3.45 2m. 7f. 110yds. 12 Declared. Frank & Brian Fitzsimmons Mem. Hcap S'ch of €11,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €6,600.00 2nd - €2,200.00 3rd - €1,100.00 4th - €550.00 5th - €330.00 6th - €220.00
FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - ASK CORY didn’t come up to market expectations when fourth at Wexford last time. He has eleven lengths to make up now with the Bettyville third placer, Cushinstown Finest. On his second outing for Henry de Bromhead here, Ask Cory is taken to reverse form. Cheek-pieces are swapped for blinkers, and perhaps these will be the making of the Ask gelding as Rachael Blackmore takes the reins for the first time. The market movements of Da Baba Elephant and Miracle In Medinah should be revealing. At the bottom of the weights Give Him Time and Kos are another pair not to be discounted. As a mere five-year-old there’s likely more in Kos, which could be brought out with the addition of cheek-pieces.
An extended handicap steeplechase for five years old and upwards rated 0-109Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 12st and the minimum weight is 9st 12lbsPenalties - Winner of a steeplechase after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each steeplechase won.