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if you'd seen the bit of work I'd seen him (Hurricane Fly) do during the week! It was terrible and his worst bit of work ever; I was so disappointed that I came down off the gallops thinking 'the dream is over' and maybe it's come to the stage where he's had enough. Thankfully that night we found a bruise in his foot and, once poulticed, he seemed find the next morning. However that bad bit of work stuck in my mind all week and certainly when Our Conor loomed up beside him, I thought 'that bad bit of work will beat him' and we'd get beaten on the day. W P Mullins, trainer

A hurdle race for four yrs old and upwards
Weights - 4-y-o 10st 8lb; 5-y-o 11st 8lb; 6-y-o and up 11st 10lb; Mares allowed 7lb