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We all said this time last year that he was a small bit off but he got a bit healthier as the year moved on. Hopefully we'll see the real horse this year. It will be another two or three weeks before he hits his peak and his second run is normally his best run. He'll have a crack at the Powers Gold Cup now. After that there is a Grade 1 novice chase over two miles at Punchestown for him. We'll school him over fences now before Fairyhouse. We've had no winners since Christmas and the horses haven't been quite right but a good horse will always pull you out of a ruck. Michael Winters, trainer

D.N. Russell, rider of Joxer trained by W. Harney, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount was never travelling at any time during this race.

A hurdle race for four yrs old and upwards that since 29th April, 2012 have not won a Grade 1 or Grade 2 weight-for-age hurdle race
Weights - 4-y-o 10st 3lb; 5-y-o 11st 1lb; 6-y-o and up 11st 2lb; Mares allowed 7lb
Penalties - (to count from 29th April, 2012) Winner of a hurdle race value E10,000 5lb extra; Of two such hurdle races or a hurdle race value E15,000 10lb extra; HRI Directive 6 (ii) (b) is suspended for the purpose of this race.