1st - €36,000.00 2nd - €12,000.00 3rd - €6,000.00 4th - €3,000.00 5th - €1,800.00 6th - €1,200.00

FormscanBy Tom Weekes - With My Little Eye (Syndicate)'s SPY is loitering on a light weight and indeed caught the eye last month. His hurdles form is largely unexciting but was rated 80 on the flat and finished well at Killarney. He could improve in first-time cheekpieces on handicap debut. Common Practise won last year's Apprentice Derby and while absent since February, this race will have been a target. He gave the winner too much rope at Fairyhouse in January in a race from which the third-placed horse later won a Grade 2, while the fifth won the Fred Winter Hurdle. He nonetheless concedes plenty weight, in first-time cheekpieces. Grade 2-placed War Correspondent finished 20 lengths ahead of Common Practise last October but disappointed last month. Charlie Luciano competes form a career high mark. Boher Road and Jackpot De Choisel beat The Lovely Man by, respectively, 19 lengths at Wexford recently and 12 lengths in December although each has enough weight. Bojak improved to win a fast-run maiden at Cork while Dark Note and Shajak (pulled up recently) are closely matched on Sligo form in July. Sundial was a good fourth in the Fred Winter Hurdle in March but was well held at Galway while New Year Honours debuts in handicaps.

An extended handicap hurdle for four years old only that have run at least three times in hurdle races up to and including 13th September 2023
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race or hurdle races after calculation of the handicap shall carry any penalty or penalties which may be allotted by the Handicapper.