1st - €45,000.00 2nd - €15,000.00 3rd - €7,500.00 4th - €3,750.00 Overcast

Formscan By Mark Nunan - Eric McNamara holds L’EVANGELISTE in high regard and the Pastorius gelding can complete a hat-trick. Sean Flanagan’s mount has made all on his last two starts, but connections feel he’ll be better with a lead. His record when fresh is reasonably good, so a five-month layoff isn’t a major concern, particularly with such a good prize up for grabs. Rated 1lb higher than the selection, Vitorio Piel looks a big danger. A bumper winner at this meeting last year, he readily beat Grey Jude at Leopardstown in March and 3m may have been too far last time. Simply Natural has made a promising start over hurdles and gets all the allowances here. %0A

A novice hurdle for four years old and upwards that are EBF eligible and which had been purchased as an unraced three or four year old at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for #45,000 or less at a recognised National Hunt Store Sale and that have not been purchased at Public Auction under the hammer in Ireland or Great Britain for any more than #45,000 at any time and which, in the current season, have run in or been balloted from at least one qualifier race in the Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series and which have not, at any time, won a Listed or weight-for-age Grade 1, 2 or 3 Hurdle race or which have not, at any time, won a Listed or Grade 1, 2, or 3 I.N.H. flat race or N.H. flat race
Weights - 4-y-o 11st 1lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 7lbs. Mares allowed 7lbs.
Allowances - Allowances - (which are not cumulative) If purchased for not more than #36,000 allowed 2lb If purchased for not more than #27,000 allowed 4lb If purchased for not more than #18,000 allowed 6lb If purchased for not more than #9,000 allowed 8lb
Penalties - Penalties (Academy Hurdles and 3-y-o Junior N.H. Hurdles excluded) - Winner of a hurdle race 5lb extra Of two or more hurdle races 7lb extra