15:45 Pat Walsh Memorial Irish EBF Mares Hurdle (Listed)

Race preview

The 143 rated BUILDMEUPBUTTERCUP should prove hard to beat. Her trainer Willie Mullins has farmed this race in recent years and while he didn't win it last year, he did claim the four previous renewals. The versatile selection was fourth in the County Hurdle at Cheltenham in March, before running another cracker when fifth in the Galway Hurdle. She registered a confidence-boosting success at Killarney on her penultimate start and since ran well in the valuable Petingo Handicap on Champions Weekend. Ard Abhainn was a bit disappointing at Cheltenham and might need this run, while Fujimoto Flyer was friendless in the betting prior to falling at the first in the Lartigue at Listowel recently. The front-running Effernock Fizz is capable of making her presence felt if getting her own way at the head of affairs. Etincelle Lioterie was an easy winner in first-time cheekpieces at Downpatrick in July and it'll be interesting to see how she copes with this step-up in class.