3.25 2m. 4f. 23yds. 5 Declared. BetVictor Quevega (Mares) H'dle (Grade 3) of €37,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €22,500.00 2nd - €7,500.00 3rd - €3,750.00 4th - €1,875.00 5th - €1,125.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - JADE DE GRUGY faces a task at these weights but was a smart novice last season and can progress in open company. Both the selection and high-class mare Brighterdaysahead underperformed when beaten in Cheltenham’s mares’ novice hurdle last March but Jade De Grugy bounced back to subsequently win a Grade 1 later that month. In the past, her trainer has used today’s race as a springboard to Cheltenham, with top class mares Annie Power and Quevega. Gaoth Chuil has proven handicap form but would ideally prefer further and lacks the selection’s scope for improvement. Lot Of Joy is useful on her day but flopped on her previous start and should struggle to win.
A hurdle for four years old and upwards mares onlyWeights - 4-y-o 10st 5-y-o and up 10st 9lbsPenalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - to count from 1st August, 2023 Winner of two hurdle races 3lb extra Of three hurdle races or a Grade 3 hurdle race 6lb extra Of two Grade 3 hurdle races or a Grade 2 hurdle race 8lb extra Of a Grade 1 hurdle race 12lb extra