6.20 2m. 2f. 109yds. 7 Declared. Monroes John Monroe Memorial (M) Hcp Hdl of €22,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €13,200.00 2nd - €4,400.00 3rd - €2,200.00 4th - €1,100.00 5th - €660.00 6th - €440.00
FormscanBy Donal Murphy - There isn't a whole lot between these on ratings, with HIDDEN LAND and Gjoumi leading the way on 122. The former ran with credit in the Ryanair Mares' Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and landed a gamble when successful at Downpatrick on her penultimate start. She since picked up valuable black type when a close third at Killarney and a reproduction of that performance should see her hard to beat. Blanketontheground ran a cracker to finish fourth in a Grade B contest recently and she will carry just eleven stone one, with Gary Noonan taking a valuable seven pounds off. The aforementioned Gjoumi was no match for Santa Rossa at Limerick in March but it'll come as no surprise if she manages to bounce back here. Strange Notions won this race twelve months ago but has failed to complete on three starts since, and so it is difficult to be confident about her chances.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards mares only (140 = 11st 12lbs)Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.