6.00 2m. 7f. 110yds. 11 Declared. Ladbrokes Champion Stayers H'dle (Grade 1) of €300,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €180,000.00 2nd - €60,000.00 3rd - €30,000.00 4th - €15,000.00 5th - €9,000.00 6th - €6,000.00
FormscanBy Gary Carson - TEAHUPOO can repeat last year’s victory. The Masked Marvel gelding is wonderfully consistent and despite losing his crown in the Stayers Hurdle at Cheltenham he still ran a big race to finish second to Bob Olinger, who just had a change of gear on good ground then. He is sure to turn up and give his running again and is the one to beat. Rocky’s Diamond ran a fine race to finish fourth at Cheltenham and he’s still only five. Declan Queally’s charge is open to further improvement and could be the danger. Hiddenvalley Lake was a good winner in Grade 1 company at Aintree and commands plenty of respect as well.
A hurdle for four years old and upwardsWeights - 4-y-o 11st 2lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 10lbs Mares allowed 7lbs