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You'd be delighted with that, it's tough going out there,. Donnacha was delighted with his horse and said he stays well. Seamus (Heffernan on Delano Roosevelt) was very happy with his horse and said he just got a little bit lonely when he got there. Ryan (Moore on The Pentagon) was very happy. He said of all our horses that he rode he wants real nice ground, but he'll come on a ton. It was great because you need to get the racing miles into them. Nelson handles soft ground looking at that. Obviously we had to have something to make the running and he's the fella that held up his hand and he said he wouldn't mind going on. He had gone forward in his races before and won around here before making the running. He'll come back for the Derrinstown and that's what they'll probably all do. A P O'Brien, trainer

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined The Pentagon, trained by A.P.O'Brien, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal.

For three yrs old only
Weights - 9st 3lb; Fillies allowed 3lb
Penalties - Winner of a Group 3 race 3lb extra; Of a Group 2 or Group 1 race 5lb extra;