4.30 2m. 1f. 8 Declared. Charlie Chute Memorial H'cap S'chase of €21,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €12,600.00 2nd - €4,200.00 3rd - €2,100.00 4th - €1,050.00 5th - €630.00 6th - €420.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - VENEZIANO SPRINGS has solid claims here having run a nice race on reappearance at Killarney last month. He is a proven soft ground performer at this distance and while he has won just twice in 24 starts, he ran a good race at Killarney and should go well form the same mark today. Jan Maat has claims under defy top weight, being a capable type at best. He won a Punchestown Grade 3 contest last October, finished mid-field in the Grand Annual Chase at Cheltenham and while he wasn't beaten too far at Galway latest, he would ideally prefer a sound surface but does at least proven course form (having chased home Wicklow Brave here in 2019). Email Rose is a frustrating type to follow and while he is every inch a chaser, his latest run at Roscommon was disappointing and he needs to show more on handicap chase debut. Winter Escape was behind Jan Maat in the Grand Annual but ran a better race on his second spell for his present trainer at Galway in July and has now dropped 3lbs. Mick The Jiver will find the trip too sharp on his reappearance run.
An extended handicap steeplechase for four years old and upwards (140 = 11st 10lbs)Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 11st 10lbs and the minimum weight is 9st 12lbsPenalties - Winner of a steeplechase after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each steeplechase won.