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Boylesports.com Gold Cup The Plan For Exotic Dancer
30/11/06
FANTASTIC PRIZE MONEY FOR BOYLESPORTS.COM INTERNATIONAL
Paddy Power Gold Cup victor Exotic Dancer is set to bid for further Cheltenham glory in the £150,000 Boylesports.com Gold Cup over two miles, five furlongs on Saturday, December 9.
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The prestigious Grade Three handicap chase forms part of a lucrative
seven-race card and has received a £40,000 prize money boost thanks
to the generous support of Boylesports, Ireland’s fastest growing
independent bookmaker.
The Jonjo O’Neill-trained six-year-old, who has been allotted
11st 4lb is one of three entries for owner Sir Robert Ogden, alongside
the Nicky Henderson-trained pair, Calling Brave (10st 3lb) and Iris Royal
(10st), successful in the same contest three years ago.
Barry Simpson, the owner’s racing manager, reported today: “Exotic
Dancer is the horse that has run recently and won recently, so of the
three we have entered in the Boylesports.com Gold Cup he’s the
one who is most likely to run at this stage. He’s in great shape
and our intention is to go there with him.
“Iris Royal is entered at Fakenham on Monday. He and Calling Brave haven’t run yet this season. They’ll be ready to run by then but I don’t think we’d want to run three in the race.”
Exotic Dancer defeated Vodka Bleu by three lengths in the Paddy
Power Gold Cup over half a furlong less at Cheltenham on November 11, and that
rival is set to oppose carrying 10st 9lb.
The Boylesports.com Gold Cup is a highlight of the two day Boylesports
International, which commences on Friday, December 8, when the main event
is the £100,000 Boylepoker.com
Chase over three miles, one and
a half furlongs.
The Boylepoker.com Chase boasts tremendous doubled prize money this
year thanks to the generous support of Boylesports.
The Grade Two Boylesports.com
International, which takes place on Saturday,
December 9, is the feature event of the two-day meeting and has fantastic
prize money totalling £200,000, with enticing rewards down to sixth
place.
The Boylesports.com International is one of the premier trials for the
Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle and could see a clash between the Philip
Hobbs-trained Detroit City - winner of the Grade One JCB Triumph Hurdle
at The Festival in March and a wide-margin victor of the Greatwood Hurdle
at The Open in November - and two-time champion hurdler Hardy
Eustace.
While the winner takes home a whopping £114,040, the runner-up
can expect to collect £42,780, the third £21,420, fourth-place £10,680,
the fifth £5,306 and the sixth-placed runner £2,680.
With such generous rewards on offer, the Boylesports.com International is one of the most lucrative hurdle races in the calendar and gives the connections of beaten horses ample compensation.
Boylesports has transformed the prize money for the two mile, one furlong
contest and is also offering a huge £200,000 bonus (£180,000
to the owner, £10,000 to the trainer & £10,000 to the
yard’s stable staff) to any horse that can win the Boylesports.com
International and the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham on
March 13, 2007.
The Boylesports.com International closes for entries at noon on Monday,
December 4.
The Boylesports.com International is the feature race of the mouth-watering Boylesports International, which comprises two days of fantastic racing on Friday, December 8, and Saturday, December 9. All races will take place on Cheltenham’s New Course, which has not been used since May.
