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Colin said he is still green and handled the ground and will get a furlong extra no problem,. We do like him, we thought he had to run to 95 today to win and he did. He has done what we've asked him there and will genuinely improve for stepping up and he is ticking all the right boxes at the minute. It is five weeks to the Juvenile Stakes on Champions Weekend but we'll run wherever the race presents itself. G M Lyons, trainer

The Stewards received a request at scales from A.P.O'Brien, trainer of Harpocrates, through his authorised representative T.J. Comerford, to substitute the nominated rider J.A. Heffernan, with D. O'Brien nominated rider of Vitalogy(GB), trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, as his intended mount was a non runner having been withdrawn before the close of card owing to a change of going. Having considered the request, the Stewards were satisfied that the request did not conform with the requirements of Regulation 3 and therefore denied the request

Subsequently, the Stewards received a request from Mr. Comerford, acting on behalf of Mr A.P.O'Brien to address the Stewards requesting them to reconsider their earlier decision and outline reasons for the substitution. Having considered Mr. Comerford's submissions, the Stewards were still satisfied that the reason for the rider substitution did not conform with the requirements of Regulation 3 and ordered that their original decision stand

For two years old only
Weights - 9st 3lbs ;Fillies allowed 5lbs ;The winning horse in this race will be ;entitled to a refund equivalent to the total ;cost of running for a horse which had been ;entered at the initial entry stage should they ;run in the KPMG Champions Juvenile ;Stakes (Registered as the Golden Fleece ;Stakes) ;Free Entry Race ;(Golden Fleece) ;
Penalties - Winner of a Listed Race 3lb extra Of a Group 3 race 5lb extra Of a Group 2 race or a Group 1 race 7lb extra