1.55 2m. 3f. 100yds. 7 Declared. Close Brothers Beginners S'chase of €12,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €7,500.00 2nd - €2,500.00 3rd - €1,250.00 4th - €625.00 5th - €375.00 6th - €250.00
FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - On outing number two over racecourse fences YA BOY YA could be the one here. A consistent sort, the San Frontieres gelding ran in a decent beginners chase at Kilbeggan last time, when third behind A Wave Of The Sea and Lever Du Soleil. In truth A Wave Of The Sea was a class apart on that occasion, hardly surprising given that he was a Grade One winning juvenile hurdler. The bigger emphasis on jumping now could play to Ya Boy Ya’s strengths. He was of course twice victorious in the point-to-point fields. Gordon Elliott’s pair, Dakota Moirette and Silver Star, will be on all short lists. Shumaker won a point-to-point and here he starts off over the larger obstacles on the track proper.
A steeplechase for four years old and upwards that have not won a steeplechaseWeights - 4-y-o 11st 4lbs 5-y-o and up 12st Mares allowed 7lbs