3.55 2m. 3f. 194yds. 14 Declared. Taylor Construction & Civil H'cap H'dle of €10,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,300.00 2nd - €2,100.00 3rd - €1,050.00 4th - €525.00 5th - €315.00 6th - €210.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - ZACCARELA is a maiden after twelve starts over hurdles but has suggested on more than one occasion that he has a race of this nature in him. He was beaten a short head in a twenty-runner contest at Cork in 2020 and caught the eye on his first run for over nine months when fourth in a higher grade at Punchestown in May. Maybe 3m stretched his stamina last time at Kilbeggan and coming back to this trip may help him to make the breakthrough. Presenting Lad goes particularly well at Roscommon and, after winning at that venue last month, chased home the gambled-on Petrol Head there on Monday. His best form is all at around 2m and stamina is a query over this longer trip. Alexharwill was placed four times in a row over trips of around 2m2f at Downpatrick in the autumn. He should have come on from his first start of the year which saw him finish sixth to Presenting Lad at Roscommon.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-95Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.