| 4+
Winner EUR €10,325 - 5 runners
2m3f
Going: Yielding to Soft
Surface: T
BALLYADAM (4) did not take to fences but performed creditably when reverting to hurdles last term. This former G1-winning novice can make a bold bid on his first start of the season. SAINT SAM (1) won the 2m5f G2 Clonmel Oil Chase during November. Similarly effective at this discipline. Danger. SIR GERHARD (2) has not quite lived up to early expectations but comfortably landed the odds in this race a year ago. Dangerous to underestimate. RELIEVED OF DUTIES (3) only won a maiden hurdle last time but the style of that Cork success suggests he is a smart performer.