12.10 2m. 2f. 91yds. 10 Declared. Download The BetVictor App Beg. S'chase of €11,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,900.00 2nd - €2,300.00 3rd - €1,150.00 4th - €575.00 5th - €345.00 6th - €230.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - MONBEG PARK might beat some better-known hurdlers and win on chase debut. A debut point-to-point winner, he won well at the Punchestown festival in April and while 'just' a 137-rated hurdler, is built and bred for chasing so has potential in this sphere. Aspire Tower finished fourth as a five-year-old in the 2021 Champion Hurdle and should improve considerably from his recent reappearance, following 902 days off. He travelled with customary enthusiasm over 2m7f here last month before tiring but, being keen-going and flat-bred, his task isn't straightforward on chase debut. Il Etait Temps himself won a February Grade 1 hurdle and is possibly best judged on his commendable fifth-placing in Cheltenham's Supreme Novices Hurdle - where some of Leopardstown's beaten horses turned form. Also keen, his hurdling technique was iffy but is another good chasing recruit. Ho My Lord has a tough task on chase debut.
A steeplechase for four years old and upwards that have not won a steeplechaseWeights - 4-y-o 11st 4lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 12lbs Mares allowed 7lbs