1st - €9,600.00 2nd - €3,200.00 3rd - €1,600.00 4th - €800.00 5th - €480.00 6th - €320.00 Dry and bright

FormscanBy Tom Weekes - American trainer Keri Brion might gain a deserved first Irish win with FRENCH LIGHT. A dual American winner, point-to-point winning FRENCH LIGHT has shown solid form in Ireland this year and drops, slightly, down in grade today having shown good ability in finishing a disqualified second in a Listed race at Punchestown last month before running another solid race in a Naas Grade 3 recently. Drying ground will suit and he should get involved at the business end. Mitchouka is an interesting runner in that he has done very well over fences in recent times and reverts to hurdles today from a 14lbs lower hurdles mark. He will be well suited by trip and drying ground albeit his last handicap hurdle runs, in 2019, were a little underwhelming. Pure Genuis won his maiden hurdle very easily in January and but was well beaten in a useful handicap, over that same 3m trip, at Leopardstown subsequently. He drops back down in trip but needs to show a little more that his Leopardstown run. Coach Carter was a good winner of his maiden hurdle recently but steps up markedly in grade today while Rasiym is a capable type at this level and could run well on his reappearance run. Bold Enough has his first run since October and while he'll be well suited to drying ground, was well held in his previous handicap run.

A hurdle for five years old and upwards which at entry are rated 120 or less (also open to horses which at entry are rated 121-130)
Weights - 11st 4lbs
Penalties - Performances before 16th March - for every 1lb above the rating of 120 1lb extra On or after 16th March - for each hurdle race won 5lb extra