3.00 3m. 100yds. 27 Declared. Paddy Power S'chase of €200,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €112,000.00 2nd - €40,000.00 3rd - €20,000.00 4th - €10,000.00 5th - €6,000.00 6th - €4,000.00 7th - €2,000.00 8th - €2,000.00 9th - €2,000.00 10th - €2,000.00
FormscanBy Alan Magee - FAKIR D’ALENE gets the vote in a typically competitive renewal of this valuable handicap. The Gordon Elliott-trained gelding won twice over fences and was placed in the Kim Muir before being sidelined for 18 months. He only had an outing in a point-to-point before running a cracker in the Troytown at Navan when up with the pace throughout finishing third to stablemate Coko Beach with plenty of these rivals behind. Martin Brassil has two strong contenders in Kerry National winner Desertmore House and Panda Boy, who was beaten less than a length behind Real Steel in this race 12 months ago and is now fitted with cheek pieces. Gordon Elliott has a total of ten runners so the booking of Jack Kennedy on Chemical Energy merits respect. Amirite, Gars De Sceaux and Meetingofthewaters are others for the shortlist.
An extended handicap steeplechase for four years old and upwards rated 0-150 that have run at least three times in steeplechases up to and including 26th November 2023Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase or steeplechases after calculation of the handicap shall carry any penalty or penalties which may be allotted by the Handicapper.