1st - €7,245.00 2nd - €1,785.00 3rd - €840.00 4th - €525.00 Overcast

FormscanBy Eamonn Murphy - A punter would be in profit, following the horses that Carlow handler, Willie Murphy sends Shannon-side, and his VELOCITY BOY could well be the one here. The son of Westerner probably has a bit to learn about racing yet, but there's no doubt that he possesses plenty of ability, as he showed when winning a Dromahane point-to-point around this time last year. Connections were obviously keen to get the five-year-old to settle, on his racecourse bow at Fairyhouse last month, but he still wanted to do more than Barry Cash would have liked, from an early stage on that occasion. Testament to his ability, Velocity Boy still had a bit of 'run' left in him at the business end, behind Sub Lieutenant then, and he went into the notebook when taking seventh position. Back to two miles now, a big performance is surely in the offing from the promising youngster. Maybe a set of cheek-pieces can do something for The Mighty Milan, but they'll need to on what he's been achieving lately. Having said that he holds a rating of 119, which makes him a serious player against this opposition. Enumerater, Rathpatrick and Adreamstillalive are others to keep in mind.

A hurdle race for five yrs old and upwards, maidens at starting
Weights - 11st 12lb; Mares allowed 7lb;