1.45 2m. 6 Declared. Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hdle (Grade 1) of €100,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €60,000.00 2nd - €20,000.00 3rd - €10,000.00 4th - €5,000.00 5th - €3,000.00 6th - €2,000.00
FormscanBy Alan Magee - LARGY DEBUT raised many eyebrows when lowering the colours of top class bumper performer and 1/14 favourite Kilcruit when the pair made their hurdle debuts in a maiden at Cork earlier this month. There didn’t seem any fluke about the win as he made all and galloped on strongly to score by ten lengths, and the Shirocco gelding gets the vote to follow up. Mighty Potter landed the odds by a wide margin on his hurdle debut at Down Royal and was probably unsuited by a steady pace when a strong-finishing third in the Grade 1 Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse, with Farout held in fourth. Three Stripe Life and Grangee both showed very useful form in bumpers and justified short-priced favouritism on their latest start when switched to hurdles.
A novice hurdle for four years old and upwardsWeights - 11st 12lbs Mares allowed 7lbs