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He just puts his tongue over the bit and that's why we put the tongue strap on him today. He will have to learn to settle better I suppose. He wasn't beaten far in a bumper at Listowel last year and with a bit of luck on our side he might have won that day. My own son Danny was riding him and he had a fresh bit of ground picked out for him up the straight, but when he went for it, the rest of the horses in front came out and went for the same strip of ground. He ended up clipping heels and had to be pulled back and go around them. He settled that day and while he didn't settle great today, his ability just got him through. Reading through the form for this race I thought he had the form to win it. I thought the tongue-strap might help settle him, but he still took a fair pull today. Sean has ridden winners for me before and once you get any of the O'Keeffe's you're laughing, Darragh or Sean. They have both ridden winners for me. We will just try to get ask much as we can out of him over hurdles this year. I think he might develop into a nice chaser next year as he is over 17 hands. My father Joe bred him and owns him as well. Martin Paul Fitzgerald, trainer

A hurdle for four years old and upwards, maidens at starting THAT AT ENTRY HAVE RUN AT LEAST THREE TIMES UNDER ANY N.H. RULES AND THAT AT DECLARATION HAVE NOT BEEN PLACED FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD UNDER ANY N.H. RULES OR RULES OF RACING
Weights - 4-y-o 11st 11lbs 5-y-o and up 11st 12lbs Mares allowed 7lbs