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That's brilliant, I'm delighted. He was a little horse we bought to win a maiden in Belharbour but he went a different direction. We bought a couple of Flat ones to get Seanie (nephew) going. If you want an event pony they cost half a million and we bought him for 15 grand. He's after winning 45 grand now and putting the jockey on the board. Seanie said he was feeling the surface at Dundalk the last day and changing his legs. We didn't know how he'd go on the ground on Sunday, we were just hoping he would. He jumps hurdles and fences, so hopefully he'll rock on. He's a right little horse, we bought him at Newmarket last year at the horses-in-training sale — he hadn't run. When we brought him home we thought we had him for point-to-pointing and we schooled him over fences and all. When we put him up against the rest of the pointers, he was a bit on small side and I said if he wins we still won't get paid for him, so we'll get value for Seanie rather than go that way. These Flat men have it cushy, this fella doesn't do anything. We were off schooling this morning at 7am this morning with a load of horses. You just give this fella a few nuts and a pick of grass and away he goes, it's an easy game. I carried out the saddle for him today and if he rides him over hurdles I'll have to get a wheelbarrow to carry the saddle. Hopefully we'll run him over hurdles, he could be a right little horse for that. He could go to any of those (Flat) handicaps in the summer as well for expe John J Nallen, trainer

The Raceday Stewards enquired into an incident early in the home straight involving Cristal Clere, ridden by S.D

Bowen, placed first, Dalvey (GB), ridden by J.M. Sheridan, placed sixth, and Gradulations (GB), ridden by W.J

Lee, placed sixteenth, where it appeared Gradulations suffered interference. Evidence was heard from the riders concerned. W. J. Lee stated that he suffered interference from both sides. J. M. Sheridan stated that he came wide turning into the straight and that he did not feel his horse leaning left but that he did everything to keep straight. S

D. Bowen stated that he was tight for room behind the leaders and manouvered right to get a clear run. Having viewed the recording of the race and considered the evidence, the Raceday Stewards found both J. M. Sheridan and S. D. Bowen in breach of Rule 214 in that they had ridden carelessly and having considered their respective records in this regard the Raceday Stewards suspended J. M. Sheridan for 4 racedays and S. D. Bowen for 5 racedays

R.P. Whelan, rider of Quizical, trained by Ms. Sheila Lavery, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount ran short of room late on

A.J. Slattery, rider of Smooth Tom, trained by Andrew Slattery, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount was tight for room one furlong out

W.J. Lee, rider of Gradulations (GB), trained by A. Oliver, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount met interference after straightening up

N.M. Crosse, rider of Focus Required, trained by Luke Comer, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount was slowly away

The Raceday Stewards enquired into an incident in the final furlong involving Quizical, ridden by R.P. Whelan, Smooth Tom, ridden by A.J. Slattery, Dalvey (GB), ridden by J.M. Sheridan, and Butterfly Garden, ridden by S.T

McCullagh where it appeared a few horses ran short of room. Evidence was heard from the riders concerned. R. P

Whelan stated that he ran short of room late on as the runners tightened up in the final furlong. A. J. Slattery stated that he had to check as things got tight in the final furlong. S. T. McCullagh stated that he had followed runners through and that the runners got tight close to home. J. M. Sheridan stated that his mount ran around in the home straight but that he had changed his whip hand when leaning left for correction. Having viewed the recording of the race and considered the evidence, the Raceday Stewards did not apportion blame to any rider

An extended handicap for four years old and upwards rated 50-85
Penalties - (after calculation of the handicap) A winner shall carry 7lb extra for each race won.