1st - €6,000.00 2nd - €2,000.00 3rd - €1,000.00 4th - €500.00 5th - €300.00 6th - €200.00

FormscanBy Mark Nunan - CARBON KING was heavily backed into favouritism before landing a 25-runner handicap at Naas before Christmas. He's up 10lb for that but has been given plenty of time to get over his exertions and is open to further progress. Having won going away over a stiff 2m last time, there's a good chance he'll be fine over this longer trip. Happy Dreams has won twice over fences this term and now holds a rating of 104 in that sphere. Placed in a handicap hurdle at Limerick last season, he competes off a hurdles mark of 88 here and has to enter calculations. Banada Bridge may have found conditions too testing when a disappointing favourite at Gowran but had previously finished second over course and distance in November. Winning point-to-pointer Reserve Judgement has shown shown little over hurdles but could be a different proposition with headgear applied for his handicap debut.

An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-95
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.