4.30 3m. 120yds. 20 Declared. Palmerstown House Pat Taaffe Hcap Schase (Grade B) of €50,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €30,000.00 2nd - €10,000.00 3rd - €5,000.00 4th - €2,500.00 5th - €1,500.00 6th - €1,000.00
FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - Me Too Please got Arthur Moore back on the festival winning trail when scoring at Aintree, and another mare, FAG AN BEALACH, could see the local handler strike at the big meeting here. Fag An Bealach’s finishing effort over two and a half miles at Navan on March 6th, suggested that extreme trips could ultimately prove her forte, and so it turned out when she delivered a lovely performance to land the Ulster National since then. She’s up ten pounds but her new mark of 122 equates to the lovely racing weight of nine stone twelve for this assignment. One of three mares in here, the selection is out of a half-sister to Irish National winner, Niche Market, and she mightn’t be too inconvenienced by coming back in trip. J P McManus has a five strong team, and that quintet look sure to make an impression.
An extended handicap steeplechase for five years old and upwards rated 0-150Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 11st 10lbs and the minimum weight shall not be less than 9st 12lbsPenalties - Winner of a steeplechase or steeplechases after calculation of the handicap shall carry any penalty or penalties which may be allotted by the Handicapper.