4.15 1m. 7f. 199yds. 19 Declared. Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) (Class 1 ) of £82,500.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €46,423.00 2nd - €17,490.00 3rd - €8,753.00 4th - €4,372.00 5th - €2,194.00 6th - €1,097.00 7th - €544.00 8th - €280.00
FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - Last year’s winner CHOSEN MATE is back off a nine pound higher mark. With his seven pound claim Jordan Gainford has been entrusted with the spin, and it’s fair responsibility for one so young. However the recently turned conditional has shown himself to have an old head on young shoulders and he’s well up to it. The Wexford man has no lack of talent in the saddle either and his mount here can leave behind uninspiring recent form figures. Sky Pirate, Embittered, Zanza and Entoucas are others that aren’t long about catching the eye. Emittered and Entoucas are trained by Joseph O’Brien, and he also has the 2020 bronze medallist, Us And Them. He could be on the premises for a place in the frame again.