7.00 3m. 1f. 4 Declared. Joe Cooney Memorial H'dle of €11,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,900.00 2nd - €2,300.00 3rd - €1,150.00 4th - €575.00 5th - €345.00
FormscanBy Donal Murphy - A difficult contest to assess, with question marks hanging over all of these. The Fred Winter winner of 2022, BRAZIL might be able to get his career back on track. He finished a good fifth of 25 in a competitive handicap at the Curragh on Derby weekend and while he has yet to really prove himself over this sort of trip, he might outclass his rivals. Beaten by just a head in a similar contest at Cork on his penultimate start, Reverend Hubert is the main danger, with Jabbar another of definite interest. Despite the fact Gordon Elliott has a runner in the line-up, Jack Kennedy rides this Ger O'Leary-trained six-year-old. A winner on his debut over flights at Galway in October, he has been campaigned on the level since and now tackles a trip of this magnitude for the first time.
A hurdle for four years old and upwards that since 5th May, 2024 have not won more than one weight-for-age hurdle race Weights - 4-y-o 10st 11lbs 5-y-o and up 11st Mares allowed 7lbsPenalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - to count from 5th May, 2024 Winner of a hurdle race 5lb extra Of two hurdle races or a hurdle race value #12,000 or more 10lb extra