2.48 2m. 47yds. 8 Declared. AEJ Facilities Management Handicap Hurdle (Class 4 ) of £9,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €4,753.00 2nd - €2,187.00 3rd - €1,094.00 4th - €547.00 5th - €273.00
Formscan - The returning Annie Agnew ended last year's campaign with a game victory at Down Royal and she must enter calculations making her handicap bow off what looks a workable mark. However, there was plenty of encouragement to be taken from DARKEST DAY's return to form when runner-up over track and trip last month. The fourth-placed finisher that day has subsequently scored in a 15-runner affair at Hexham and a 3lb rise might not be enough to stop him from going one better. Max Of Stars completes the shortlist.