4.50 4m. 2f. 13 Declared. Mongey Communications Schase (La Touche) of €30,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €18,000.00 2nd - €6,000.00 3rd - €3,000.00 4th - €1,500.00 5th - €900.00 6th - €600.00
FormscanBy Alan Magee - SOME NECK has taken well to cross country racing since joining John McConnell last year and needed every yard of the 3m6f trip when successful at Cheltenham in December. He was no match for Tiger Roll last month but there is no disgrace in that and had Alpha Des Obeaux a length and a half behind when a gallant third. Ballyboker Bridge won the last running of this stamina test, the longest race on the Irish racing calendar, in 2019. The 14-year-old veteran had the selection four lengths behind when runner-up here earlier this season and it’s best to but a line through his latest start having never travelled after clipping heels soon after the start. Enda Bolger is bidding to win this race for the fifteenth time and is represented by useful hunter chaser Stand Up And Fight and Blue Templar. The latter won twice over the banks in 2019 and was noted finishing well at Cork earlier this month. Singing Banjo won over the banks on Tuesday and could take a hand if turning out again.
A steeplechase for five years old and upwards over a special Bank/Chase CourseWeights - 5-y-o 11st 4lbs 6-y-o and up 11st 9lbs Mares allowed 7lbsPenalties - (to count from 1st January, 2020) For each steeplechase won 5lb extraRiders - 1. Riders who hold a Licence under I.N.H.S. Rules 2. Riders who hold a Licence under National Hunt Rules to ride in Steeplechases issued by any Recognised Turf Authority. 3. Riders who hold a Category ''C'' Permit to ride under I.N.H.S. Rules 4. Riders who hold a Permit to ride in Steeplechases issued by any other Recognised Turf Authority. The Stewards of the I.N.H.S. Committee have suspended Rule 78 to enable horses which run in this race (excluding the winner) to retain their Hunters Certificates for the remainder of the 2020/2021 Point-To-Point Season. The Stewards have also suspended the relevant parts of Rule 135 (iv) (c) and (v) for the purposes of this race.