5.00 1m. 2f. 110yds. 9 Declared. TRM Speedxcell Tonic H'cap of €22,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €13,200.00 2nd - €4,400.00 3rd - €2,200.00 4th - €1,100.00 5th - €660.00 6th - €440.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - A maiden winner on the all-weather at Dundalk in the spring, TAKE HEART returned from five months off to finish second at the Curragh a fortnight ago. Raised 4lb for that creditable effort on handicap debut, Johnny Murtagh's charge can go one place better here. Golden Spangle has scrambled home by a short head on her last two starts, including over course and distance last time, and obviously hasn't been hit too hard in the ratings as a result. She's 3lb out of the handicap but further progression is possible. Enfranchise has to concede plenty of weight to the three-year-olds in here but was a wide margin winner over hurdles at Galway last time and won the Ulster Oaks over this trip at Down Royal in June.
An extended handicap for three years old and upwards (100 = 10st)Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra for each race won.