1.30 2m. 4f. 8 Declared. Nore H'cap H'dle 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 Michael Graham - CRIMSON CHIEF could reward a switch back to hurdles. He was well backed before coming home second in a handicap chase at Tramore last month, after an absence of almost nine months. He now competes off a lower hurdle rating and Sean O'Keeffe takes 5lbs off his back. Furthermore, he will relish this decent ground. Kilmurry is getting closer to the breakthrough in his last couple of runner-up finishes. It is fair to say, though, that his best form has come over shorter trips than this. Getaway Glenda won a mares' maiden hurdle at 66/1 in Tramore and now has to back that up over half a mile further. Comporta is a threat on the back of a runner-up finish over this trip in Gowran Park.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-102Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 12st and the minimum weight is 9st 12lbsPenalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each hurdle race won.