1st - €16,500.00 2nd - €5,500.00 3rd - €2,750.00 4th - €1,375.00 5th - €825.00 6th - €550.00

FormscanBy Gary Carson - QUILIXIOS looked a real star in the making when claiming the Triumph Hurdle in impressive fashion last season and can make a winning return to action here. Henry de Bromhead's team were under a bit of a cloud when he disappointed on his final outing at Punchestown in early May and it may be best to draw a line through that run as it clearly wasn't his true form. This looks a nice starting point now for the Maxios gelding. Jeff Kidder is the obvious threat and has the advantage of a couple of recent runs on the Flat. It was a touch disappointing that he couldn't win off a lowly enough rating on the level but he was a big improver over timber last year, culminating in the Grade 1 victory at Punchestown, and is obviously a much better horse with a hurdle in front of him. Teahupoo has a few pounds to find with the top two but shaped like a nice horse on his first two wins last season and was a short price when turned over by Jeff Kidder at Fairyhouse back in April. There may be more to come from him this season.

A hurdle for four years old only
Weights - 11st 1lbs Fillies allowed 7lbs
Penalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - Winner of two hurdle races 4lb extra Of three hurdle races or a Grade 3 hurdle race 7lb extra Of two Grade 3 hurdle races or a Grade 2 hurdle race 9lb extra Of a Grade 1 hurdle race 11lb extra