7.53 2m. 6f. 208yds. 6 Declared. RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction M'dn H'dle of €20,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €12,000.00 2nd - €4,000.00 3rd - €2,000.00 4th - €1,000.00 5th - €600.00 6th - €400.00
FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - Arctic Gale and FIELD A THISTLES clash again after their encounter at Galway at the end of last month. Arctic Gale had the upper hand on that occasion when the pair finished close up behind Lightkeeper in a well-contested Galway Plate Day heat. However Mags Mullins' mare gets the nod on slightly better terms and she did upstage Arctic Gale when they competed behind Half A Chance at Limerick in May. Ms Mullins also has A Tipp For Gold in the field. He's not without hope either, but it won't be easy for him on his first start since March, conceding weight away all round on hurdling debut. Littlefoot has an experience edge on many of these. With cheekpieces now on it's not difficult to envisage him at least making the frame.
A hurdle for four years old and upwards, maidens at starting that are EBF eligible and which had been purchased as an unraced three or four year old at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for #30,000 or less at a recognised National Hunt Store Sale and that have not been purchased at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for any more than #30,000 at any time and that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing other than one I.N.H. flat race or N.H. flat race value not more than #12,000Weights - 4-y-o 11st 8lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 12lbs Mares allowed 7lbs