1.45 2m. 4f. 5 Declared. Quevega (Mares) H'dle (Grade 3) of €27,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €16,500.00 2nd - €5,500.00 3rd - €2,750.00 4th - €1,375.00 5th - €825.00 6th - €550.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - BLACK TEARS might prove best. A smart type, she has finished fourth and second respectively at the last two Cheltenham festivals and brings good recent form into today's race. She chased home high class type Concertista in third on her last start and a reproduction would see her involved at the business end today. Newmarket Cesarewitch winer Great White Shark disappointed on her most recent start in the Galmoy Hurdle last month but cannot be dismissed dropping in grade for this. She is proven on soft but, being a summer winner, may not have appreciated the heavy ground at Gowran, albeit she meets similarly testing ground conditions here, and might not be ideally suited by today's drop in trip. Western Victory is another able mare but might bump into one or two too strong while stablemate The Getaway Star disappointed on her most recent start. Darrens Hope's form can be in-and-out while Global Equity and Lunar Display have minor place claims in this black-type contest.
A hurdle for four years old and upwards mares onlyWeights - 4-y-o 10st 5-y-o 10st 12lbs 6-y-o and up 10st 13lbsPenalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - to count from 1st August, 2019 Winner of two hurdle races 3lb extra Of three hurdle races or a Grade 3 hurdle race 6lb extra Of two Grade 3 hurdle races or a Grade 2 hurdle race 8lb extra Of a Grade 1 hurdle race 10lb extra