2.40 2m. 5f. 24 Declared. BetMGM Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1 ) of £110,000.00 4-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 - STORM HEART was a useful juvenile hurdler a couple of seasons ago and has not had much racing since. The six-year-old accounted for a decent field when winning over 2m in the Red Mills Trial at Gowran last month and that followed an easy success over 2m4f at Limerick over Christmas. With the prospect of more to come back up in trip, it would be no surprise to see him score here. Stablemate Kopeck De Mee failed to fire when well backed in the Martin Pipe 12 months ago, but put that right when a narrow second at Aintree the following month. He is another likely to have improvement left to come. Jingko Blue bumped into a useful rival in Kabral Du Mathan when second in the Relkeel here in January and he could make the frame, while Lucky Place and The Yellow Clay are others with valid each-way claims.