2.15 1m. 7f. 124yds. 12 Declared. Fitzdares Handicap Hurdle (Class 5 ) of £7,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €3,697.00 2nd - €1,701.00 3rd - €850.00 4th - €426.00 5th - €212.00
Formscan - RUSSIAN VIRTUE made light work of his opposition when winning on his return to hurdling at Newcastle last month. The Rebecca Menzies-trained gelding looks the type who could rack up a sequence in this sphere and an 8lb rise in the ratings doesn't appear insurmountable. Scots Poet and Smart Lass finished third and fourth respectively over today's C&D 29 days ago and may prove the chief threats to the selection in a race where solid form is thin on the ground.