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She's a lovely filly and the only bad run she has ever run was in Killarney. I would have fancied her a lot today but we couldn't put our finger on that performance. We were really just hoping she would go back to her old form. That puts her on the brink of good handicaps now. Seamie was saying he should have only won by two lengths but I said 'no it's the one time I want weight to get into a good race'. That'll probably be the plan but it depends on the handicapper. She has run over a distance so she really would have stayed the mile and a lot more, that would have helped today. She's by Dark Angel out of a Galileo mare so she's entitled to be nice. If we had a normal year God knows where we'd be at this stage but that's only her third race. Seamie said getting her settled is the secret and not doing too much. She can get a bit excited and when you are saddling her you are always just trying to keep a lid on it. You want her a little bit lively but not to lose it and she just got it all right today. We might have a crack at the good ten furlong handicap at the Curragh on Champions Weekend. Maybe it's dreaming, and maybe she might not even get into the race, but it's a possibility and she had to win like that for it to be a possibility. Richard Brabazon, trainer

S. Foley, rider of Ya Ya Baby trained by Mrs John Harrington, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount dropped her head as the stalls opened

At the request of the Stewards, R.C. Colgan, rider of Rita Levi, trained by John C. McConnell, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount never travelled and was eased thereafter.

An extended handicap for three years old and upwards rated 45-75
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 10st 2lbs and the minimum weight is 8st 6lbs
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 6lb extra for each race won.