4.30 2m. 5f. 165yds. 10 Declared. Magners Irish Cider M'dn 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 Mark Nunan - REXEM, an easy winner of a bumper at this course last month, has to give them all weight but looks up to the job. His front-running third to the useful Merlin Giant at the Galway festival was a very creditable debut over hurdles and this is a lesser contest. He’s stepping up in trip appreciably but has won a point-to-point. Westcoastinformant was no match for a decent type over 3m at Wexford but the winner almost followed up in a competitive handicap at Galway. He looks the main danger to the selection in receipt of 8lb. Gordon Elliott also runs Ask Philip who is blinkered for the first time and has place claims after making the frame at Limerick. Joshua Chamberlain, related to winners in this discipline, has shown a nice level of ability of bumpers and is not without a chance on hurdling debut.
A hurdle for four years old and upwards, maidens at startingWeights - 4-y-o 11st 8lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 12lbs Mares allowed 7lbs