5.25 2m. 5f. 122yds. 13 Declared. BoyleSports H'cap H'dle of €14,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €8,700.00 2nd - €2,900.00 3rd - €1,450.00 4th - €725.00 5th - €435.00 6th - €290.00
FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - Pat Kelly starts off with course and distance scorer Dorans River here, and the Golan gelding would be interesting if attracting market-support, though we haven’t seen him for 298 days at this stage. It might be best to side with a mare-in-form like RAIN IN SPAIN, with champion jockey Paul Townend aboard. She’s up 8Ibs for a Cork win 11 days back, and going a little further in trip here she might well be up to defying the rise. John ‘Shark’ Hanlon tries hurdling with Rewritetherules, and it’d be no surprise if this fellow, like Rain In Spain, by the much lamented Jeremy, were capable of getting involved. John Ryan’s Le Hachette and Dedanann aren’t taken lightly, and in an event where cases can be built for several, course and distance scorers Pump Road and Oscer Romero are definitely factored in.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (123 = 11st 10lbs)Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 11st 10lbs 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.