4.50 4m. 2f. 14 Declared. Mongey Communications Schase (La Touche) of €30,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €18,000.00 2nd - €6,000.00 3rd - €3,000.00 4th - €1,500.00 5th - €900.00 6th - €600.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - SHADY OPERATOR was well beaten at Cheltenham but is better suited to good ground and has already won twice over these banks. He stays well, has winning form at 3m2f and represents a formidable combination in these races. Tout Est Permis was pulled up at Cheltenham, having finished behind the selection here in February. A one-time smart chaser, he is 4lb better off with the selection today and should figure prominently if replicating his February form. Singing Banjo won last year's renewal and has a pipe-opener at Tramore recently but is now a 12 year old. Neverushacon (fourth), Blast Of Koeman (fifth), Super Citizen (sixth), 15 year old Ballyboker Bridge (seventh) and Call It Magic (eighth) were behind the selection last November. Go Another One, a 13-time winner, is interesting on banks debut.
A steeplechase for five years old and upwards over a special Bank/Chase CourseWeights - 5-y-o 11st 5lbs 6-y-o and up 11st 7lbs Mares allowed 7lbsPenalties - (to count from 1st January, 2021) For each steeplechase won 5lb extraRiders - 1. Riders who hold a Licence under I.N.H.S. Rules 2. Riders who hold a Licence under National Hunt Rules to ride in Steeplechases issued by any Recognised Turf Authority. 3. Riders who hold a Category ''C'' Permit to ride under I.N.H.S. Rules 4. Riders who hold a Permit to ride in Steeplechases issued by any other Recognised Turf Authority. The Stewards of the I.N.H.S. Committee have suspended Rule 78 to enable horses which run in this race (excluding the winner) to retain their Hunters Certificates for the remainder of the 2021/2022 Point-To-Point Season. The Stewards have also suspended the relevant parts of Rule 135 (iv) (c) and (v) for the purposes of this race.