2.40 3m. 16 Declared. Guinness H'cap H'dle of €9,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €5,400.00 2nd - €1,800.00 3rd - €900.00 4th - €450.00 5th - €270.00 6th - €180.00
FormscanBy Alan Magee - THE REAPING RACE has returned in good form since the resumption of racing, and got off the mark over this trip on soft ground at Tipperary last month. Eric McNamara is likely to have had this week in mind for some time and the Flemensfirth gelding remains on a reasonable mark. Not So Simple had the hampered Mister Thriller behind when beating all bar the progressive Warreedy at Galway, while Mary Of De Sorrows also comes here off the back of some solid placed form. Northern Emperor stays well and handles soft ground with the main concern being his level of fitness after an eight-month break. The Val O’Brien-trained gelding won at Ballinrobe just over a year ago and was far from disgraced on his latest start at Punchestown back in January.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-95Weights - 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 hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each hurdle race won.