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Mark was super and gave him a great ride. He's some value for the seven pounds,. I've ridden a good few winners but my heart was going 110mph there. There's only two or three I've been on the ground for and it's very different. I got some kick out of that. Liam (O'Kelly) has been very good to the yard. He sent me a different horse and when he won he said he would sent this lad. He had a year-and-a-half off and has been minded like a baby so I'm delighted. He's entered in the Galway Hurdle but even with a penalty he wouldn't make the cut. He's also in a two-and-a-half mile hurdle on Wednesday but that might be plenty far enough. There is also a chase here on Sunday that he could run in. He's had three runs on the Flat and has improved with every run. When we saw that he had 123 we decided to be fair to him, give him every chance by claiming off him and Mark was available. It was a hard one but if I'd got chinned on him by half a length I don't think the owners would have been too happy! Denis Gerard Hogan, trainer

An extended handicap hurdle for four yrs old and upwards rated 81-123
Penalties - Winner of a hurdle race after calculation of the handicap to carry 6lb extra for each hurdle race won.