2.40 2m. 5f. 100yds. 12 Declared. Councillors Strand Beginners S'chase of €11,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,600.00 2nd - €2,200.00 3rd - €1,100.00 4th - €550.00 5th - €330.00 6th - €220.00
FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - EXIT TO THE WEST made a pleasing start over racecourse fences at Gowran last time. She finished second to Hostage To Fortune from the in-form Barry Connell yard on that occasion, and the extra distance of this event ought to be no harm at all for Robert Tyner’s Westerner mare. The six-year-old was impressive in winning a point-to-point at Nenagh back in February before taking a Listowel handicap hurdle on return in September. Phillip Enright’s mount just looks the type that has more improvement in the locker. On his debut over the larger obstacles on the track, Beating The Odds is interesting. The likes of Napoleon Blue and Lady McCabe are others to keep in mind.
A steeplechase for four years old and upwards that have not won a steeplechase that, at entry, are rated 102 or less over hurdlesWeights - 4-y-o 11st 6lbs 5-y-o and up 12st Mares allowed 7lbs