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He was very very well at home and you'd have been disappointed if he didn't put up a big show. Obviously it was a competitive race and he was up there with top weight or near enough to it but we were hopeful as he's a good consistent horse. As regards Galway I haven't thought about it. This time of year in years gone by you'd be pretty clued up as to what was going to happen. This time we're going in there just hoping to have runners and to do well. We'll take it as it comes. Without the stable being in top form I think that was still my 30th winner of the year. Obviously it's not where we want to be but we're not out of it (the jockey's championship) and I don't lie down that easily. It's hard to believe that it's four years since he won the same race. He's a model of consistency, and we'll probably have to go into Stakes level with him now. He got a magnificent ride from Pat, and he'd the race won a long way out. I'm delighted for the Bellamy Syndicate that own him and they have been great supporters of mine. The mile Premier Handicap at Galway is a possibility as the pace they go in that you want a horse that stays a bit further than a mile and a 100 yards. He will be entered in it but I'd see him running at Stakes level from now on. D K Weld, trainer

An extended handicap for three yrs old and upwards which are EBF eligible and that, at entry, have run at least twice under any Rules of Racing and are eligible for a handicap rating (105 = 9st 12lb)
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap; shall not be less than 9st 12lb
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra; for each race won. Alternative Handicap To Close 28th June.