3.25 7f. 16 Declared. Knockaire Stakes of €37,500.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €22,500.00 2nd - €7,500.00 3rd - €3,750.00 4th - €1,875.00 5th - €1,125.00 6th - €750.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - MASEN did well to defy a wide draw when winning a premier handicap over course and distance in September. Ger Lyons’ charge was placed in a Group 3 at this venue last year and was runner-up in a Listed event at Killarney on his penultimate start, so a first Stakes victory looks within his compass. Like the selection, Elysium has had a light campaign and won well over a mile at Naas last weekend. She was a Group 3 winner over this trip last year and should go well although she has 7lb to find on ratings with Masen. Current Option is also a Group 3 winner and had Njord behind when finishing a respectable seventh in the Group 1 Prix de la Foret on Arc weekend. He’s another to consider while Njord himself has run lots of good races in defeat this year including a very creditable sixth in a red-hot renewal of the QEII at Ascot last Saturday.
For three years old and upwards that have not won a Group 1 or Group 2 raceWeights - 3-y-o 9st 7lbs 4-y-o and up 9st 9lbs Fillies allowed 5lbsPenalties - (to count from 1st January, 2021) Winner of a Listed race 3lb extra Of a Group 3 race 5lb extra