4.00 3m. 4f. 120yds. 13 Declared. Randox Ulster National H'cap S'chase of €50,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €30,000.00 2nd - €10,000.00 3rd - €5,000.00 4th - €2,500.00 5th - €1,500.00 6th - €1,000.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - THE JAM MAN has returned to form and is suited by this distance and testing conditions. An 11-time winner and disqualified once, his last win was gained, by 18 lengths, in the 2020 Troytown and while he has been in-and-out since, his recent form is encouraging, his handicap mark has dropped and today's rider claims 7lb. My Design is unexposed having run just twice over fences but was Grade 2-placed over hurdles, stays well and likes testing conditions. Punitive beat stablemate Fakiera to win the Porterstown and while both reappear on near identical terms, both were outclassed in the Thyestes and at Cheltenham recently. Wa Wa has won two recent hurdles and stays well but would prefer a sounder surface. Archies Charm has contested races won by two subsequent Cheltenham winners on recent runs while Mercury Lane steps up from a beginners' chase win. 2020 winner Space Cadet is now 13.
An extended handicap steeplechase for five years old and upwards (140 = 11st 12lbs)Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase or steeplechases after calculation of the handicap shall carry any penalty or penalties which may be allotted by the Handicapper.