1st - €13,500.00 2nd - €4,500.00 3rd - €2,250.00 4th - €1,125.00 5th - €675.00

FormscanBy John O'Riordan - Listowel winner LOVE ME TENDER(4) can maintain his unbeaten record over flights. A smart horse on the Flat, the Willie Mullins-trained gelding faces a much stiffer test in this company, but is taken to rise to the challenge. With an official rating of 141, Bartholomew sets a decent standard. The runner-up in a Grade 1 at the Punchestown Festival, the four-year-old has had a recent spin on the level and will certainly put it up to the selection here. Dual scorer Golden Handshake also commands respect in a competitive race despite the small field.

A novice hurdle for four years old only that have not won more than two hurdle races (excluding Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles) and have not won a Grade 1, Grade 2 or Grade 3 weight-for-age hurdle race
Weights - 11st. Fillies allowed 7lbs.
Penalties - Penalties (Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles excluded) - Winner of a hurdle race 6lb extra Winner of two hurdle races 10lb extra