5.00 3m. 45yds. 11 Declared. Gentlemen's League (QR) H'cap H'dle of €12,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €7,200.00 2nd - €2,400.00 3rd - €1,200.00 4th - €600.00 5th - €360.00 6th - €240.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - MACIVER is a five-time winner who is ideally suited by testing ground and this distance. The winner of four consecutive races last year, he has finished second on both his hurdle starts this season and while his rating has now climbed to 96, his rider claims 7lb and he contests a winnable handicap. Dancing After Dark is a dual point-to-point winner who is also well suited by conditions. She ran satisfactorily at Punchestown last month and a reproduction should see her get involved. Previous course winner Lep Around ran nicely over fences on a recent reappearance run while Mistyburn won a point-to-point last May and while his form is largely poor, drops markedly in grade over a suitable distance.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (110 = 12st 4lbs)Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.Riders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules and Riders who are members of the Fegentri. Note: This is a Fegentri Race and there will be 4 International Riders and 1 Irish Rider selected to ride the top 5 horses by race card order in this race after the time of declarations. The draw will be made by the Declarations Department of Horse Racing Ireland. N.B. Riders will receive allowances under Rule 52 in this race.