1st - €8,400.00 2nd - €2,800.00 3rd - €1,400.00 4th - €700.00 5th - €420.00 Raining

Formscan By Tom Weekes - NO TIME TO WAIT won well recently and might take advantage of Grand National hero Noble Yeats' lack of race-fitness. The selection was smart in bumpers and while beaten for the second time by high-class Ile Atlantique at Gowran in November, won well at Cork recently and should have no trouble stepping up slightly in distance, on suitably soft ground. Noble Yeats finished fourth in last March's Gold Cup and while he has an unblemished one-from-one record over hurdles, would prefer bigger obstacles and a longer distance. Heavy ground will ensure a stamina test but he also, notably, runs in a first-time tongue-tie which is a negative on his seasonal return. Sa Majeste won an Auteuil hurdle in May 2022 and was heavily supported when flopping on Irish debut at the Punchestown festival. He makes a somewhat belated reappearance today and has plenty to prove. Action Motion and Just Three face huge tasks.

A hurdle for four years old and upwards that have not won more than one hurdle race
Weights - 11st 4lbs Mares allowed 7lbs
Penalties - Penalty - Winner of a hurdle race 6lb extra