6.20 2m. 120yds. 14 Declared. Ballyduff M'dn H'dle of €10,500.00 4-y-o
1st - €6,300.00 2nd - €2,100.00 3rd - €1,050.00 4th - €525.00 5th - €315.00 6th - €210.00
FormscanBy John O'Riordan - Three of the leading fancies for this contest met in a similar race at Tipperary recently, with SAMUI doing easily the best. Having his first start over hurdles, the former bumper winner was always prominent before keeping on well to chase home an odds on favourite. Granted normal improvement from that introduction to jumping, the Gordon Elliott-trained four-year-old should again prove too strong for third placed Dark Note and Spy, who occupied fourth. The former might have finished that bit closer but for a mistake at the last but he still has plenty to do if he is to overturn that bare form. Meanwhile, the Charles Byrnes-trained Spy failed to build on a very promising debut effort when second at Cork. However, he remains lightly raced and open to improvement for current connections.
A hurdle for four years old only, maidens at startingWeights - 11st 7lbs Fillies allowed 7lbs