7.30 1m. 4f. 14 Declared. Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk H'cap (DIV I) of €9,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €5,400.00 2nd - €1,800.00 3rd - €900.00 4th - €450.00 5th - €270.00 6th - €180.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - Homegrown was a topper for Freshford, Co.Kilkenny trainer Pat Tallis all of fifteen years ago, winning four handicaps on the spin and finishing second in the Fairy Bridge Stakes at Tipperary. The Mujadil mare has bred a couple of winners since then and, in first-time blinkers, her gelded son of Epaulette, ODD VENTURE, showed his first bit of form last time at Cork. If taking to the polytrack, he can go well off bottom weight. Moonmeister is not the force of old but shaped with some encouragement in a claimer here recently after a long lay-off and has Colin Keane’s assistance. Storm Steps has been beaten no more than around three lengths in each of his four handicap runs over course and distance and is entitled to be thereabouts again. Bell Manannan wasn’t disgraced behind stablemate Dame Rapide here last month and might improve a bit more on what will be just his third start in handicaps.%0A%0A
An extended handicap for three years old and upwards rated 45-65Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 10st 2lbs and the minimum weight is 8st 6lbsPenalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 6lb extra for each race won.