1.05 3m. 4 Declared. Jim Strang & Sons Kilsheelan H'dle of €16,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €9,600.00 2nd - €3,200.00 3rd - €1,600.00 4th - €800.00 5th - €480.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - SANDOR CLEGANE is closely matched with Three Card Brag on their previous meetings but is slightly less reliant on testing ground conditions than that rival. The selection finished third, and ahead of Three Card Brag, in Cheltenham's 2023 Albert Bartlett Hurdle and while the score between the pair is 2-2 following four prior meetings, Sandor Clegane might hold a small edge, with each horse reverting from fences on season reappearance. Recent course-and-distance winner Plains Indian faces a tougher task today and would prefer good ground while Franciscan Rock won a recent Punchestown handicap but also steps up in grade. Recent chase winner Drumgill concedes plenty weight.
A hurdle for four years old and upwards that have not won a Grade 1, Grade 2 or Grade 3 weight-for-age hurdle raceWeights - 4-y-o 10st 13lbs 5-y-o and up 11st Mares allowed 7lbsPenalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - to count from 30th April, 2023 Winner of a hurdle race 6lb extra Of two hurdle races or one value #10,000 10lb extra