3.58 2m. 5f. 150yds. 4 Declared. Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice H'dle of €19,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €11,400.00 2nd - €3,800.00 3rd - €1,900.00 4th - €950.00
FormscanBy Gary Carson - CHAPEAU DE SOLEIL jumped poorly early on in Grade 1 company last time and this drop in class could help his confidence now. The Soldier Of Fortune gelding, tenth in the Champion Bumper last season, had been a good winner on his hurdling bow at Clonmel in December but made a couple of serious errors early on in the Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle and made little impression after. He is better than that and this looks an ideal race for him now. Twoohthree was impressive on his 'track' debut at Leopardstown earlier in the month but the front two went very hard then and the race fell apart a bit. He is still clearly a talented sort though and represents the obvious danger. His stablemate Binge Worthy looks most likely to fill the places.
A novice hurdle for five years old and upwards that are EBF eligible and have not finished first, second or third in a Grade 1 or Grade 2 weight-for-age hurdle raceWeights - 11st Mares allowed 7lbsPenalties - Winner of a hurdle race 4lb extra Of two hurdle races 7lb extra Of three hurdle races or a hurdle race value #15,000 10lb extra