4.03 2m. 6f. 12 Declared. McCarthy's Irish Bar Lexington H'cap Sch of €16,500.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €9,900.00 2nd - €3,300.00 3rd - €1,650.00 4th - €825.00 5th - €495.00 6th - €330.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - One of three runners for Henry de Bromhead, unexposed GARDE LA PECHE is the choice of Rachael Blackmore and appreciated a sound surface when winning her beginners’ chase at Clonmel. The daughter of Kapgarde was a remote second on handicap debut at Tipperary but did have three of these rivals behind her. Stablemate True Faith has failed to complete two starts since returning from a layoff but is a course and distance winner who would have a class edge if returning to form. Room To Roam ran creditably at Kilbeggan two runs back and goes well at country tracks while course hurdles winner Natural Breeze has shaped with some promise in his first two chase outings.%0A%0A%0A
An extended handicap steeplechase for five years old and upwards (123 = 11st 12lbs)Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each steeplechase won.