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I've always thought this horse was well above average. Nearly every race he has run in, the form has worked out. He has been very, very unlucky a time or two and should have won here one day when he lost it at the line to Noel Meade's horse who has gone on to be a decent handicapper. Fences will really be that horse's job. He went on a nice gallop, he was going to make them honest in behind. Ultimately he was just too good a horse for what was behind him. I think he could be a graded horse over fences. Plans are fluid but I will concentrate over fences now with him. He will just probably need a bit more experience. He not had much experience really - he's had two runs in point-to-points, one run in a hunters chase and that today. I imagine later on in the year he will hopefully be fit to go into some of the decent novice races. Whether he gets a wee bit of handicap experience over the summer, we'll see. S R B Crawford, trainer

J.B. Foley, rider of Kingfisher Lane, trained by S.R.B. Crawford, reported to the Clerk of the Scales that his mount burst a blood vessel. The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer subsequently confirmed the animal had blood at both nostrils post race.

A steeplechase for five years old and upwards that have not won a steeplechase
Weights - 11st 12lbs Mares allowed 7lbs
Riders - Confined to Professional & Claiming Professional Riders who have not ridden more than 15 winners under any N.H. Rules from 1st May, 2022 to 27th April, 2023 inclusive. (Qualified Riders are excluded from riding in this race)