3.22 2m. 4f. 15 Declared. Irishinjuredjockeys.com H'cap H'dle (DIV II) of €10,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,000.00 2nd - €2,000.00 3rd - €1,000.00 4th - €500.00 5th - €300.00 6th - €200.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - EMANCIPATOR had some good placed efforts over hurdles in the early part of the year before bolting up on chase debut in a Clonmel handicap. He’s now rated a stone higher over fences and, although twice a beaten favourite back over hurdles since, it could be worth giving him another chance to capitalise on a mark of 90 in this sphere. He stays further than this trip and will handle the ground. Flashthelights won over two miles at Naas in March and again ran well over that trip when sixth at Punchestown. The winner and third from that race have gone in since but he does have a longer trip and softer ground to contend with here. It looked like three miles was too far for Ishan when he faded to seventh at Galway. It wasn’t a bad effort on testing ground and this trip may suit him better.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-95Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.