1st - €7,200.00 2nd - €2,400.00 3rd - €1,200.00 4th - €600.00 5th - €360.00 6th - €240.00

FormscanBy Alan Magee - LEADER D’ALLIER won five bumpers in France and was sent off a warm favourite on his hurdle debut at the Leopardstown Christmas meeting when beating all bar Ballyfad with Straight John over four lengths behind in sixth. The Willie Mullins-trained gelding should benefit from that experience and can go one better. Maxfort made a pleasing debut when placed behind the selection’s stablemate The Reverend at Cork earlier this month, while point-to-point winner Cloudio was second in a strong Cork bumper last spring and is an interesting recruit to hurdles.

A hurdle for four years old and upwards, maidens at starting
Weights - 4-y-o 10st 13lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 12lbs. Mares allowed 7lbs.