4.05 1m. 2f. 8 Declared. Racing Academy Apprentice H'cap of €11,000.00 3-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 Michael Graham - The form of LORD PARK’s last two races over this trip is very solid. His third in the Curragh was well franked when the runner-up came out and won a good race at this track. He also had two future winners behind him in fourth and fifth. Lord Park was then runner-up in Naas, and the horse behind him in sixth obliged on his next outing. No Say Ever’s s third from Galway puts him right in the mix. He came home well over an extended mile and a half on soft ground in Ballybrit and the runner-up has since hacked up in Tramore. Layfayette has good form in the book to advertise his chance. He won an auction maiden at Navan before just being denied on the line in the auction race final at Naas in October. A step up in trip to an extended mile at the Galway Festival saw him keep on well to be a close third. He still has to prove his stamina for 10 furlongs but, if he stays, he is likely to be on the premises. Course winner Shona Mea is another to consider up in trip.
An extended handicap for three years old and upwards (85 = 10st 2lbs)Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 10st 2lbs and the minimum weight is 8st 6lbsPenalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 6lb extra for each race won.Riders - Apprentices who hold an Apprentice Licence under Rules of Racing issued by any recognised Turf Authority and who have not lost the right to claim the 5lb allowance (65 winners) Allowances - (up to and including 16th August and which are not cumulative) Apprentices who have not ridden three *winners allowed..........7lb Apprentices who have not ridden twenty *winners allowed..........4lb Apprentices who have not ridden forty *winners allowed..........2lb *Including races under any N.H. Rules