5.25 2m. 4f. 50yds. 10 Declared. M & T Plant Hire M'dn H'dle of €10,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,000.00 2nd - €2,000.00 3rd - €1,000.00 4th - €500.00 5th - €300.00 6th - €200.00
FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - Last time at Leopardstown Paul Townend reported that FLY SMART took a blow and tired in the closing stages. That was probably understandable when one considers that the selection had been off for 885 days, since a debut second placing at Auteuil for Guillaume Macaire in October 2018. There were subsequent winners in front – Max Flamingo and Takarengo – and behind – Glentruan – when Fly Smart finished fifth on Irish debut. He was market-leader at the Foxrock venue and one would imagine he might be able to deliver this time. From an each-way point of view there aren’t too many that one would readily be putting a line through. With his 122 rating Heroes Of Renown has to be respected, despite pulling up last time. In fairness that effort did come in a very competitive Leopardstown handicap and Heroes Of Renown does get a nice bit of weight from Fly Smart now.
A hurdle for four years old and upwards, maidens at startingWeights - 4-y-o 11st 3lbs 5-y-o and up 12st Mares allowed 7lbs