7.05 1m. 6f. 10 Declared. Sky Bet Race To The Ebor H'cap of €40,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €24,000.00 2nd - €8,000.00 3rd - €4,000.00 4th - €2,000.00 5th - €1,200.00 6th - €800.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - Group One-winning trainer Noel Meade can enjoy more Curragh success with POWERFUL TED. The dual-purpose gelding was third in a premier handicap at Leopardstown on Irish Champions Weekend last year and races off the same mark. A recent outing over hurdles should leave him spot-on. Shoshone Warrior (tried in a tongue-tie) was just ahead of the selection at Leopardstown and Mikey Sheehy’s 5lb claim brings him very much into the picture. Irish St Leger fourth Barbados has to be respected off topweight but is an infrequent winner, and Listed winner Pondus is unproven over the trip. Chiricahua won a decent conditions event over this distance at Killarney and is going the right way, while the talented Shanroe may be high enough in the ratings at this stage.
An extended handicap for four years old and upwards WITH A MINIMUM HANDICAP RATING OF 85 and that at entry have run three or more times under any Rules of Racing, at least one of those runs having been over a distance of ten furlongs or more on or after 1st May, 2020 (110 = 10st)Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 10st and the minimum weight shall not be less than 8st 6lbsPenalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 6lb extra for each race won.