1st - €7,590.00 2nd - €1,870.00 3rd - €880.00 4th - €550.00 Overcast

Formscan By Eamonn Murphy - Of course you'd be worried that he hasn't as much done as many of his rivals but FOXROCK might prove up to the task. He's been well-touted for a long time now and he achieved a point-to-point win at Loughrea in October in a very professional manner. Sent off a seriously tight price at 5/4 here at Christmas, we never got the chance to see what he might deliver, the five-year-old having nowhere to go when badly hampered and unseating at the first. How he'll go in the market now should help clarify what's expected. With a rating of 121, Hard To Swallow should be difficult enough to upstage in this sort of company but he's had plenty of chances and I'd rather be against than with him. The betting should reveal plenty with regard to hurdle debutante, City Slicker whilst Mala Beach has every chance on the form he showed here at Christmas. A similar comment applies to Thunder And Roses. Mullaghanoe River has jumping experience from the point-to-points and he's just another to consider in what should be an informative heat.

A hurdle race for five yrs old and upwards maidens at starting
Weights - 5-y-o 11st 9lb; 6-y-o and up 11st 12lb; Mares allowed 7lb;