6.45 2m. 13 Declared. Kilmeaden H'cap H'dle of €9,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €5,400.00 2nd - €1,800.00 3rd - €900.00 4th - €450.00 5th - €270.00 6th - €180.00
FormscanBy Donal Murphy - I'll take a chance here on handicap debutant NODOUBTABOUTTHAT. Trained by a shrewd young handler in Shane Crawley, the daughter of Oscar has three runs to her name thus far. She didn't show much in any of those starts, but they were in good quality contests that have produced plenty of winners since. Given a mark of just 88, it'll be disappointing if the five-year-old bay fails to make an impact in a contest which is devoid of any real quality. Boro Melody has performed with credit on his last two starts and has definite claims here for local trainer Vincent Halley. The Gordon Elliott trained Maria Francesca warrants respect, while top-weight Caddy Shack, who won at Wexford last October, is another for the shortlist. Gone Racing wasn't beaten far on his most recent start at Kilbeggan and it'll be interesting to see how he fares.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-95Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 12st and the minimum weight is 9st 12lbsPenalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each hurdle race won.