1st - €6,150.00 2nd - €2,000.00 3rd - €1,000.00 4th - €500.00 5th - €250.00 Fine

Formscan By Tom Weekes - FOXROCK is a smart recruit to hunter chasing, being still a 9yo, and while he gives away weight here, has the advantage of having good recent hunter chase form to his name. He was beaten just 1L in the 2015 Lexus Chase and while his recent Down Royal win was undoubtably workmanlike, he seems to have retained a lot of his old sparkle. On His Own is the one-time unlucky 2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up but has won just one Grade 3 since then. He showed his well-being when winning his point to point recently and while he is now 13, can prove competitive in this division. First Lieutenant is himself a triple Grade 1 winning chaser who himself, at 12, seems to have found a winneable level. He returned to point-to-pointing (following a seven year absence) in Cork recently and showed he can also be competitive in this division. His rider claims a very useful 5lbs and his light weight gives him every chance. Salsify was a top class and admirable hunter chase performer but normally reserves his best runs for the spring and, a little more worryingly, is now a 12 year old.

A steeplechase for Certified Hunters five yrs old and upwards that have between 28th September, 2013 and 11th January, 2017 been placed either first, second, third or fourth in a Steeplechase confined to Certified Hunters in Ireland or in a Point-To-Point Steeplechase in Ireland and that have not won a *race since 1st March, 2016 other than Certified Hunters Steeplechases or Farmers Races
Weights - 5-y-o 10st 13lb; 6-y-o and up 11st 7lb; Mares allowed 7lb
Penalties - (to count from 1st January, 2015) Winner of a steeplechase 4lb extra; Of two steeplechases 7lb extra
Riders - Qualified under I.N.H.S. Rules.