1st - €8,700.00 2nd - €2,900.00 3rd - €1,450.00 4th - €725.00 5th - €435.00 6th - €290.00 Raining

Formscan By Gary Carson - ZUZUKEL may prove the answer here. The Frankel gelding was just pipped at the line when last seen at Punchestown in mid-November. The horse that beat him that day, Powerful, scored again recently back at the same venue, off a half-stone higher mark. Zuzukel has gone up 4lb and looks capable of winning a race of this standard. Spinola Bay looks like an obvious danger. The Gordon Elliott-trained gelding won twice last month before a solid effort to finish third off this mark in a similar race at Cork earlier this month. Night Moon is one to note on his ‘handicap’ debut for Willie Mullins but needs to improve on his maiden hurdle runs.

A novice hurdle for five years old and upwards which at entry are rated 120 or less
Weights - 10st 13lbs.
Penalties - Horses that at entry have or are eligible for a published rating - for every 1lb above the rating of 105 1lb extra Horses that at entry do not have a published rating (Band A 106-110) 5lb extra Horses that at entry do not have a published rating (Band B 111-115) 10lb extra Horses that at entry do not have a published rating (Band C 116-120) 15lb extra After time of entry - for each hurdle race won 7lb extra