2.45 2m. 5f. 8 Declared. Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beg. S'chase of €14,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €8,400.00 2nd - €2,800.00 3rd - €1,400.00 4th - €700.00 5th - €420.00 6th - €280.00
FormscanBy Gary Carson - GRAND ROI was turned over at a short price on his chase debut at Listowel but is entitled to improve from that outing and could prove hard to beat now. The Spanish Moon gelding was a Grade 2 winner over hurdles and had some good runs in hot company last season without scoring. He wasn't fluent at a couple of crucial times when no match for Adamantly Chosen on his chase debut but the experience should stand to him and going up in trip now will help. Henry de Bromhead runs two in this and Rachael Blackmore rides Amirite. The Sholokhov gelding came good with a wide margin success over hurdles at Kilbeggan in April and as a former point-to-point winner this was always likely to be his game. Palace Rock is a decent dual purpose performer and one to keep an eye on making his chase debut.
A steeplechase for four years old and upwards that have not won a steeplechase that are EBF eligibleWeights - 4-y-o 11st 2lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 12lbs Mares allowed 7lbs