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 Alan Magee - Brazil sets a fair standard having bolted up in a rated novice at Naas before landing the highly competitive Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. He was placed subsequently in a Grade 1 at Aintree and it will be interesting to see how strong the top-weight is in the market. However, the concession of 10lb to PRAIRIE DANCER could prove too much. The Joseph O’Brien-trained gelding twice beat Douglas Dc earlier this summer and the front-runner again made a bold bid last time when third to Tudor City in the valuable Guinness Galway Hurdle. That handicap experience could prove vital here. Man O Work, Global Export and Evergreen And Red have closely knit form lines from earlier this year and all merit respect, while the latter’s trainer Noel Meade is also represented by in-form dual purpose filly Sheishybrid.

An extended handicap hurdle for four years old only that have run at least three times in hurdle races up to and including 14th September 2022
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.