3.40 2m. 4f. 80yds. 18 Declared. John Thomas McNamara H'cap H'dle of €10,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €6,000.00 2nd - €2,000.00 3rd - €1,000.00 4th - €500.00 5th - €300.00 6th - €200.00
FormscanBy Alan Magee - MELLEM was only headed close home when stepped up to 3m at Leopardstown this spring and gets the vote after again being narrowly denied over this trip at Cork. The Mark Fahey-trained gelding had Aboy Joey about nine lengths behind in sixth and may now have most to fear from A Nod To Getaway who has filled the runner-up spot on three of his last four starts. Olord has only joined Eric McNamara this year and gave plenty of encouragement when finishing well to beat all bar Shadow Paddy over 2m1f at Tipperary this month. River Vale and Bal Kauto are others to note.
An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 0-100Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.