1st - €12,012.00 2nd - €3,900.00 3rd - €1,950.00 4th - €975.00 5th - €487.50 Fine

FormscanBy Michael Graham - A WAVE OF THE SEA can step up on a promising debut when he contests this race. Joseph O'Brien's Born To Sea gelding kept on for third behind his stablemate Vivax and Aneczka, who were dead-heat winners in an extended mile and a quarter maiden in Dundalk at the start of the month. He was only beaten by half a length and kept on steadily. He should come on plenty from that opening gambit and encounters a similar trip in Connacht. Mick Halford's Alakahan could provide a significant threat after a fifth place on debut at Cork. He went off a 33/1 shot in that maiden and had his more-fancied stablemate Karakhan a place behind in sixth. The horse in fourth, Barbados, won a Navan maiden by five and a half lengths on Saturday to strengthen the form. Halford also introduces Lalipour, a son of Rock Of Gibraltar, who is worth a market check. Small Town Boy chased home the useful Geneticist by three and a half lengths in Limerick which was a good performance, however, that improved effort was on soft ground.

For three and four yrs old only, maidens at starting that are EBF eligible and whose sire established one or more yearling sales in 2017 or 2016 respectively with a median price of not more than E30,000
Weights - 3-y-o 9st 5lb; 4-y-o 10st 5lb; Fillies allowed 5lb;