1st - €13,530.00 2nd - €4,400.00 3rd - €2,200.00 4th - €1,100.00 5th - €550.00 Overcast

FormscanBy Gary Carson - JEZKI looks the obvious one to beat at the weights here. He faded at the business end in the Stayers Hurdle at Cheltenham last time but takes a significant drop in grade now and should prove hard to beat at this level. He has been dropped 11lb to an official mark of 156 now but that is still 6lb superior to his nearest rival in this race. Admiral veteran Hidden Cyclone is next best on ratings and he showed there is still plenty of life left in his 12-year-old legs when running out a game winner at Leopardstown last month. He had Diakali back in fourth then but Willie Mullins' charge may be entitled to improve a bit for that run which was his first run since finishing mid-division in the Galway Hurdle in 2015. Stars Over The Sea is an interesting runner on his first start for Henry De Bromhead. He is a smart sort on the Flat but would have a bit to find on his old hurdles form with a few in this field.

A hurdle race for five yrs old and upwards that since 1st January, 2016 have not won a Grade 1, Grade 2 or Grade 3 weight-for-age hurdle race
Weights - 11st; Mares allowed 7lb
Penalties - (handicaps excluded) to count from 1st January, 2016 Winner of a hurdle race 6lb extra; Of two hurdle races or one value E10,000 10lb extra;