2.35 2m. 4f. 70yds. 5 Declared. Bar One Racing Hatton's Grace H'dle (Grade 1) of €120,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €72,000.00 2nd - €24,000.00 3rd - €12,000.00 4th - €6,000.00 5th - €3,600.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - Connections of last year's winner TEAHUPOO will have a follow-up bid firmly in their sights and perhaps he can defeat Impaire Et Passe. The selection was the first horse to defeat Honeysuckle when winning this race last year and while ultimately he is a stayer, is high-class and will be ready on reappearance. Impaire Et Passe fits the mould of a Willie Mullins-trained horse with monstrous ability but reappears in a race which his champion trainer has 'only' won three times. He impressively won at the Cheltenham and Punchestown festivals last season but, in contrast to the selection, might have an eye to later targets this season. Ashroe Diamond is already a Fairyhouse specialist and while throughly dependable, faces a tougher task than the Grade 1 she won against her own sex here in April. Zanahiyr is race-fit and in-form but is vulnerable to top-class rivals while Buddy One is thoroughly progressive and consistent but steps out of handicap company.
A hurdle for four years old and upwardsWeights - 11st 12lbs Mares allowed 7lbs