An enquiry was held into the start of this race to consider why, once the Starter’s flag had been dropped signifying that the race had started, almost twenty seconds had elapsed before the runners began to race.

Brian Hughes, the rider of the winner, A Different Kind (IRE); Charlie Deutsch, the rider of Green Book (FR), placed second; and Nico de Boinville, the rider of Mind Sunday (FR), placed third, were interviewed and shown recordings of the incident.

The riders all explained that they had been instructed to drop-in and take a lead.

Their explanations were noted and the riders reminded of their responsibilities to begin the race once the start had been effected.