1st - €45,000.00 2nd - €15,000.00 3rd - €7,500.00 4th - €3,750.00 5th - €2,250.00 6th - €1,500.00

FormscanBy Alan Magee - NIBBLERS CHARM has each-way claims in this valuable feature. The Court Cave gelding won a bumper at this venue on testing ground in 2018 and added two hurdle wins off lowly marks last year. However, his form took on a whole new level when storming home by 12 lengths at Galway in July and that race has worked out really well since. Ray Hackett’s charge has subsequently run twice on the Flat and should go well here despite a 12lb higher rating over hurdles. Wonder Laish is the obvious threat. The Charles Byrnes-trained gelding was one of the market leaders for the Galway Hurdle but it’s best to put a line through that outing after being hampered early on. He’s since returned to winning form on the level at Killarney. Hearts Are Trumps outran odds of 40/1 when runner-up to Aramon in the Galway Hurdle and is a danger to all if reproducing that effort, while the Tony Martin-trained pair Tudor City and Golden Spear together with Getaway Gorgeous are others for the shortlist.

An extended handicap hurdle for five years old and upwards
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 11st 10lbs and the minimum weight is 9st 12lbs
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race or hurdle races after calculation of the handicap shall carry any penalty or penalties which may be allotted by the Handicapper.