7.00 1m. 6f. 10 Declared. Sky Bet Race To The Ebor H'cap of €50,000.00 4-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 Mark Nunan - The Haydock stewards were clearly of the opinion that racing is a non-contact sport when handing out a scandalous nine-day ban to Paddy Harnett after FIRSTMAN glanced off Frankie Dettori's mount Carzola as he was manoeuvred out to challenge in a two-mile handicap last month. Tony Martin's charge ultimately didn't pick up off a muddling pace when fifth of seven but he's a four-time winner in the last ten months and may bounce back on this sound surface under a rider who won't lack for motivation. Burren Song completed a hat-trick over 1m4f at Leopardstown where he had Hell Bent back in third. He's up another 5lb but is in the form of his life and has placed form over this trip. Topweight My Mate Mozzie had another 6lb tacked on to his mark after a fine second in the Naas November Handicap. That leaves him with a stiff task but he's a classy sort with a good record when fresh.
An extended handicap for four years old and upwards WITH A MINIMUM HANDICAP RATING OF 85 and that at entry have run three or more times under any Rules of Racing, at least one of those runs having been over a distance of ten furlongs or more on or after 1st May, 2022 (110 = 10st)Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra for each race won.