1st - €35,400.00 2nd - €12,000.00 3rd - €6,000.00 4th - €3,000.00 5th - €1,800.00 6th - €1,200.00 Raining

FormscanBy Tom Weekes - GOLDEN SPEAR is a good performer in useful handicap and might be ready enough to win this on his reappearance run. He managed just 18th of 24 in this same race when race-fit last year and while that clearly isn't good enough today, he showed much better form afterwards and will be well suited by today's sound surface. He comes here 10lbs higher than when winning at Down Royal in November but his rider again takes off a useful 5lbs today. Cosmo's Moon is much less exposed and while he is lightly enough raced, is still a second-season novice who comes here on handicap debut with solid claims. He won his maiden at Limerick recently and should be able to compete from his current mark. Raya Time has shown very useful form in maiden hurdles and while he is frustrating to follow, should be able to compete from his 127 mark today with trip and ground in his favour. Sancta Simona is a keen-going, capable mare but whose form can be hit and miss and is on something on a retrieval mission following ordinary efforts in much better races recently. Stablemate Buildmeupbuttercup similarly drops down in grade for this but is difficult to assess in overall terms. She won her maiden hurdle over today's distance, will like today's sound surface and should at least prove competitive from her initial rating. Another Willie Mullins runner Dolciano Dici reverted to hurdling at Cork last month, where he ran well enough, and could play his part in this open handicap while Belargus is interesting near the bottom of the weights. He is likely to be ready for this despite his 101 days absence but does lack experience, as a 4yo, in this grade.

An extended handicap hurdle for four yrs old and upwards (150 = 11st 10lb)
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race or hurdle races after calculation of the handicap shall carry any penalty or penalties which may be allotted by the Handicapper.