6.00 7f. 18 Declared. Sandyford Handicap of €10,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,000.00 2nd - €2,000.00 3rd - €1,000.00 4th - €500.00 5th - €300.00 6th - €200.00
FormscanBy Alan Magee - MUSALSAL won twice with some cut in the ground at Gowran Park last summer and was fit from the all-weather when reappearing on turf at Cork on Easter Saturday. The Shamardal gelding adopted customary tactics coming from off the pace in a 16-runner event to pick off all his rivals bar Roxette (who runs here in the previous race). The handicapper has left him on a mark of 60 and hopefully the ground doesn’t dry out too much with Scott McCullagh again claiming 5lb. Khairy was handicapped mainly over further on soft ground last year and showed he’s off a competitive mark when beaten just over a length behind the progressive Sister Lola at Dundalk in February.
An extended handicap for four 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 shall not be less than 8st 6lbsPenalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 6lb extra for each race won.