1st - €8,008.00 2nd - €2,600.00 3rd - €1,300.00 4th - €650.00 5th - €325.00 Fine

FormscanBy Alan Magee - WORLD WAR showed plenty of promise on varying ground conditions last year when runner-up to both Douglas Macarthur and Rekindling. It’s disappointing that he’s still a maiden after seven career starts but this represents a great opportunity for Ger Lyons’ charge. He was probably too lit up when tried in blinkers at Limerick but a reproduction of his fourth to Clongowes in the Magners Ulster Derby at Down Royal last time will surely be good enough. Abyssinian was stepped up considerably in trip when reappearing at Killarney last month. The Galileo colt needed plenty of stoking up but did keep on when dividing the Willie Mullins-trained pair She’s So Flawless and Airlie Beach, and with just two starts under his belt has plenty of scope for improvement.

For three yrs old and upwards, maidens at starting
Weights - 3-y-o 9st 5lb; 4-y-o and up 10st 1lb; Fillies allowed 5lb;