Mr Adjudicator, left, and Farclas© Photo Healy Racing
The RYBO Handicap Hurdle is the most valuable contest on the third and final day of the Easter Festival at Fairyhouse.
A total prize fund of 100,000 euro is up for grabs in the two-mile contest and a strong field of 17 runners are set to face the starter.
It features the one-two from last year’s Triumph Hurdle, Gordon Elliott’s Farclas and Willie Mullins’ Mr Adjudicator but both are winless this season, albeit the latter has only had two runs.
Both trainers have two other runners with Elliott sending Mitchouka and High Expectations to the track and Mullins running Cut The Mustard and Ask Susan
There are two British-based runners in Nicky Henderson’s Countister and Dan Skelton’s Denmead
Countister is one of four for owner JP McManus, along with former champion hurdler Jezki There is also another Triumph Hurdle winner taking part in Joseph O’Brien’s Ivanovich Gorbatov
Mullins runs Camelia De Cotte and Pravalaguna against Elliott’s Barra and Synopsis in the BoyleSports Grand National Festival John & Chich Fowler Memorial EBF Mares Chase. O’Brien’s Slowmotion also features in the six-strong field along with Jaime Sommers
Popular 14-year-old On The Fringe takes on Ucello Conti and Road To Riches in the BoyleSports Joseph R. O’Reilly Hunters Chase.
