3.15 2m. 4f. 16 Declared. BARONERACING Winter Festival Hcap Hdle (DIV I) of €10,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,000.00 2nd - €2,000.00 3rd - €1,000.00 4th - €500.00 5th - €300.00 6th - €200.00
FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - FULL NOISE begins for the Ronan McNally yard and he might be able to defy his top-weight impost. We haven’t seen the chestnut since he landed a hefty gamble for the David Dunne outfit at Punchestown in May. Off a nine pound higher rating now, the selection may well prove to be a progressive enough youngster to cope with such a hike. McNally hasn’t sent out a winner since January but the likes of Vee Dancer ran okay for him at Down Royal recently, and a return to decent form for the County Armagh set-up could be imminent. Helios D’aubrelle reportedly didn’t handle the ground at Listowel when last seen out in June. Furthermore he was said to have jumped poorly then. Only being a four-year-old yet, Tom and Bryan Cooper’s hope isn’t one to be giving up on at this early stage of his development.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-95Weights - 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.