1.15 2m. 3f. 19yds. 9 Declared. Tote Always SP Or Better M'dn H'dle of €12,500.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €7,500.00 2nd - €2,500.00 3rd - €1,250.00 4th - €625.00 5th - €375.00 6th - €250.00
FormscanBy Michael Graham - Plenty of rain is expected before racing in Galway. With that in mind, MUSIC DRIVE is taken to make a winning start over hurdles. He won his bumper on soft, yielding in places ground at Naas in February which earned him a shot at the Grade 1 Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival in which he came home eighth. The horse a place behind him in ninth landed a maiden hurdle in Worcester last month. Ahead Of The Posse has been placed in two of his three bumpers including when pipped by a head in Ballinrobe. This ground is likely to be much slower than he has encountered, but he looks a likely contender. Maidenstreetprince has improved on each of his three starts in bumpers and Philip Byrnes claims a useful 7lb on him.
A hurdle for five years old and upwards, maidens at startingWeights - 11st 12lbs Mares allowed 7lbs