4.45 2m. 38yds. 13 Declared. TipperaryRacecourse.ie H'cap H'dle 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 Tom Weekes - Paul Townend returns on ROCK ROAD, who hasn't run for 367 days and while shouldering joint-top weight, doesn't concede much to the lowest weighted horses. His only previous handicap hurdle run was in December 2018, suggesting he may be a little unexposed, and while he has clearly met with a setback following a winning debut for his yard a year ago, has suitably fast ground from a winnerable rating. Top Line Tommy ran well at Downpatrick latest and similarly likes summer ground while Urabamba showed progression when third on his Tramore reappearance run recently and is open to a little more improvement. Capture The Action, fourth in that Tramore race, is useful at this level while Excelsius was well beaten on his only previous handicap hurdle run but has been running well enough on the flat. Knight Of Malta, out of an Oaks winner, is reasonably interesting on handicap hurdle debut.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-109Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 12st and the minimum weight shall not be less than 9st 12lbsPenalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each hurdle race won.