5.45 3m. 10 Declared. visitwexford.ie H'cap H'dle 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 Donal Murphy - CALL ME FREDDIE landed a major gamble at Cork in May and he bids to follow-up now for new connections. Off a mark of 85, the Black Sam Bellamy gelding prevailed by just a neck at the Mallow circuit and went up nine pounds for that success. Now in the care of Paul Nolan and owned by the NC Eightyeight Syndicate, it will be disappointing if the chestnut gelding fails to follow-up in a contest of this quality. Porky Rush has been placed on his last two starts and is given second preference with John Kirwan taking a valuable seven pounds off. Da Big Fella provided Eamon Courtney with his first winner when he dead-heated at Killarney last month and it would come as little surprise if he followed-up now. Lily Light Foot, Fredastare and Charlie Bit Me are other leading hopes.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-95Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 12st and the minimum weight shall not be less than 9st 12lbsPenalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each hurdle race won.