2.40 2m. 7f. 213yds. 24 Declared. Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1 ) of £110,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €61,897.00 2nd - €23,320.00 3rd - €11,671.00 4th - €5,830.00 5th - €2,926.00 6th - €1,463.00 7th - €726.00 8th - €374.00
Formscan - Although the Irish have dominated this contest recently, the home team managed to fill the first six places last year. With that in mind, there is a sneaking suspicion that we've yet to see the best of second-season hurdler JERIKO DU REPONET. A novice chase campaign was soon shelved after an inauspicious round of jumping at Sandown in November, but the six-year-old offered plenty to work with when a staying-on third over 2m7f at Exeter last month. That was his first attempt beyond 2m1f under Rules and this extra furlong could unlock more potential. The reopposing winner Catch Him Derry must enter calculations off a 6lb higher mark and the son of Milan isn't taken lightly. The hat-trick seeking Will The Wise made a winning handicap debut at Naas last month and Gavin Cromwell's gelding is feared most of the Irish contingent, ahead of Win Some Lose Some and Karl Des Tourelles.