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The horses are running great. He is a horse that we've always liked and it just took him a while to come to hand. We always thought he'd do something like that, but he has just been frustrating. . He was fifth to Marine Nationale one day in bumper and was beaten by just over 10 lengths. You'd think you could go anywhere with him after that. He just took a long time to come right. He is from a funny family and I had a lot of them. They can show plenty at home but don't bring it to the track. They'd flatter you at home and frustrate you when they run. . I wasn't sure about the ground. He ran a nice race in Ballinrobe (on Monday). Ricky said he probably wanted further and said to go two-and-a-half with him or more. He came out of the race well at Ballinrobe and we had him in here, so we said we'd take our chance. He is owned by James Robinson and my wife Esther, but is for sale. Gerard Keane, trainer

The Raceday Stewards granted permission for hurdle number 1 to be omitted from this race owing to a deterioration in the weather conditions which effected this part of the track

The Raceday Stewards enquired from D.P. Maxwell, rider of Snugsborough Benny, who fell on the flat turning down the hill on the second circuit. D. P. Maxwell stated that his mount was a good ground horse that was unable to handle the underfoot conditions throughout before stumbling and falling independently of any other horse. He further confirmed that the ground was perfectly safe and that the incident was just unfortunate. Having considered the evidence and viewed a recording of the incident in the presence of the I.H.R.B. Clerk of The Course, Mr. P.F

Graffin, and having consulted with senior riders, who stated that they were satisfied that the underfoot conditions were safe to race on, the Raceday Stewards were satisfied that no further action was warranted

D.P. Maxwell, rider of Snugsborough Benny, trained by J.P.Broderick, reported to the Stewards' Secretaries that his mount was unable to handle the ground, stumbled and fell independently of any other horse

GENERAL INFORMATION The following Raceday Stewards acted on behalf of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board at this race meeting: Mr. Denis Hickey(Chairman), Ms. Caroline Corballis, Ms. Faith Morris, Mr. John McEnery, Mr. L. Aspell

Following a request from broadcasters, the Raceday Stewards granted permission for a two minute delay to race 1 and 2

An extended handicap hurdle for four years old and upwards rated 80-109
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap shall carry 7lb extra for each hurdle race won.