4.00 3m. 8 Declared. Jack Duggan Memorial H'cap H'dle of €22,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €13,200.00 2nd - €4,400.00 3rd - €2,200.00 4th - €1,100.00 5th - €660.00 6th - €440.00
FormscanBy Alan Magee - AMBITIOUS FELLOW gained a fifth career win last time when landing the valuable BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle at the Galway Festival. The Peter Fahey-trained gelding ticked a number of boxes in relation to this test as he stayed on well over 2m6f and handled soft ground. There is scope for further improvement and while going up 8lb for that success, connections have now booked a 7lb claimer. Ballyglass Beauty is another to consider at the opposite end of the handicap having scored over this trip at Listowel last Saturday. The Liam Cusack-trained gelding but up a career best when drawing clear on the run-in to score in decisive fashion but will find this tougher off a 10lb higher mark. Point-to-point winner Quarry Rocco isn’t easy for the handicapper to assess as he landed a 2m2f Ballinrobe maiden last time on just his second hurdle start, while Ringdufferin was fitted with cheek pieces when opening his account at Downpatrick earlier this month.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards (140 = 11st 12lbs)Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.