5.50 1m. 4f. 12 Declared. Dubai Duty Free Irish EBF Ragusa H'cap of €100,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €60,000.00 2nd - €20,000.00 3rd - €10,000.00 4th - €5,000.00 5th - €3,000.00 6th - €2,000.00
FormscanBy John O'Riordan - Last year's runner-up ZOFFMAN has strong claims of landing the main prize 12 months on. The Noel Meade-trained gelding was unable to get to Safecracker on that occasion but holds every chance at these revised weights. Fresh from a close second in the Cork Derby earlier this month, the five-year-old should go close under Colin Keane. Safecracker carried a big weight to victory in this contest in 2023 so the fact he has topweight is less of a concern. Johnny Murtagh's gelding seldom runs a bad race at this track. Having won twice over hurdles in recent times, Joseph O'Brien's lightly raced Intellotto could be open to further improvement on the flat this season.
An extended handicap for four years old and upwards that are EBF eligible that have run three or more times under any Rules of Racing up to and including 17th June, 2024, at least one of those runs having been over a distance of nine furlongs or more on or after 1st May, 2023 (100 = 10st)Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra for each race won.