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It’s great to get that winner. She’s a grand mare and was well entitled to win off that weight. She was running off a mark of 73 and claiming 7lb. It’s great to get it for her owner Johnny McDonnell and she’ll go for another race like that. I think the race fell apart a bit. I told Gearoid to wait and wait on her and the weight might come into calculations on this ground. He gave her a great ride. She loves the soft ground. She’s a slow type of mare but slow horses win races in the right conditions. Norman Lee, trainer

G.B. Noonan, rider of Chesterville trained by Patrick Neville, reported to the Clerk of Scales that his mount hung badly

The Stewards requested a report from Norman Lee, trainer. as to the apparent improvement in form of Johnnys Girl, placed first, as compared with its recent form. The trainer reported that his charge had failed to handle the track on her previous run at Tramore. He felt a combination of being the bottom weight on testing ground conditions and the first time application of cheek pieces on this occasion had helped to bring about the apparent improvement in form. Having considered the report. the Stewards noted the explanation offered.

An extended handicap steeplechase for four years old and upwards rated 0-109 that have not won a steeplechase before 3rd May 2020, other than one hunters steeplechase within the previous two National Hunt seasons
Weights - Top weight in the original handicap and after the time of declaration shall not be less than 12st and the minimum weight is 9st 12lbs
Penalties - Winner of a steeplechase after calculation of the handicap shall carry 5lb extra for each steeplechase won.