Stayers take centre stage

The bitches may have dominated the scene last week but it will be the turn of the stayers tomorrow night when the final of the Accelerated Drain Cleaning Corn Cuchulainn will be the main event on a gala Harold’s Cross card that will be featured live in an hour long programme on Setanta Ireland.

There is a prize of €30,000 on offer and Sean Mulcahy’s Corporate Attack is a likely favourite, though there will be strong support also for Hello Hippy and Rathanny Billy. Corporate Attack is unbeaten over six bends and is very well housed in six.

Hello Hippy faces quite a weekend as she will be on the boat on Saturday morning on her way to Sunderland for the first round of the William Hill Grand Prix which will be run that night. He trainer Paul Hennessy is bringing over five runners for that meeting.