1st - €54,000.00 2nd - €18,000.00 3rd - €9,000.00 4th - €4,500.00 5th - €2,700.00 6th - €1,800.00

FormscanBy Tom Weekes - CHAMPAGNE PLATINUM has poor recent form but was second in last year's renewal. A dour stayer, he finished eighth in April's Irish National, having met trouble in-running and this is likely to have been a target for some time. Diol Ker finished 18 lengths behind the selection in that National and while disappointing on his other extreme-distance run in October's Cork National, that was his reappearance and ran a cracker in Christmas' Paddy Power. Proven stayer Coko Beach, fourth in last year's renewal, returned to form in January's Thyestes, a race he won in 2021. Whatsnottoknow reappeared at Naas and should improve stepping back up in trip, albeit to this extreme distance. Notice To Close and recent winner Angels Dawn are closely matched on a Down Royal meeting in December but both step up in grade. Milan Native has had issues since his 2020 Kim Muir win while Cork National winner Captain Kangaroo and stablemate Stones And Roses were pulled up in the Paddy Power.

An extended handicap steeplechase for five years old and upwards that have run at least three times in steeplechases up to and including 5th February 2023
Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase or steeplechases after calculation of the handicap shall carry any penalty or penalties which may be allotted by the Handicapper.