2.46 2m. 3f. 110yds. 17 Declared. Irish Racing Industry Fundraiser Hcp Hdl of €16,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €9,600.00 2nd - €3,200.00 3rd - €1,600.00 4th - €800.00 5th - €480.00 6th - €320.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - There might be a handicap in ONE FOR JOE from a reasonable mark and off a nice enough racing weight. He has garnered a fair bit of experience at this stage and may reverse Sligo form with Desire De Joie, who’s blinkered for the first time after being soundly beaten on his handicap bow at Clonmel. King Alex is on a hat-trick and comes from a stable in great form, while Jiving Jerry has been most consistent and the winner slipped the field to some extent when he was runner-up to Make Good at Gowran last time. Wingin A Prayer wasn’t far behind the smart Sneaky Getaway at this course last time although it was a slowly-run affair and the form might be a little dubious. At The Acorn was a useful chaser last season and, after a couple of recent outings, could get involved under a good claimer while Call A Cab showed up well on his first run for over a year at Navan and is another to consider.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-130Weights - 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.