5.15 2m. 5f. 87yds. 10 Declared. Deacy Gilligan H'dle of €17,500.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €10,500.00 2nd - €3,500.00 3rd - €1,750.00 4th - €875.00 5th - €525.00 6th - €350.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - THE SHUNTER had what is kindly described as a confidence boosting run on the flat last month and is suited by race conditions, ground and trip. A Cheltenham festival winner, he was well held in July's Galway Plate but is top adjusted-rated runner and showed his old ability at Killarney. The Very Man was well held in hot handicaps hurdles in recent runs but won in January and ran well on the flat at Tramore recently. Champion Hurdle-third Darver Star is suited by this distance nowadays but gives away weight. Happy Jacky is suited by race conditions but might struggle to win. Shewearsitwell's recent form has been in-and-out but could be better suited to this distance than when pulling up in the Galway Hurdle. Discordantly received 9lb when finishing ahead of the selection in the Galway Plate and while today's rider claims 7lb, he received early reminders before falling at Killarney and has his first hurdles run since May 2019.