12.50 2m. 5 Declared. Easter Festival 16-18 April Hdle of €17,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €10,200.00 2nd - €3,400.00 3rd - €1,700.00 4th - €850.00 5th - €510.00 6th - €340.00
FormscanBy Gary Carson - This looks like another nice opportunity for DALY TIGER over timber. The Noel Meade-trained gelding won a conditions event at Limerick over Christmas and these type of races look perfect for him as he has a high enough mark over fences. The nine-year-old had found Energumene too hot to handle in the Hilly Way on his last start over the larger obstacles but is a smart horse in his own right and Eoin Walsh's 5lb claim leaves him on level weights here with his main rivals. Annamix was beaten when falling in the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury on his last outing. He had run a cracker to get within half a length of Galvin on his previous start in a Grade 3 contest at Punchestown and is another smart chaser that has to be respected. Indigo Breeze won a decent maiden hurdle at Gowran Park but this is a stiffer test now against much more experienced rivals.
A hurdle for five years old and upwards that have not won a weight-for-age hurdle value more than #12,500Weights - 11st 2lbs Mares allowed 7lbsPenalties - (handicaps excluded) Winner of a hurdle race 5lb extra Of two or more hurdle races 10lb extra