1st - €9,000.00 2nd - €3,000.00 3rd - €1,500.00 4th - €750.00 5th - €450.00 6th - €300.00 Fine

Formscan By Tom Weekes - PIED PIPER hasn't run since April but may have been kept for a slightly later campaign this summer. A Grade 2-winning hurdler, he finished sixth in last year's Ascot Stakes but bypassed the royal meeting this year and reappears in a suitable race with his rider claiming a helpful 5lb. M C Muldoon, runner-up in the 2021 Ascot Stakes, was Grade 2-placed over hurdles in the past and returned from 664 days off when running well at Galway. He should improve from that but is three years older than the selection and mightn't match his pace. Minella Mate won at 66/1 at Galway and while the runner-up scored subsequently, is nonetheless greatly flattered by a 104-rating. Minella Mate is progressive but faces a stiffer test. Almuhit disappointed at Galway but had previously run well in staying Curragh handicaps while nine-time winning ten-year-old Seddon is difficult to fancy on his first flat start. Balaclava has run 33 times and has never worn headgear.

For four years old and upwards that have not won a weight-for-age race singly value more than #13,000 or weight-for-age races collectively value more than #26,000
Weights - 11st 7lbs Fillies allowed 5lbs
Penalties - (to count from 1st August, 2022) Winner of a race 4lb extra Of two races 7lb extra Of three or more races 10lb extra
Riders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules Riders will receive allowances under Rule 52