1st - €8,569.50 2nd - €2,900.00 3rd - €1,450.00 4th - €725.00 5th - €435.00 6th - €290.00 Fine

FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - French Dynamite is down from the Grade One company he kept at Naas last time. Mouse Morris’ charge is back to the scene of his maiden victory now, and he goes up further in trip, which will hardly be any hindrance, given his point-to-point background. Vis Ta Loi sets a decent standard with his 136 rating but you’d have to think that FESTIVAL D’EX can surpass that. We don’t know how good this fellow could be yet, but you had to love the way he won the Land Rover Bumper and his maiden hurdle at Navan in December. Of course he’s well up in distance now. The way he’s been finishing out his races though, you wouldn’t have envisaged that being a problem, and he could well thrive on it. Of the Willie Mullins pair Paul Townend prefers Monkfish to the aforementioned Vis Ta Loi and that Stowaway gelding looks a big threat to all.

A novice hurdle for five years old and upwards that are EBF eligible and have not won a Grade 1, Grade 2 or Grade 3 weight-for-age hurdle race and have not run under Rules of Racing as a two or three yr old and have not won a steeplechase
Weights - 5-y-o 10st 11lbs ;6-y-o and up 11st ;Mares allowed 7lbs ;The final of this series will be held at ;Fairyhouse in April, 2020 ;
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race 5lb extra Of two hurdle races 10lb extra