1st - €10,350.00 2nd - €2,550.00 3rd - €1,200.00 4th - €750.00 Raining

FormscanBy Tom Weekes - CLOUDY ROCK is very in-and-out (was lame post-race on one occasion) but at her best looks a useful mare which should do better than her current and initial 107 rating. She is a five year old and might be able to improve in time, with this step up in trip unlikely to provide too many problems. Pops Well is an interesting runner having won four point-to-points before winning a hunters chase last April. It is hard to assess the form of that chase win but the third placed subsequently won over fences and Pops Well might prove much better than this 95 hurdle mark. Dazzling Susie showed she retains some of her old sparkle when winning over fences here recently and might be capable of figuring. She is rated 7lbs below her chase mark and might get away with this trip. Hell Cat Maggie has progressed well in recent months on good ground and while now racing from a career high mark, cannot be totally dismissed. Sultana Belle was a wide margin winner over fences in Sedgefield in May and while she has no current chase mark, needs to show more over hurdles. Dashing Lady is again helped by her rider's claim and has an obvious chance.

An extended handicap hurdle for four yrs old and upwards mares only (123 = 11st 10lb)
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap; shall not be less than 11st 10lb
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap to carry 6lb extra for each hurdle race won. Any horse rated above 123 shall initially be treated as having that rating and the highest weight allotted shall be 11st 10lb. Subsequently, the excess over 123 in any rating shall be added to the weight allotted to that horse. (For the purpose of this note, any four year old rated above 123 shall have the applicable weight for age allowance then prevailing deducted from the horse's rating prior to the original calculation of the handicap)