3.30 2m. 9 Declared. Coolmore NH Sires EBF (M) INH Flat Race of €35,000.00 4/7-y-o
1st - €21,000.00 2nd - €7,000.00 3rd - €3,500.00 4th - €1,750.00 5th - €1,050.00 6th - €700.00
FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - Joseph O’Brien sends out two here, and CASTRA VETERA looks the stable select under Tom Hamilton. There’s big potential among the opposition but the eye is really drawn towards Castra Vetera, being a reasonably experienced five-year-old at this stage. It’s not just experience that she possesses, as she has plenty of talent too, exemplified by successes at Fairyhouse and Naas. She didn’t come up to market expectations at Leopardstown in February. It should be remembered though, that it was Grade Two company she was keeping that day, and she wasn’t beaten all that far in eighth behind fellow Gigginstown House Stud mare, Darling Daughter. The likes of Mare Quimby and Party Central (debuts for these connections) are very much respected. They are only four, and Castra Vetera might well be able to give them six pounds and a beating.
An I.N.H. flat race for four, five, six and seven years old mares only that are EBF eligible that have not won a race including races under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing other than I.N.H. flat races or N.H. flat races or a combination of such racesWeights - 4-y-o 11st 1lbs 5, 6 and 7-y-o 11st 4lbsPenalties - Winner of an I.N.H. Flat race or a N.H. flat race 4lb extra Of two or more such races 7lb extraRiders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules