1st - €12,075.00 2nd - €2,975.00 3rd - €1,400.00 4th - €875.00 Fine

FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - This event takes centre-stage on the programme, with MARINERO topping those participants with a rating, on a mark of 139, which makes his claims for the two and three quarter miler pretty compelling. For the first time, Ruby Walsh takes the mount on the Gigginstown House Stud and Tony Martin representative, and the Presenting gelding comes here having missed an engagement at Punchestown last week owing to a change in going. Marinero had already been to the other big Festivals, Cheltenham, and Aintree. He had no luck when worse than mid-field in the Coral Cup at the former venue, but it was more agonising than that for his connections and backers at Liverpool. In an extended three mile handicap on the Thursday of the National meeting, David Mullins' saddle slipped aboard Marinero, before the second last hurdle, and he was upsides when falling at the last, in a contest that went the way of fellow Irish raider, Taglietelle. The favourite is now taken to account for his five rivals, all of whom have to be respected to some degree or another.%0A

A hurdle race for four yrs old and upwards which have not won a hurdle race before 4th May, 2014 and which since then have not won a hurdle race value E12,000
Weights - 4-y-o 10st 7lb; 5-y-o and up 11st 2lb; Mares allowed 7lb
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race 6lb extra; Of a hurdle race value E10,000 10lb extra;