5.05 2m. 188yds. 16 Declared. Bar One Racing Bet On Mobile M'dn H'dle of €10,500.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €6,300.00 2nd - €2,100.00 3rd - €1,050.00 4th - €525.00 5th - €315.00 6th - €210.00
FormscanBy Mark Nunan - A bumper winner at last year's Listowel festival, ESPERTI improved from his hurdling debut fifth at Down Royal to chase home a 134-rated horse at Punchestown. The Presenting gelding likes decent ground and can go one better. Rioga Choice has shown promise on both starts and was third to a subsequent Grade 3 winner at Wexford in March. She gets plenty of weight from the selection and looks a danger. Favourite Moon was a very smart staying handicapper for William Haggas and was bought by current connections as a hurdling prospect for 90,000 guineas. He’ll be fitter for an outing at the Curragh in May. Clonmel bumper winner The Friday Man, whose dam was a Grade 1-winning hurdler, is another to consider.
A hurdle for five years old and upwards, maidens at startingWeights - 11st 12lbs Mares allowed 7lbs