4.40 5f. 13 Declared. DundalkStadium.com H'cap of €9,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €5,400.00 2nd - €1,800.00 3rd - €900.00 4th - €450.00 5th - €270.00 6th - €180.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - SESTRIERE has been a ‘nearly’ horse so far but might get a turn here with the likelihood of plenty of pace to aim at. Her second to sprint handicap revelation A Step Too Far at Naas in July looks all the better now and, more recently, she just failed to catch Too Hard To Hold at Fairyhouse earlier in the week. With the latter now penalised, Kevin Prendergast’s filly can turn around the form on this occasion. Course winner Red Cymbal ran well at Cork last week and looks primed for a good run, while Ticks The Boxes had some good placed form here last winter and his trainer’s horses have been running very well without winning. A Step Too Far’s trainer has a couple of lightly-raced types that might improve, with Colin Keane on Curragh sixth Ahyoka and Nice Child Too having shown potential against a track bias at Tipperary.
An extended handicap for three years old and upwards rated 45-65Weights - 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.