1st - €8,008.00 2nd - €2,600.00 3rd - €1,300.00 4th - €650.00 5th - €325.00 Overcast

FormscanBy Tom Weekes - Willie Mullins poses a puzzle with CAREFULLY SELECTED as the talented bumper performer reappearances, over a staying trip, for the first time in 326 days. He has clearly met with a setback along the way since his excellent bumper form from last season and while it is an unusual for such a talented horse to attempt to win his maiden in March, he will nonetheless remain a novice until December should he win today. There is no more time to be wasted with the seven year old and Mullins is likely to have him ready for this. Sky Marshal is an interesting runner and while he would clearly struggle to beat the selection on best form, he nonetheless has shown ability and was ridden from well off the pace when third at Naas last month. Spyglass Hill is capable but would prove vulnerable to smart types while Captain Cj finished 16L behind the selection in a bumper in 2017 and ran well in a staying maiden at Navan last December and has at least a hurdles outing to his name in his rematch today. Diamond Turf disappointed in that Navan December maiden and while he hasn't been seen since, should now return to his best following a break. Where Eagles Dare steps up to this trip for the first time in a first-time tongue-tie while Glamorgan Duke looked a potentially very nice horse when finishing third on debut and could place today.%0A

A hurdle race for five yrs old and upwards, maidens at starting
Weights - 5-y-o 11st 11lb; 6-y-o and up 11st 12lb; Mares allowed 7lb;