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To be honest I couldn't see her being beaten coming here,. The level she showed last year to beat Love and the winner of this race (Thundering Nights), I didn't enter her in the Arc for fun. I think she's top class. We decided, Barry and I, that we'd start her campaign in the middle of the year with a view to the second half. She didn't have a run but I don't think it matters to her. Rosscarbery was third as well and she ran a very good race. She's progressing and I couldn't split them as I knew the two of them were in good form. It's great and that's why we get up and try and do it. We're lucky that people like Barry have sent us some good horses. We planned to start it here. The Yorkshire Oaks is something we'll consider, the Fillies and Mare at Ascot, the Arc, the Breeders Cup maybe and Hong Kong. That sort of line up. We were keen to start at home, we didn't really want to travel for her first run. William Haggas is a good friend of mine and we pre-trained for him. Then I decided three or four years ago to really give training a go. We did it first in my own colours with a permit. I had confidence in the two fillies and I was hoping the two of them would run good races. If I had to be beaten it would have been okay to be beaten by William but I would rather have won! P Twomey, trainer

The Stewards received a report from the Clerk of the Scales, Mr. H.T. Hynes, that W.M. Lordan, rider of Rosscarbery (GER) placed third, had weighed in 5lbs light after this race. Evidence was heard from the Clerk of the Scales Mr. H.T Hynes, Mr. Tony Mulraney, Assistant Clerk of the Scales, W.M. Lordan rider and Mr Paddy Twomey, trainer. Mr. Hynes confirmed that Mr. Lordan had weighed in at 133.5lbs having weighed out at 138.1bs

He further confirmed that the rider had originally presented to weigh out at 5lbs overweight and having been instructed to remove 5lbs, was recorded as carrying the correct weight on the computerised scales. This was confirmed by Mr. Lordon and Mr. Mulraney. Mr. Twomey, confirmed that he was at the door of the weigh room to collect the saddle as he had two runners in the race and was satisfied that his charge had carried the full contents of what the rider was weighed out with. Having considered the evidence, the Stewards disqualified Rosscarbery (GER) from third place in accordance with the provisions of Rule 231(i), in that he weighed in at more than lbs light, and referred the matter to CEO of the IHRB for further investigation

The result now reads; First; La Petite Coco Second; My Astra Third; Thunder Kiss Fourth, Concert Hall Fifth; Purplepay

K. Shoemark, rider of Dreamloper trained by Ed Walker (in GB), reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount never travelled on todays going

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