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It’s nice to do it at the local track. He minded himself last week and came out of the race well. There could be a race for him here again on New Years Day. I ride him myself at home most of the time and he’s very straight forward. He’s a pleasure to ride, a real gentleman. He’d no problem this year at all. Usually he gets some sort of niggle but everything was very straight forward. You don’t know if they still have the appetite still at his age, and we might get another one out of him. Patrick Rooney, trainer

Owing to the low lying sun, the Stewards granted permission for fence #5 to be omitted from this race

D.J. O'Keeffe, rider of Our Big Red trained by J.P.Dempsey, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount both hung and jumped to the left before being pulled up

J.S. McGarvey, rider of An Droichead Gorm trained by J.P.Dempsey, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount was pulled up having never travelled during this race

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board Veterinary Officer examined An Droichead Gorm, trained by J.P.Dempsey, at the request of the Stewards and reported the animal to be post race normal

P.T. Enright, rider of Glacial Shadow trained by Thomas Coyle, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount stopped quickly and was pulled up.

An extended handicap steeplechase for four years old and upwards rated 0-102
Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each steeplechase won.