12.15 2m. 15 Declared. INH Stallion Owners EBF M'dn H'dle of €14,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €8,400.00 2nd - €2,800.00 3rd - €1,400.00 4th - €700.00 5th - €420.00 6th - €280.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - Two proper horses do battle with last season's Cheltenham Bumper winner FERNY HOLLOW tipped to win the arm wrestle with Bob Olinger. FERNY HOLLOW was beaten on his initial two starts last term but won impressively at Fairyhouse in February before winning at Cheltenham. He has already won his point-to-point by 15L in February 2019 and with proven top class bumper form, might just prove better than Bob Olinger. Bob Olinger himself won his point-to-point by 15L last November before winning his point-to-point bumper easily here in March. Lockdown ended both horses' seasons and while Bob Olinger has yet to face strong opposition, he is nonetheless a course winner on testing ground and is open to vast improvement back over jumps. Beaten horses need to finish within 45L of the winner, at least once, to qualify for handicap marks and bumper-placed Itsnotinit, beaten out of sight in two previous hurdles, might do the necessary and fill third place at a respectable but handicap-qualifying distance. %0A
A hurdle for five years old and upwards, maidens at starting that are EBF eligible and that have not run under any Rules of Racing as a two or three yr oldWeights - 12st Mares allowed 7lbs