2.45 2m. 6f. 120yds. 7 Declared. Charleville EBF (Mares) Novice S'chase (Grade 2) of €42,500.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €25,500.00 2nd - €8,500.00 3rd - €4,250.00 4th - €2,125.00 5th - €1,275.00 6th - €850.00
FormscanBy Donal Murphy - Joseph O'Brien looks to have found another ideal opportunity for SCARLET AND DOVE. A winner of the Grade 3 Flyingbolt Novice Chase at Navan last weekend, the daughter of Jeremy would not be out of place at the Cheltenham Festival. Rated 139, the bay seven-year-old should have little difficulty in accounting for her six rivals here. Minx Tiara is the most interesting of the rest. An easy winner over flights here at Christmas time, she was again successful on her most recent start at Thurles. That Thurles contest was however a very weak race and more will be required now if she is to trouble the selection. The ten-year-old Avellino won well at Clonmel earlier this month and it'll be disappointing if she finishes any worse than third. The remaining four have plenty to prove.
A novice steeplechase for five years old and upwards mares only that are EBF eligibleWeights - 5-y-o 10st 11lbs 6-y-o and up 11st 2lbsPenalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - Winner of three steeplechases or of a Grade 3 steeplechase 3lb extra Of two Grade 3 steeplechases or of a Grade 2 steeplechase 5lb extra Of a Grade 1 steeplechase 7lb extra