1st - €21,000.00 2nd - €7,000.00 3rd - €3,500.00 4th - €1,750.00 5th - €1,050.00 6th - €700.00

FormscanBy Gary Carson - FLOORING PORTER accounted for Sire Du Berlais a couple of times last year and can come out on top again as the pair make their seasonal debuts. The Yeats gelding has been a massive improver over the past two seasons and was a commanding winner of the Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham last March. He ended the season on a low note when pulling up at Punchestown but boiled over a bit before that run and trainer Gavin Cromwell also feels he is much better left-handed. Sire Du Berlais won this last year and commands plenty of respect. Gordon Elliott has his team in flying form and the French-bred gets a couple of pounds here from his old rival. Darasso has the benefit of a recent run, chasing home Saldier in Tipperary last month, and it wouldn't be a surprise if he ran a big race.%0A%0A

A hurdle for four years old and upwards
Weights - 4-y-o 11st 6lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 7lbs Mares allowed 7lbs
Penalties - Penalties (handicaps excluded) - to count from 1st May, 2020 Winner of three hurdle races or a Grade 3 hurdle race 3lb extra Of two Grade 3 hurdle races or of a Grade 2 hurdle race 5lb extra Of a Grade 1 hurdle race 7lb extra