| # | Horse / Form | Age/Wgt | Jockey / Trainer | OR | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
7y 168 lbs |
Mr A J Browne(7) Don Browne |
– | – | |
| 3 |
5y 168 lbs |
Mr T A Halford(7) D Buckley |
– | – | |
| 4 |
4y 165 lbs |
Mr A P Ryan(5) Andrew Slattery |
– | – | |
| 5 |
4y 165 lbs |
Mr J C Barry Kieran Purcell |
– | – | |
| 6 |
4y 165 lbs |
Mr J L Gleeson Gerard O'Leary |
– | – | |
| 7 |
5y 161 lbs |
Mr P W Mullins W P Mullins |
– | – | |
| 8 |
4y 158 lbs |
Mr Finian Maguire John Joseph Hanlon |
– | – |
Mountain Sky holds a clear advantage on ratings over the rest of this field, sitting a full nineteen pounds ahead of the second-rated Charles Kickham on paper, with the rest of the exposed runners bunched much closer together behind him, and the two unrated runners add an element of the unknown over this stamina-testing sixteen-furlong trip at Tramore. Charles Kickham, Cloneen To The Max and Tale Of Intrigue represent the most credible dangers among the exposed runners, and any one of them could make life difficult if Mountain Sky fails to reproduce best form on the day. Confidence is modest given the presence of unexposed rivals and the longer trip, but the ratings profile points in one direction. Mountain Sky is our selection.