12.00 2m. 28 Declared. TRI Equestrian M'dn H'dle of €15,000.00 4-y-o
1st - €9,000.00 2nd - €3,000.00 3rd - €1,500.00 4th - €750.00 5th - €450.00 6th - €300.00
FormscanBy Gary Carson - ASCENDING has the experience and sets a good standard in this. The Awtaad gelding was fifth in last season's Triumph Hurdle and ran a decent race on his return this year when third to It's For Me in a strong maiden hurdle at Punchestown last month. That form has been boosted with the runner-up Caldwell Potter winning since. Obviously the Willie Mullins-trained Anotherway commands plenty of respect. He was a winner in his native France and is a half-brother to Concertista, a good mare for the same connections. Gordon Elliott is represented by D B Cooper. The Getaway gelding was beaten at a short price on his 'track' debut but looked to run into a smart horse in Jeroboam Machin then and the point-to-point winner may do better now over timber.
A hurdle for four years old only, maidens at startingWeights - 11st 7lbs Fillies allowed 7lbs