2.35 3m. 1f. 14 Declared. Donohue Solutions Cross Country S'chase of €15,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €9,000.00 2nd - €3,000.00 3rd - €1,500.00 4th - €750.00 5th - €450.00 6th - €300.00
FormscanBy Gary Carson - Last year's winner HURRICANE DARWIN comes here fresher than a few of his rivals and may be able to repeat the dose. The Westerner gelding has run well on a couple of occasions over fences this year and it's no surprise that he has been aimed at this race again. The mare Three By Two was a good winner here on Tuesday and commands plenty of respect turning out again. She beat Vital Island at the start of the week and that rival went on to win the La Touche here on Thursday. Vital Island could turn out again along with the La Touche runner-up Stealthy Tom. They looked to have fairly hard races over a marathon trip the other day though.
A steeplechase for five years old and upwards over a special Bank/Chase CourseWeights - 5-y-o 11st 5lbs 6-y-o and up 11st 7lbs Mares allowed 7lbsPenalties - (to count from 1st January, 2021) 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 2022/2023 Point-To-Point Season. The Stewards have also suspended Rule 135 (iv) (c) and (v) for the purposes of this race. The Kildare Hunt Perpetual Cup, kindly given by the Ashmore Family will be presented to the winning owner in this race.