1st - €6,900.00 2nd - €1,700.00 3rd - €800.00 4th - €500.00 Dry and cold

Formscan By Eamonn Murphy - Faanan Aldaar (has a Fred Winter entry) and The Crafty Butcher might be the obvious two to be looking at here but I'd prefer to consider the chances of the Northern-trained pair, DRUMGOOLAND and Golden Firth. There's no doubt that the former has been disappointing but he's a bumper winner here and if the blinkers spark him into action he can put up a big performance at a reasonable price. Better ground and Liam McKenna's presence in the plate will hardly do him any harm either. Golden Firth's last two runs could well be good enough to see her reach the frame now. Captain P K comes here after falling in a Loughanmore 'point,' with decent credentials and if the market suggests as much he can make his presence felt. Of course Faanan Aldaar and The Crafty Butcher have big chances but you'd hardly be falling over yourself to back either at their likely odds.

A hurdle race for four yrs old and upwards, maidens at starting
Weights - 4-y-o 11st; 5-y-o and up 11st 12lb; Mares allowed 7lb
Allowances - Horses that have not won a *race if 4-y-o allowed 5lb if 5-y-o and up 8lb *Including flat races under any National Hunt Rules or Rules of Racing.
Riders - Confined to Professional under I.N.H.S. Rules who have not lost the right to claim the 7lb allowance under Rule 52 (iii). Allowances (which are not cumulative, up to and including 3rd March) who have not ridden the winner of a **race allowed 4lb Those who have not ridden the winners of 5 **races allowed 2lb No allowance to riders under Rule 52 (iii) may be claimed.