4.55 2m. 14 Declared. August Festival Discounts H'cap S'chase 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 6th - €230.00
FormscanBy Gary Carson - A really competitive contest for the grade with eight of these having previous course success. Henry de Bromhead runs three and WITHALLDUERESPECT may prove the answer with Charlie O'Dwyer taking a useful 7lb off her back. The Mahler mare won a handicap hurdle by a wide margin here last August and scored on her first outing in handicap company over fences at Clonmel last month. That was her first start of the campaign and she pulled away to do it in good style. She is fancied to defy a 9lb rise for that victory. Rachael Blackmore sticks with Tisadream, who has won twice around here, and she may improve from her comeback run last month. She was fifth to Mater Matuta then and is now 8lb better off with the winner. Inagh's Gift chased home Mater Matuta here last time and is another that has to come into calculations.
An extended handicap steeplechase for four years old and upwards (116 = 12st)Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each steeplechase won.