12.47 2m. 22 Declared. Bar One Racing Best Odds M'dn H'dle of €12,500.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €7,500.00 2nd - €2,500.00 3rd - €1,250.00 4th - €625.00 5th - €375.00 6th - €250.00
FormscanBy Michael Graham - DIVERGE can improve upon his sixth place at Leopardstown over Christmas. That was his Irish debut, and his first crack at hurdling, after building up plenty of experience on the Flat in France where he won and was placed five times. He holds Grade 1 entries at the Cheltenham Festival. Stellium ran well off the front over CD in mid-January before finishing second. That was an improved performance and it gives him claims. Tophill Low showed promise in finishing third in Naas. She can have a say. Glenmalure Flyer made her debut in fourth in that race at Naas and will come on from it, but she was 10 lengths adrift of Tophill Low. Mon Coeur was good enough to land a Killarney bumper by 11 lengths last year and should be given a market check ahead of his hurdle debut.
A hurdle for five years old and upwards, maidens at startingWeights - 11st 12lbs Mares allowed 7lbs