1st - €12,915.00 2nd - €4,200.00 3rd - €2,100.00 4th - €1,050.00 5th - €525.00 Overcast

FormscanBy Michael Graham - JEZKI has three Leopardstown victories in his locker and has every chance of making it four. The last of those three successes was back in Christmas 2012 but Foxrock is a track he knows particularly well from top-level battles with Hurricane Fly. This is a drop in class from his last three appearances in Grade One company and he is best in at the weights. He faced a stiff task as a 25/1 shot for the Irish Champion Hurdle here last month but didn't run badly in fourth behind Supasundae, Faugheen and Mick Jazz. Ex Patriot is rated 6lbs inferior to Jezki but has to race off level weights in this race. He won well for Rachael Blackmore at Limerick in December and it is hard to forget his gutsy fourth in last year's Grade One Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. He is likely to be a tough opponent. Karalee hasn't shown her best form in this campaign but her chance cannot be dismissed.

A hurdle race for five yrs old and upwards that have not won more than two hurdle races since 1st May, 2016
Weights - 11st; Mares allowed 7lb
Penalties - (handicaps excluded) to count from 1st May, 2016 Winner of a hurdle race 5lb extra; Of two hurdle races 10lb extra;