6.45 2m. 5f. 11yds. 20 Declared. Biggest Dividends At tote.ie H'cap H'dle of €14,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €8,700.00 2nd - €2,900.00 3rd - €1,450.00 4th - €725.00 5th - €435.00 6th - €290.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - DALTON HIGHWAY comes here off the back of a win on Irish Derby weekend at the Curragh and can gain a second success over hurdles. Five times a winner on the level, Dermot Weld’s good servant is a lot less exposed in this sphere and Jack Kennedy won on him at Leopardstown’s Christmas meeting in 2019. His most recent hurdles start saw him finish a creditable fourth over a bit further in March, and he’s twice been runner-up on the Flat at previous Galway festivals. Topweight Guiri had Fortune Street back in third when an emphatic winner at Punchestown in April and, having won after four months off on that occasion, his lack of a recent run is less of a concern than a 10lb higher mark. Klassy Kay and dual Tramore winner Molly Wedger are others that have risen sharply in the weights and the 4-year-old Merry Poppins, who narrowly failed to catch the useful Pure Bliss over a furlong shorter at Punchestown in the spring, may have more scope for improvement if none the worse for her recent fall at Killarney.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (123 = 11st 10lbs)Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 11st 10lbs and the minimum weight shall not be less than 9st 12lbsPenalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each hurdle race won.