1st - €6,600.00 2nd - €2,200.00 3rd - €1,100.00 4th - €550.00 5th - €330.00 6th - €220.00

FormscanBy Tom Weekes - FASTNET CRYSTAL was heavily supported on debut and should benefit from that effort. Out of an unraced sibling to four winners, she attracted strong market support at Thurles but having been ridden from off the pace, failed to reel in the winner. She looks quite useful. Simply Natural has been beaten in three bumpers although was narrowly defeated at Naas. Seven-year-old How’s Hannah returned following 392 days off to win a point-to-point in March and while she debuts for top connections, looks vulnerable to smart types. Think It Through showed form over Christmas while Ealu was in contention when falling in a November point-to-point. Well-bred Fancy Fox runs in Gordon Elliott’s own colours and is a half-sister to Firefox.

An I.N.H. flat race for four years old and upwards mares only that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing (excluding Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles) that are EBF eligible
Weights - 4-y-o 10st 12lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 11lbs.
Riders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules. (The winning owner of this race will receive a €5000 bonus (€7500 bonus if Irish bred and has not previously won a bonus payment in an Academy Hurdle) should the winning filly be eligible for the Weatherbys Ireland/I.T.B.A. N.H. Fillies Bonus Scheme and has not previously won a bonus payment in an Academy Hurdle)