2.00 1m. 7f. 190yds. 3 Declared. Naas Business Club Limestone Lad H'dle (Grade 3) of €37,500.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €22,500.00 2nd - €7,500.00 3rd - €3,750.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - ANZADAM retains next weekend’s Irish Champion Hurdle entry but connections appear to be keeping a lid on the keen-goer for the time being. He raced twice over hurdles in France in 2023, shedding his maiden tag at Compiegne, and returned following 411 days off to win a Grade 3 hurdle in November. He wears a hood and needs to learn to settle but is smart. Veteran Beacon Edge ran well in December’s Hatton’s Grace and drops from Grade 1 company but hasn’t run at this distance since January 2021 and will be outpaced by the selection. Laafi, once rated 98 on the Flat, scored on jumps debut but that recent form isn’t outstanding and he steps up markedly in grade.
A hurdle for five years old and upwards that have not won a Grade 1 weight-for-age hurdle race since 30th April 2023Weights - 11st 3lbs Mares allowed 7lbsPenalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - to count from 1st July, 2023 Winner of two hurdle races 4lb extra Of three hurdle races or a Grade 3 hurdle race 7lb extra Of two Grade 3 hurdle races or a Grade 2 hurdle race 9lb extra