12.40 5f. 205yds. 11 Declared. Ir. Stall. Farms EBF Birdcatcher Nursery of €40,000.00 2-y-o
1st - €24,000.00 2nd - €8,000.00 3rd - €4,000.00 4th - €2,000.00 5th - €1,200.00 6th - €800.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - MILE END has improved since fitted with blinkers and handles soft ground very well. Johnny Murtagh’s charge has landed nurseries over this trip at the Curragh and Navan and can defy an 8lb hike for the latter success to complete a hat-trick. Polar Bear, overlooked by stable jockey Shane Foley who rides Navan maiden winner Executive Decision, is an experienced sort who was touched off in a premier nursery in September. He got off the mark on his ninth start when readily landing a course and distance maiden last month and may have got away lightly with just a 2lb rise. Lisieux was quietly fancied on nursery bow last month and was a snug winner from a more exposed stablemate. An 8lb hike probably still leaves her on the right side of the handicapper.
An extended handicap for two years old only that are EBF eligible and that at entry have run two or more times under any Rules of Racing and are eligible for a handicap rating (95 = 9st 7lbs)Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra for each race won.