00

FormscanBy Tom Weekes - EMPEROR OF ROME ran in first-time blinkers on recent reappearance but ran sufficiently well to suggest he can better 78. That Curragh winner has subsequently scored at Listed level and while he has less ability, is proven on easy ground, likes this distance and can progress, being lightly-raced. Gloucester won well at Fairyhouse (Gold Coast Galleon finished third and ran well subsequently) and while raised 9lb, has form on easy ground. Back Down Under is 2lb out of the handicap but is ridden by a 7lb claimer and debuts in handicaps. She met trouble in-running at Down Royal and, in April, showed form on testing ground. She beat an below-par Clarita by three lengths in July but Clarita recently returned to form in a valuable sales race. Jalaybee has been gelded since his last run and has soft-ground maiden form while Ocean Baroque is 5lb higher than when winning at Cork. Reasonably exposed Carnegie Hall runs in first-time cheekpieces while Gandolfo and Perfect Judgement debut in handicaps. Glamorously beat Dramatic Entrance recently and the pair compete, respectively, from 1lb and 6lb out of the handicap.

An extended handicap for two years old only that are EBF eligible and that at entry have run two or more times under any Rules of Racing and are eligible for a handicap rating (95 = 9st 10lbs)
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra for each race won.