5.00 2m. 13 Declared. Farm & Home Store (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race of €12,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €7,200.00 2nd - €2,400.00 3rd - €1,200.00 4th - €600.00 5th - €360.00 6th - €240.00
FormscanBy John O'Riordan - The Willie Mullins-trained STEPPINGSTONE has shown enough on his last two starts to suggest he can take this finale. Having had a valid excuse when pulled up on his racecourse debut last August, the gelding has reached the frame on both runs this season. Despite being somewhat vulnerable to a more unexposed horse, the Masterstroke gelding sets a fair standard. Bayrann kept on well for third on his recent debut at Kilbeggan. The Tim Doyle-trained five-year-old is entitled to be very competitive if coming on from that initial effort. Supreme Ruler is hard to assess having had just the one start over flights. Although a well beaten third at Punchestown in February, the first two have franked that form subsequently.
An I.N.H. flat race for five years old and upwards that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of RacingWeights - 12st Mares allowed 7lbsRiders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules Professional Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules (other than apprentices) who have not lost the right to claim the 7lb allowance under Rule 52 (up to and including 18th September) may also ride in this race.