1st - €50,150.00 2nd - €17,000.00 3rd - €8,500.00 4th - €4,250.00 5th - €2,550.00 6th - €1,700.00 Fine

FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - After showing his staying power last time Clondaw Warrior will be popular, and a similar comment applies to Snow Falcon after the way he shaped up before falling over at Newbury in the Grade 2 bet365 Long Distance Hurdle that went the way of Unowhatimeanharry. VROUM VROUM MAG lost her unbeaten record for the yard last time, but there was certainly no shame in her short head defeat behind Apple's Jade in the Hatton's Grace. She can get back on track back up at three miles. The fascinating rival is this Kotkikova. Nicky Henderson said of her in a Racing Post stable tour in the middle of last month: "Has absolutely everything and is the most gorgeous mare you could hope to see. She has a pedigree to dream of and obviously a huge amount of talent. It's amazing what she has already achieved and in 14 starts in France she has won six chases, including a Grade 1, and five hurdle races. Where we begin with her is going to be our first dilemma in that she has a high rating and a Grade 1 penalty over fences. The plan is to school her over British fences to see how she gets on and then make a decision as to which route we take. As to how far she will stay, it's difficult to tell. Her races were in the region of 2m to 2m2f. If it's to be hurdling then the mares' hurdle at Cheltenham would be the obvious objective. If it's chasing we would have to see how far she is likely to stay. It's going to be very interesting and we're looking forward to her enormously, especially with JP's other smart mare Bloody Mare on the sidelines for now."

A hurdle race for four yrs old and upwards
Weights - 4-y-o 11st 5lb; 5-y-o and up 11st 10lb; Mares allowed 7lb; To Close 30th November ;