1.40 2m. 15 Declared. John Lynch Memorial M'dn H'dle of €12,000.00 4-y-o
1st - €7,200.00 2nd - €2,400.00 3rd - €1,200.00 4th - €600.00 5th - €360.00 6th - €240.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - HAMMERSMITH brings solid hurdles form here and can get off the mark over jumps. His leading flat sire No Nay Never is known as a producer of fast horses and while he yet to have a jumps winner (from four runners), HAMMERSMITH does get this trip and comes here following a useful run at Wexford recently (the fifth-placed horse won a handicap on next outing) and had previously shown useful form on soft ground last season. Annie Pender has shown form on testing ground but has also shown wayward tendencies. She hangs left in her races and while that shouldn't inconvenience badly today, she nonetheless isn't easy and has 6lbs to find with the selection on adjusted ratings. Wojood's only flat win was on the all-weather and while he ran a good race on hurdles debut at Clonmel, would ideally prefer a sound surface and might struggle to win this. Henry De Bromhead declared Kapard to run in a Thurles bumper last March, which is noteworthy, and while she was withdrawn due to a passport irregularity, is now sent straight hurdling and could go well, being out of a winning dam who is a half-sister to Al Ferof. %0A
A hurdle for four years old only, maidens at startingWeights - 11st 9lbs Fillies allowed 7lbs