The Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital Apprentice Handicap of €13,000 (Generously sponsored by Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital) Of which the second will receive €2,600, the third €1,300, the fourth €650 and the fifth €325 An extended handicap for three yrs old and upwards (80 = 10st) About seven furlongs €91 to enter, €26 extra if declared to run Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 6lb extra for each race won. Riders: Apprentices who are apprenticed to trainers in Ireland only and who have not lost the right to claim the 5lb allowance and who will not be allowed to carry whips. Allowances - (up to and including 28th August and which are not cumulative) Apprentices who have not ridden a *winner allowed 7lb Those who have not ridden three *winners allowed 4lb Those who have not ridden twenty *winners allowed 2lb *Including races under any National Hunt Rules Horses which receive a published weight of 8st 3lb or less will be entitled to a 50% reduction in entry fee. Should they be de