1st - €12,000.00 2nd - €4,000.00 3rd - €2,000.00 4th - €1,000.00 5th - €600.00 6th - €400.00

FormscanBy Alan Magee - FORTY COATS appears to have found a good opportunity to open his account over hurdles. The Henry De Bromhead-trained gelding won a point-to-point and a bumper before sent hurdling and filled the runner-up spot three times behind some useful types. The selection signed off last season with a creditable fourth behind The New Lion at the Cheltenham Festival and hopefully can bounce back after a below par effort when reappearing over this trip at the Leopardstown Christmas meeting. Ifallgoeswell showed promise when placed three times in bumpers and went close over hurdles at Limerick last month when second to Holy See, while Loyal Praetorian was in the process of running a big race when falling two out at Limerick last time.

A hurdle for four years old and upwards, maidens at starting that are EBF eligible and which had been purchased as an unraced three or four year old at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for #30,000 or less at a recognised National Hunt Store Sale and that have not been purchased at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for any more than #30,000 at any time and that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing (excluding Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles) other than one I.N.H. flat race or N.H. flat race value not more than #12,000
Weights - 4-y-o 11st 1lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 12lbs. Mares allowed 7lbs.