1st - €6,300.00 2nd - €2,100.00 3rd - €1,050.00 4th - €525.00 5th - €315.00 6th - €210.00 Overcast

FormscanBy Donal Murphy - THE GUNNER YEATS significantly holds an entry in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham next month and if he is to take up that engagement, he'll need to be winning this. Successful in a point-to-point on his sole start for Ellen Doyle, he was subsequently sold for 310,000 pounds. The six-year-old belatedly makes his track debut now and is the choice of Patrick Mullins. Mullins has opted to partner the selection over Rule The Wind. This Walk In The Park gelding was a E100,000 purchase at the Tattersalls Derby Sale and is out of a half-sister to the brilliant Brave Inca, so it'll be interesting to see how he fares on debut. Firefox went down by just three-parts of a length at Naas before Christmas and pulled 26 lengths clear of the third. He undoubtedly has a bright future ahead of him and can be expected to go close. Any Road was unlucky at Fairyhouse on New Year's Day and he should give a good account of himself, while others for the shortlist in this quality contest are point-to-point winners Fathom Two and Mint Boy, with the latter a half-brother to West Cork Wildway.

An I.N.H. flat race for five years old and upwards that have not won a race under any N.H. Rules or Rules of Racing
Weights - 12st Mares allowed 7lbs
Riders - Qualified Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules. Professional Riders under I.N.H.S. Rules (other than apprentices) who have not lost the right to claim the 7lb allowance under Rule 52 (iii) (up to and including 8th February) may also ride in this race.