3.15 2m. 5f. 100yds. 11 Declared. Lady's Cove H'cap S'chase 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 Donal Murphy - With blinkers deployed for the first time, WALKING THE WALK might finally be able to get his head in front. The Imperial Monarch seven-year-old did win a point-to-point on his third start back in February of 2020 but has gone 25 track runs without success since. Beaten by just a nose at Downpatrick in October, on what was his debut for Gordon Elliott, he again had to settle for minor honours on his two most recent starts. Eddies Pride finally made the breakthrough on her 30th outing at Fairyhouse last month and she should give a good account of herself here with Gary Noonan taking a valuable 7lb off. Courting Vickie is another recent winner in the line-up and she too is a leading contender. Kings Halo has some snippets of form and it'll be interesting to see how he fares, while others for the shortlist are admirable veteran Garrai Phaidin and top-weight Ocojohn.
An extended handicap steeplechase for four years old and upwards rated 0-95Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each steeplechase won.