7.00 2m. 4f. 180yds. 4 Declared. BoyleSports S'chase of €12,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €7,375.00 2nd - €2,500.00 3rd - €1,250.00 4th - €625.00 5th - €375.00 6th - €250.00
FormscanBy Michael Graham - This steeplechase appears to be at the mercy of the 148-rated GALVIN. Gordon Elliott's six-year-old gelding was last seen taking the runner-up berth in a Listed novices' handicap chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March. He likes good ground, which he is forecast to get, and this looks an ideal starting point before moving on to better things. He is advantaged by the weights in this contest as he is rated vastly superior to his rivals. His stablemate Make My Heart Fly could be the one to chase him home. She signed off in October with fourth in a rated novices' chase in Clonmel which has been well endorsed. Both the runner-up and third home came out and won their next starts over fences. Chavi Artist should be fit from a spin on the level around Navan on Friday evening. He has questions to answer, though, having been pulled up in his last couple of starts in this sphere albeit in good company.
A steeplechase for four years old and upwards that have not won a steeplechase before 1st September, 2019 and that since then have not won more than one steeplechase Weights - 4-y-o 10st 7lbs; 5-y-o 11st 5lbs; 6-y-o and up 11st 6lbs; Mares allowed 7lbs; Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase 6lb extra