5.25 2m. 130yds. 20 Declared. Easyfix H'cap H'dle of €17,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €10,200.00 2nd - €3,400.00 3rd - €1,700.00 4th - €850.00 5th - €510.00 6th - €340.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - A chance is taken that EXPLOSIVE BOY can leave behind his many troubles and finally make use of a favourable handicap rating. Runner-up at the 2022 Cheltenham November festival, he was an unlucky loser when falling at Fairyhouse the following month and while now a lightly-raced ten-year-old, his connections have persevered and he reappears at a big week, during which he is notably double-entered in handicaps. Riding instructions will be interesting. Reflectionist hasn't run since May 2023 but looked a well-handicapped horse that month and could well figure from his 110 rating. Ex-Ballydoyle-trained Harley Street is lightly-raced but has a low hurdles' rating and showed promise in first-time blinkers at Tipperary recently.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 95-109Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.