1st - €7,500.00 2nd - €2,500.00 3rd - €1,250.00 4th - €625.00 5th - €375.00 6th - €250.00 Overcast

FormscanBy Mark Nunan - Classy hurdler MY MATE MOZZIE can get off the mark on the Flat at the second attempt. Runner-up in a Grade 1 novice hurdle in the autumn and a respectable eighth in the County Hurdle, Gavin Cromwell’s charge ran well from the front in a useful winners’ race at Killarney on his first start under Flat rules and you would imagine he’ll be ridden similarly to expose any stamina limitations in his younger rivals. Explorers Way, whose trainer also introduces the well-bred pair Magellan Strait and Periscopic, ran well in his first two starts over 1m last term in decent maidens at the Curragh and Gowran before a poor effort on soft ground. He’s a leading contender but has been off nearly eight months and is taking a big step up in trip. Shajak’s fourth over 1m2f at Navan looks better after the runner-up won nicely at the same venue on Saturday. He’s another stepping up in trip but he’s from a stout Aga Khan family and both his dam and one of his siblings have won over 1m4f.

For three years old and upwards, maidens at starting
Weights - 3-y-o 9st 5lbs 4-y-o and up 10st 7lbs Fillies allowed 5lbs