1st - €59,000.00 2nd - €20,000.00 3rd - €10,000.00 4th - €5,000.00 Warm and sunny

FormscanBy Alan Magee - Jim Bolger has dominated this valuable prize in recent years and perhaps CHANGE OF VELOCITY can make it four wins in the past five years for the Coolcullen maestro. The Teofilo colt kept some good company last year running in maidens won by The Pentagon and Delano Roosevelt. Soft ground didn’t suit on his first two outings this year but it all came right at Gowran Park last time when beating Conclusive in decisive fashion. The runner-up did his bit for the form when going one better in style at Limerick. The downside is the handicapper took a knife to his mark raising him 12lb but he’s built to carry weight and the longer trip is expected to suit. Sheberghan has yet to race on a sound surface but progressed from his Navan debut to score by four lengths at Sligo, and could well improve again given this extra distance and fast ground. English raider Midnight Wilde was thought good enough to run in the Royal Lodge last autumn, and was just denied on his reappearance at Newmarket on 1000 Guineas day. Remmy D was value for more than the official margin when opening his account at the Curragh last time, although City Ballerina can’t be discounted at the revised terms.

fifth E3,000 and the sixth E2,000 An extended handicap for three yrs old only that, at entry, have run at least twice under any Rules of Racing and are eligible for a handicap rating (105 = 9st 12lb)
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra; for each race won. Alternative Handicap To Close 6th June.