4.45 1m. 4f. 14 Declared. Holden Plant Rentals (Q.R.) Race of €14,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €8,700.00 2nd - €2,900.00 3rd - €1,450.00 4th - €725.00 5th - €435.00 6th - €290.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - Melbourne Cup hero Rekindling makes his eagerly awaited reappearance but comes here having suffered training issues, and the pick is tricky KASPERENKO, who brings good recent form. KASPERENKO was rated 104 at his peak, gained a Listed win on the all-weather at Kempton in 2018 and while he has a tendency to start slowly and hang in the closing stages, a reproduction of his recent Curragh run would give him solid claims against ring-rusty opponents. Rekindling is basically as ring-rusty as it gets, having had just one bout since his November 2017 Melbourne Cup heroics. That latest run was when finishing last in the Australian Cup on March 9 2019 and while he is the class horse in this race, his absence of form in the past two and a half years is a big negative. Sea The Lion is himself a smart horse who finished third in the 2018 Ebor. He would have strong claims if returning to his best form but has also suffered plenty training problems in his career and is best watched on reappearance run. The handicapper has fished out a rating of 90 for Tiger Tap Tap from his two French flat runs in May and June 2018 (winning a maiden latterly) and connections are, presumably, taking aim at the amateur handicap at Galway He has been a little disappointing on his most recent hurdle starts and while he could run a big race on a sound surface today, he isn't helped by the lack of a recent outing. Powerful Ted was a good maiden winner at Fairyhouse recently but will surely bump into a few too too strong today. Tandem ran very well in the Cork Derby recently and while rated 89, is now 11 and might struggle to win this. %0A
For four years old and upwards that since 24th March, 2019 have not won a weight-for-age race value more than €12000 Weights - 11st 5lbs; Fillies allowed 5lbs; Allowance - Maidens allowed 3lb Penalties - (to count from 24th March, 2019) Winner of a race 7lb extraRiders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules Riders will receive allowances under Rule 52 in this race