In the first race of the Festival, Sulwaan appears to be a bit of an unknown quantity, having had only one previous run over hurdles and only 4 runs on the flat. Maybe a better bet at the prices would be Devils Bit, given his increased experience, the dual hurdles winner seems to have a better chance, as he was an easy winner at Gowran in June, and was running well in a grade 3 at Fairyhouse before that. Having said that, it must be noted that Dermot Weld has won this race 4 time in the last 7 runnings of this race and his fellow must be respected.