12.20 2m. 6f. 110yds. 8 Declared. Irish Stallion Farms EBF M'dn H'dle of €13,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €7,800.00 2nd - €2,600.00 3rd - €1,300.00 4th - €650.00 5th - €390.00 6th - €260.00
FormscanBy Donal Murphy - Gordon Elliott has dominated this fixture in recent years and is likely to do so again, with leading hopes in all seven races. AMERICAN MIKE will be expected to start the day on a high for the Cullentra handler, as he makes his debut over flights. The highly-regarded Mahler gelding was successful in a bumper at this meeting 12 months ago and found just Facile Vega too good in the Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival. He then finished third in the Punchestown equivalent, but scoped dirty after that performance. Letsbeclearaboutit is the danger, returning from a lengthy layoff. The winner of three bumpers, he filled the runner-up spot behind high-class individuals on his other two starts. Thunder Down Under also represents Elliott and he too is returning from a long absence. The eight-year-old is unlikely to trouble the aforementioned pair but looks the best of the rest.
A hurdle for four years old and upwards, maidens at starting that are EBF eligibleWeights - 4-y-o 11st 11lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 12lbs Mares allowed 7lbs